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Toronto’s old Nortown Theatre-Part II

February 18, 2015 johndougtaylor

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

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Winter scenes after a Toronto storm

February 17, 2015 johndougtaylor

             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

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Renovations at site of old Backpackers’ Hotel

February 13, 2015 johndougtaylor

          The site of the former Backpackers’ Hotel on February 10, 2015. I have been observing the renovations in progress at the former site of

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Toronto’s old Eglinton Theatre—Part II

February 7, 2015 johndougtaylor

                    The Eglinton Theatre on opening night, April 2, 1936. City of Toronto Archives, Series 881 File 350 In my mind, the Eglinton Theatre is

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Toronto’s old Pickford Theatre—Part 11

February 2, 2015 johndougtaylor

                            The Pickford Theatre in 1916 The intersection of Spadina Avenue and Queen Street West is today one of the busiest intersections in downtown Toronto.

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Toronto’s old Parkdale Theatre—Part 11

January 29, 2015 johndougtaylor

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

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Toronto’s Playhouse (Melody) Theatre Part II

January 26, 2015 johndougtaylor

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

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Toronto’s old University Theatre Part II

January 25, 2015 johndougtaylor

                The University Theatre in 1969. Photo by J. Goode, Toronto Reference Library Located at 100 Bloor Street West, the University Theatre was a short

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Toronto’s old Allen’s Bloor Theatre (the Bloor, Lee’s Palace)

January 22, 2015 johndougtaylor

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

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Toronto’s old (Odeon) Carlton—Part 11

January 20, 2015 johndougtaylor

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.

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