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Toronto’s memory lane– the Pin Ball Arcades of yesteryears

January 16, 2013 johndougtaylor

                     Recently (Jan. 2013), I witnessed a teenager playing a pinball machine located inside a small variety store in Mexico. I stopped to watch the

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The Bellevue Theatre (Lux Burlesque Theatre) on College Street

January 14, 2013 johndougtaylor

Intending to write a book on Toronto’s old theatres, I began downloading photographs in the collection of the City of Toronto Archives. Among the many

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A Torontonian viewing Mexican graffiti and graffiti art

January 14, 2013 johndougtaylor

Residing in downtown Toronto, which is rich with graffiti mural art, I have become very aware of the quality ( or lack of) the work

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Toronto’s architectural gems–the amazing Fashion Building on Spadina

January 12, 2013 johndougtaylor

The Fashion Building on the northwest corner of Camden and Spadina is one of the most impressive warehouse-loft buildings ever constructed to facilitate the needs

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Toronto’s architectural gems- The Spadina Building at 129 Spadina, south of Richmond Street St.

January 11, 2013 johndougtaylor

The impressive Spadina Building is a warehouse/loft structure on Spadina Avenue, between King West and Richmond Streets, are reminders of the garment industry that flourished

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Toronto’s architectural gems–Tower Building at Spadina and Adelaide

January 9, 2013 johndougtaylor

The ten-storey Art Deco-style Tower Building at 106-110 Spadina Avenue, on the northwest corner of Adelaide and Spadina Avenue, is today a landmark structure in

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Toronto’s architectural gems- the Second Cup Coffee shop at King and John Streets

January 7, 2013 johndougtaylor

The Second Cup Coffee Shop in the Entertainment District at King and John Streets is housed in a Second-Empire Style building that was constructed on

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Amazing streetcar trips on Toronto’s red-rockets during yesteryears

January 5, 2013 johndougtaylor

When I was a child in the 1940s, for obvious reasons, no one referred to Toronto streetcars as “red-rockets. However, despite their sedate speed, our

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The Newfoundland conquest of Canada in 1949

January 1, 2013 johndougtaylor

The postage stamp seen above was issued by Canada Post in 1949 to commemorate the entry of Newfoundland into the Canadian Confederation. My father was

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Toronto’s CN Tower flashes its lights to welcome in 2013

January 1, 2013 johndougtaylor

                                  On 31 December 2012, when the ten-second count-down began prior to midnight, the CN Tower flashed ten consecutive beams of bright light that shot

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