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History of Fran’s Restaurant on College Street

November 28, 2016 johndougtaylor

Fran’s restaurant on College Street is the type of eatery that is found in many cities throughout the world. They are not necessarily known as

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Memories of Toronto’s mellow autumn of 2016

November 26, 2016 johndougtaylor

                       Autumn hues on the Norway Maples at the corner of Camden and Brant Streets, November 17, 2016. Many years ago, I watched a performance

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Benvenuto—Toronto’s mansion on the hill—demolished 1932

November 23, 2016 johndougtaylor

Benvenuto in 1890 — home of Simeon Henan Janes and later, Sir William Mackenzie, on the hill above Davenport Road, on the west side of

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Ed’s Warehouse Restaurant—closed in 1999

November 15, 2016 johndougtaylor

                   Ed’s Warehouse Restaurant on King Street West on October 9, 1981. Toronto Archives, Fonds 1526, file 0067, Item 0014. In decades past, one of

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Photos of Toronto’s Remembrance Day—2016

November 11, 2016 johndougtaylor

Crowds gather for the Remembrance Day Service on November 11, 2016, at the Cenotaph at Toronto’s Old City Hall. The sunlight from Bay Street floodlights

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Moss Park—home of William Allan

November 8, 2016 johndougtaylor

Moss Park, the palatial residence of William Allan. Photo taken in 1897, collection of the Toronto Public Library, r- 3661. William Allan was one of

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Remembrances in 2016 of Remembrance Day in 1945

November 7, 2016 johndougtaylor

                    Today, those who fought in the Second World War are diminishing in number. However, my generation, who were children during the war years, are

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