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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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Plans for Waterworks Building at 505 Richmond Street West

September 28, 2015 johndougtaylor

View of the Waterworks building, gazing north on Brant Street toward Richmond Street West. The structure’s east facade and a small portion of the south

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Balcony (container) gardening in Toronto

September 25, 2015 johndougtaylor

The photo of my terrace was taken in mid-September of 2015. Container gardening is tricky at the best of times, as Toronto’s summers are short

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Toronto’s first bank—the Bank of Upper Canada

September 21, 2015 johndougtaylor

The Bank of Upper Canada, Toronto’s first bank, was chartered on April 21, 1821, only 25 years after Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe departed the

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Toronto’s first Post Office

September 19, 2015 johndougtaylor

                  Near the northeast corner of Adelaide and George Streets, at 252 Adelaide Street West, is one of the city’s most historic structures — Toronto’s

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Art Gallery of Ontario—Fantastic

August 16, 2015 johndougtaylor

The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is for me a home away from home. I purchased a membership to enable me to frequently visit paintings

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Ontario’s fourth legislative assembly

August 14, 2015 johndougtaylor

                 Legislative buildings at Queen’s Park in 2014. In 1827, a royal charter was granted by King George IV for the establishment of an Anglican

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Ontario’s third legislative assembly building

August 11, 2015 johndougtaylor

Parliament Buildings on Front Street in 1854 (Toronto Archives, F1498, id.0010(1)  After the second parliamentary buildings at Front and Berkley Street burnt, until new buildings

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Ontario’s first and second legislative assembly buildings

August 11, 2015 johndougtaylor

  The first legislative assembly of Upper Canada (Ontario) was held in Newark (Niagara-on-the-Lake) on September 17, 1792. The colourful painting by Rex Wood depicts

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Toronto’s old hotel at Spadina and King renovated

August 4, 2015 johndougtaylor

The former Backpacker’s Hotel on the northwest corner of King Street West and Spadina Avenue was unveiled the 4th week of July 2015, after almost

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