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Views of Toronto—Then and Now

September 19, 2016 johndougtaylor

                            “Toronto Then and Now,” published by Pavilion Press (London, England), is a coffee-table style book that explores 75 heritage sites in Toronto and illustrates

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Frank Stollery store-demolished 2015

September 13, 2016 johndougtaylor

Frank Stollery’s store at Yonge and Bloor Streets in the 1970s. Toronto Archives F124, S 1465, fl 0685, it. 109 During the mid-1950s, I was

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Toronto’s Yonge Street streetcars—ended in 1954

August 30, 2016 johndougtaylor

A Peter Witt Streetcar #2894, built by Ottawa Car Company for the Toronto Transportation Commission (later renamed the Toronto Transit Commission) My earliest memories of

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Toronto’s Lost CNE

August 20, 2016 johndougtaylor

“Toronto’s Lost CNE” refers to structures and features that over the past decades have been demolished or discontinued. Though I remain a fan of the

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Ontario Place, closed in 2011

August 14, 2016 johndougtaylor

Aerial view of Ontario Place gazing east toward the city, after 1980, Toronto Archives, S 1465, Fl 0361, Item 0012  My initial visit to Ontario

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Chorley Park (demolished), residence of Ontario’s lieu. governor

August 6, 2016 johndougtaylor

Government House—”Chorley Park” on July 4, 1924. Toronto Archives, F1548, S 0393, Item 1899. The term “Government House” is the official title that applies to

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Toronto’s Yonge Street Arcade (demolished)

July 29, 2016 johndougtaylor

      The Yonge Street Arcade in 1885, Toronto Public Library r- 1494 When the Yonge Street Arcade was built, it presented a revolutionary concept in

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Toronto’s Bluebell ferry (decommissioned in 1955)

July 17, 2016 johndougtaylor

The Bluebell in 1920, in Toronto Harbour, photo from the Toronto Public Library, 964-6-41  The Bluebell was built at the Polson Iron Works, located on

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Toronto’s “World’s Biggest Book Store” (demolished)

July 5, 2016 johndougtaylor

World’s Biggest Book Store on Edward Street on April 16, 1981. Photo from the Toronto Archives, F1526, Fl001, Item 2. I attended high school in

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Toronto’s Temple Building (demolished)

June 28, 2016 johndougtaylor

             The Temple Building on Bay Street in 1902, after a tenth storey had been added. The camera faces the northwest corner of Bay and

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