Today, Toronto is known as one of the great film centres of the world. The Toronto International Film Festival clearly demonstrates the city’s love affair
Year: 2013
Toronto’s famous Roy Thomson Hall The site of today’s Roy Thomson Hall is one of the most historic locations in Toronto. During the 19th
Kensington Market gem soon to disappear – Historic Toronto
I was truly saddened when I saw the real estate sign on the building that houses the Casa Acoreana on the northeast corner of Baldwin
Toronto’s architectural gems—the old Knox College at 1 Spadina Crescent – Historic Toronto
At the head of Spadina Avenue, where the street divides to form Spadina Crescent, is one of Toronto’s grand structures from the nineteenth century. The
Toronto’s architectural gems—St. Stanislaus Koska RC Church at 12 Denison Avenue – Historic Toronto
The building that today is St. Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church was built between the years 1879 and 1880, and was consecrated as the West
Toronto’s Sunnyside Beach on a hot summer’s day during former decades – Historic Toronto
This Sunnyside photo was taken on a July morning in 2011. The beach was quiet and there were few strollers on the boardwalk. It
The yellow-brick building at 200 Church Street, a short distance north of Shuter Street, is one of the oldest residences in the city. The building
The Biltmore Theatre in 1948, the year it opened. City of Toronto Archives, SC 303-A The Biltmore Theatre, built in 1948, seated almost 1000 patrons,
The Rio Theatre was one of the first movie houses opened in Toronto. Located at 373 Yonge Street, a short distance south of Gerrard Street,
Remembering the Imperial Theatre ( Pantages, Canon, Ed Mirvish)
The Imperial Theatre on Yonge Street in 1972. Photo, City of Toronto Archives During the 1950s, I worked as a “parcelling-boy” at the Dominion Store