` Photo from City of Toronto Archives. When Shea’s Hippodrome opened in Toronto on April 27, 1914, it was the largest vaudeville theatre in
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In the 1950s, as a teenager, I remember sitting in the plush seats of the enormous balcony of Shea’s Hippodrome Theatre on Bay Street, a
Toronto’s Theatres and the Golden Age of the Silver Screen The story of the old movie houses of the city, from the early days of
Lost Toronto — by Doug Taylor
Lost Toronto by Doug Taylor, Pavilion Press, published January 2018. Photo King and Yonge Streets, Toronto Archives. When Old City Hall was slated for demolition
Fond Memories of A and A Records (demolished|)
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
tayloronhistory.com—check it out!
The blog tayloronhistory.com first appeared on the internet in 2011. Since its inception, over 800 posts have been published that explore the Toronto’s history and
Toronto’s old movie theatres on tayloronhistory.com
/ Links to posts that have appeared on tayloronhistory.com about Toronto’s old movie theatres since the blog commenced in 2011. Academy Theatre on Bloor West
Memories of Eaton’s Queen Street Store Toronto
The Eaton’s Queen Street Store on April 16, 1975. The view looks south on Yonge Street toward Queen Street, the east facade of the Simpson’s
Memories of Toronto’s restaurants of the past
Dining in Toronto in past decades was far different to the culinary scene that the city now offers. When I was a boy in the
Toronto’s first Post Office
Near the northeast corner of Adelaide and George Streets, at 252 Adelaide Street West, is one of the city’s most historic structures — Toronto’s