Old Toronto postcards sometimes reveal lovers’ quarrels and family squabbles, as well as mundane messages. It was necessary to be discreet, since the cards were
Month: October 2015
Postcards depicting Toronto’s past
Postcards depicting Toronto’s past Doug Taylor 11 months ago Categories: historic Toronto, historic toronto buildings, postcards of Toronto, toronto architecture, Toronto history, Toronto Public Library
Toronto’s golden age of postcards – Historic Toronto
Postcard depicting the Old City Hall, Toronto in 1910. Photo Toronto Public Library, pck-2198 Postcards have lost their importance in today’s world. They are rarely
Memories of Eaton’s Queen Street Store Toronto – Historic Toronto
The Eaton’s Queen Street Store on April 16, 1975. The view looks south on Yonge Street toward Queen Street, the east facade of the Simpson’s
Captain John’s Seafood Restaurant aboard the “M.V. Jadran.” Photo, 2011. The “M. V. Jadran,” where Captain John’s Seafood Restaurant was located, occupied a prime
Memories of Toronto’s restaurants of the past
Dining in Toronto in past decades was far different to the culinary scene that the city now offers. When I was a boy in the