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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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