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Arena Gardens (Mutual Street Arena) now demolished

April 27, 2016 johndougtaylor

     Mutual Street Arena, City of Toronto Archives, SC 646 When I was a boy in the 1940s, my friends and I enjoyed roller skating

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Toronto’s Cyclorama (demolished) on Front Street

April 18, 2016 johndougtaylor

In the foreground is the building that once housed Toronto’s Cyclorama, on Front Street West. The photo was taken c. 1975, the year prior to

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Walker House Hotel (demolished) – Front and York Streets

April 12, 2016 johndougtaylor

The Walker House (hotel) on the southwest corner of Front and York Streets in 1954, Toronto Public Library r- 4958 Although I was never inside

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King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District

Developers’ appeals to the OMB ruin neighbourhoods

April 5, 2016 johndougtaylor

Developer’s appeals to the OMB are usually disastrous for neighbourhoods and heritage buildings. This concerns me greatly, as I have now placed over 800 posts

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Fond Memories of Sam the Record Man

April 5, 2016 johndougtaylor

                Sam the Record Man on Yonge Street in 1971, Toronto Archives, F1526, fl 0003, Item 0025 My earliest memories of purchasing records from Sam

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Fond Memories of A and A Records (demolished|)

April 1, 2016 johndougtaylor

In the 1950s, “A&A Records” and “Sam the Record Man,” two stores on Yonge Street, were an integral part of my teenage years. They were

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