The five-storey warehouse on the east side of Spadina Avenue, between Front Street and Clarence Square, was built in 1913, the year before the outbreak
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Teck Theatre in 1932. The film on the marquee is “Delicious,” a George Gershwin romantic musical comedy. The photo gazes east along Queen Street East
The Odeon Theatre in 1919. The featured movie is Cecil B. DeMille’s film, “Don’t Change Your Husband,” a silent comedy released in 1919. Photo from
The Imperial Theatre, which later became the Empire, in January 1919. Photo from Salmon Collection in the Toronto Archives, Series 1278, File 88. The Theatre
Sketch of the facade of the King Theatre for the renovations in 1932, by the architect Saxon H. Hunter The King was among the first
The Eastwood Theatre in 1948, Ontario Archives AO 2055 The Eastwood Theatre was one of the largest theatres built in the 1920s that was
The Crown Theatre in August 1956, City of Toronto Archives, NE6-1458 The Crown Theatre at 587-91 Gerrard Street East was one of Toronto’s earliest movie
The Rivoli Restaurant and Club on Queen Street West, a short distance east of Spadina While wandering around Toronto examining its heritage architecture, sometimes I
Old bank of Montreal at Queen and Portland
B The former site of a branch of the Bank of Montreal, at 577 Queen Street West, on the southeast corner of Portland and Queen
Toronto’s architectural gems—150-154 King St. East
The 1850s buildings on King Street, with a modern condo surrounding them. In 1833, a year prior to the town of York being incorporated as