History of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) Doug Taylor 1 year ago Categories: architecture toronto, historic Toronto, historic toronto buildings, Toronto cultural scene, Toronto history,
Month: May 2015
Toronto’s Boer War Monument
Gazing north on University Avenue from south off Queen Street West on June 23, 1939. The Boer War monument is visible. The monument in the
History of Toronto’s CN Tower
The CN Tower is perhaps Toronto’s most recognizable landmark, visible from almost any viewpoint in the downtown. Whether a person is entering the city from
Toronto’s Gurney Stove Foundry, King Street West
Toronto’s Gurney Stove Foundry, King Street West Doug Taylor 1 year ago Categories: architecture toronto, historic Toronto, historic toronto buildings, King Street West, Toronto history,
Toronto’s historic Fairmount Royal York Hotel
The Fairmount Royal York Hotel, at 100 Front Street between Bay and York Streets, is one of Toronto’s outstanding architectural gems. The land where the
Toronto’s new Union Station
Union Station in the 1960s, Toronto Archives, F0124, F10002, Id.017 (1) There was a time when almost everyone who entered or departed Toronto travelled
This view of the old Union Station in 1922 gazes east from the south side of the tracks near the Esplanade. On the right-hand side
Gazing eastward to the entrance to the old Fort at York on April 10, 1909. City of Toronto Archives, Fl.1548, S0343, It. 1737(1). On July