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Toronto’s Gurney Stove Foundry, King Street West

May 24, 2015 johndougtaylor

The Gurney Iron Foundry on King Street West on April 13, 1927. Toronto Archives, S0071, It.4812 (1) The magnificent Victorian buildings, constructed of red and

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Toronto’s historic Royal Alexandra Theatre

May 18, 2015 johndougtaylor

The Royal Alexander Theatre in August, 1955 , Toronto Public Library, r-4963-1 In the 19th century, King Street was one of the most fashionable residential

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Old Bank of Montreal—Queen and Yonge

May 13, 2015 johndougtaylor

The former Bank of Montreal at 173 Yonge Street on December 30, 1913. Toronto Archives F 1231, It. 2036. In the first decade of the

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Toronto’s historic Fairmount Royal York Hotel

May 11, 2015 johndougtaylor

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

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Toronto’s new Union Station

May 7, 2015 johndougtaylor

      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

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Toronto’s old 1873 Union Station

May 5, 2015 johndougtaylor

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

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Toronto’s old Fort York

May 4, 2015 johndougtaylor

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

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Toronto newspaper headlines of the 1980s

April 27, 2015 johndougtaylor

The 1980s was dominated events such as Terry Fox Marathon of Hope, the patriation of the Canadian Constitution, Toronto’s 150th birthday, Canada becomes 120 years

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Village Theatre on Spadina Road—Toronto

April 21, 2015 johndougtaylor

The Village Theatre at 418 Spadina Road in Forest Hill Village (Spadina Village) was a gem in the heart of a small business community that

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Toronto’s old Shea’s Victoria Theatre

April 17, 2015 johndougtaylor

Shea’s Victoria Theatre in 1955. Photo from the Baldwin Collection, Toronto Reference Library S 1-3287 In the early decades of the 20th century, the name

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