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Toronto’s old movie theatres—the Royal Theatre (the Pylon)

December 30, 2013 johndougtaylor

The Royal Theatre at 608-610 College Street, near Clinton Avenue, is in the heart of Little Italy, although the area also has a substantial Portuguese

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Toronto’s old Willow movie theatre at 5269 Yonge St.

December 29, 2013 johndougtaylor

    The Willow Theatre, c. 1948. City of Toronto Archives (Series 1278, File 8). The Willow was located at 5269 Yonge Street, in Willowdale. It

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Toronto’s Oddfellows Hall at 2 College St.

December 28, 2013 johndougtaylor

The ornate red-brick building at 2 College Street (450 Yonge Street) is on the northwest corner of Yonge and College Streets. Constructed between the years 1891

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Toronto’s old movie theatres—the Kingsway Theatre on Bloor West

December 27, 2013 johndougtaylor

The Kingsway Theatre at 3030 Bloor Street West is in the attractive Kingsway Village, a short distance west of Royal York Road and the Royal

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Toronto’s Birkbeck Building at 8-10 Adelaide St. East

December 24, 2013 johndougtaylor

                    The Birkbeck Building at 8-10 Adelaide Street East is an Edwardian architectural gem that today is surrounded by faceless modern towers of glass and

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Toronto’s old movie theatres—the Regent (the Belsize, the Crest)

December 21, 2013 johndougtaylor

The Regent Theatre at 551 Mount Pleasant Road is an old neighbourhood theatres that has survived into the modern era. The theatre opened in 1927

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Toronto’s 7th Post Office on Toronto St.

December 19, 2013 johndougtaylor

Toronto’s Seventh Post Office, located at 10 Toronto Street, remains as impressive today as when it was built between the years 1851 and 1853. The

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Toronto’s old movie houses—Tivoli on Richmond St. E.

December 18, 2013 johndougtaylor

Photo from the City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 124, Fl. 0124, Id. 0148. The picture was likely taken in 1965, the year the theatre closed,

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Toronto’s old movie theatres

December 18, 2013 johndougtaylor

  The wonderful old movie theatres of my youth have mostly been demolished. However, a few have survived destruction by being recycled for other commercial

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Toronto’s old movie theatres—the Glendale Theatre on Avenue Rd.

December 15, 2013 johndougtaylor

This photo of the Glendale Theatre (Ontario Archives AO 2116) was likely taken about the years 1949, as the main feature on the marque is

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