Nortown Theatre in 1971, the film on the marquee “Straw Dogs,” starring Dustin Hoffman. City of Toronto Archives, Series 1278 It. 108 When I was
Year: 2015
Houses wrapped in winter on D’Arcy Street in Toronto February is a cruel month, when Toronto becomes locked in frost’s icy grip. However, after
The site of the former Backpackers’ Hotel on February 10, 2015. I have been observing the renovations in progress at the former site of
The Eglinton Theatre on opening night, April 2, 1936. City of Toronto Archives, Series 881 File 350 In my mind, the Eglinton Theatre is
Toronto’s old Pickford Theatre—Part 11
The Pickford Theatre in 1916 The intersection of Spadina Avenue and Queen Street West is today one of the busiest intersections in downtown Toronto.
The Parkdale Theatre in 1937. Photo City of Toronto Archives Series 1278, File 10130 The Parkdale Theatre at 1605 Queen Street West, on the northwest
The Playhouse Theatre c. 1938. Movies showing are Mae West in “Klondike Annie” and Margaret Lindsey in “The Law in Her Hands,”both films released in
The University Theatre in 1969. Photo by J. Goode, Toronto Reference Library Located at 100 Bloor Street West, the University Theatre was a short
Toronto’s old Allen’s Bloor Theatre (the Bloor, Lee’s Palace)
Site of the Allen Bloor Theatre, with its colourful graffiti art, at 529 Bloor Street West. Photo taken in 2014. On a hot summer afternoon
Toronto’s old (Odeon) Carlton—Part 11
Cover of the pamphlet designed for the opening of the Toronto Odeon Theatre, later renamed the Odeon Carlton. Graphic courtesy of Walter Godfrey of Toronto.