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Shea’s Hippodrome opens in Toronto in 1914

December 24, 2014 johndougtaylor

                `                        Photo from City of Toronto Archives. When Shea’s Hippodrome opened in Toronto on April 27, 1914, it was the largest vaudeville theatre in

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Toronto’s Old Doric theatre

December 20, 2014 johndougtaylor

The Doric theatre, January 18, 1941, photo from the Toronto Archives, Globe and Mail Collection, 71416 The Doric theatre at 1094 Bloor Street West was

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Toronto’s old Royce Theatre

December 14, 2014 johndougtaylor

                 The Royce Theatre c. 1920, gazing west along Dupont Street. A gasoline pump is on the sidewalk to the west of the theatre. A

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Toronto’s old Capitol Theatre

December 11, 2014 johndougtaylor

   The Capitol in 1933, City of Toronto Archives, Series 1231, It. 485 (1) The Capitol Theatre opened in 1918. Located at 2492 Yonge Street,

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Toronto’s old Cameo Theatre

December 5, 2014 johndougtaylor

The Cameo Theatre in 1934. Photo, Toronto Archives, Series 1104 File 101. This is the only photo of the Cameo that I have been able

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Toronto’s old Circle Theatre

November 29, 2014 johndougtaylor

The Circle Theatre c. 1945. Photo from Toronto Archives, Series 881, File 374 The Circle Theatre at 2567 Yonge Street opened its doors in 1933,

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Toronto’s old Prince of Wales Theatre

November 23, 2014 johndougtaylor

               The Prince of Wales in 1927, photo, Toronto Reference Library The Prince of Wales Theatre was located at 2094 Danforth Avenue, on the north

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Bay and Gable house at 64 Spadina Avenue—Toronto

November 14, 2014 johndougtaylor

The Bay and Gable House at 64 Spadina Avenue. Its facade is partly obscured by the glass extension built across the front of the structure.

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Old houses hidden behind 58-60 Spadina Avenue—Toronto

November 11, 2014February 1, 2021 johndougtaylor

The east facade of the building at 58-60 Spadina Avenue, where a gable is visible in the roof of the houses behind the red-brick extension.

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Remembrance Service of 2014 evokes memories of yesteryear

November 10, 2014 johndougtaylor

                     The year 2014 has special significance for Canadians as two of our soldiers were recently brutally murdered on home soil. Although the idea of

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