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Stories from old Toronto postcards

October 30, 2015 johndougtaylor

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

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Postcards depicting Toronto’s past

October 27, 2015 johndougtaylor

The Toronto Public Library system has many resources that can be accessed online. Because of my interest in the city’s past, I frequently search the

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Toronto’s golden age of postcards

October 20, 2015 johndougtaylor

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

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Memories of Eaton’s Queen Street Store Toronto

October 12, 2015 johndougtaylor

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

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Captain John’s Seafood Restaurant—Toronto

October 8, 2015 johndougtaylor

   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

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Memories of Toronto’s restaurants of the past

October 5, 2015 johndougtaylor

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

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