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Toronto’s old movie theatres—the Mayfair

January 31, 2014 johndougtaylor

  Mayfair Theatre, City of Toronto Archives, Series 1278, Fl. 108 SC 488-3200 The Mayfair Theatre at 347 Jane Street opened in  September, 1927. It

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Toronto’s old Allenby (Roxy, Apollo) Theatre on the Danforth

January 30, 2014 johndougtaylor

           The Allenby Theatre in 1936, City of Toronto Archives, 1113-116 The Allenby Theatre was at 1219 Danforth Avenue, near Greenwood Avenue. Because I knew

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Toronto’s old movie theatres—the Scarboro

January 28, 2014 johndougtaylor

The Scarboro Theatre was located at 960 Kingston Road, on the north side of the street, west of Bingham Avenue. It was in the area

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Toronto’s old movie theatres—the Bayview

January 26, 2014 johndougtaylor

The Bayview Theatre at 1605 Bayview Avenue, in Leaside, was built by Harry Davidson in 1936. The above photo from the City of Toronto Archives

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Toronto’s old movie theatres—the Carlton on Parliament St.

January 24, 2014 johndougtaylor

The Carlton Theatre on Parliament Street is not to be confused with the Odeon Carlton, located on Carlton Street east of Yonge. The Carlton was

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Toronto’s Gooderham (Flatiron) Building on Wellington and Front Streets

January 21, 2014 johndougtaylor

The red-brick Gooderham Building at 49 Wellington Street East is located at the confluence of Wellington Street East, Front Street East, and Church Street, in

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The E. W. Gillett Building at 276 King St. West

January 21, 2014 johndougtaylor

                The E. W. Gillett Building at 276 King Street West is one of the structures that will be demolished if the Mirvish Condo project

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Toronto’s Bell Lightbox (TIFF) on King St. West

January 19, 2014 johndougtaylor

I remember when the site of the Bell Lightbox, the headquarters of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), was a parking lot. I also recall

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Toronto’s old Christie Theatre

January 19, 2014 johndougtaylor

                 The Christie Theatre, located at 665 St. Clair Avenue West, was on the south side of the street, between Wychwood Avenue and Christie Street.

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Memories of Toronto’s International Cinema (the Oriole, Cinema)

January 15, 2014 johndougtaylor

                    Photo from the Ontario Archives (AO 2122). The above photo depicts the Oriole Theatre in 1945, when it was the Cinema. Its name was

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