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The Third York County Court House (Adelaide St.)

May 29, 2019January 15, 2021 johndougtaylor

Toronto’s third court house no longer serves justice. Instead, it serves food, as it is now the site of a Terroni Restaurant. Visitors today no

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Alllan Gardens (Toronto) and the Palm House

March 10, 2019June 21, 2021 johndougtaylor

In July 2018, I visited Allan Gardens to photograph inside the greenhouses. Prior to entering the Palm House, while taking photos from the walkway that

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The Great Hall at Dovercourt and Queen—Toronto

June 23, 2018 johndougtaylor

Majestic amidst the modern urban clutter, The Great Hall at 1087 Queen Street West is on the southeast corner of Queen and Dovercourt Road. My

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Scadding House beside the Eaton Centre, Toronto

April 21, 2018 johndougtaylor

               Scadding House in Trinity Square (Toronto), beside the Eaton Centre, photo March 2018. Toronto has many interesting heritage buildings, some in prominent locations and

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Church of the Holy Trinity, Toronto (history)

February 2, 2018January 25, 2021 johndougtaylor

The Church of the Holy Trinity, located in Trinity Square in downtown Toronto, is located on the west side of today’s busy Eaton Centre.  When

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Toronto’s Eaton Centre—Phase One (history)

January 19, 2018 johndougtaylor

                    Toronto Eaton Centre (Phase One) in 1977, the year  it opened. View gazes north, the fountain in the foreground. Toronto Public Library, tspa 0109978. 

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Toronto’s Eaton Centre Phase Two (history)

January 19, 2018 johndougtaylor

                   Phase Two of the Eaton Centre, gazing south toward Queen Street at Christmas in 1994. Toronto Public Library, tspa 0015016. In 1979, the second

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History of the Park Plaza Hotel (Park Hyatt)

February 22, 2017 johndougtaylor

                        The Park Hyatt Hotel, located at 4 Avenue Road, is on the northwest corner of Bloor Street West and Avenue Road. Constructed between the

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Lost Toronto, the Central Building—45 Richmond St. West

December 26, 2016 johndougtaylor

                        The Central Building on the south side of Richmond Street West, between Yonge and Bay Streets, c. 1928. Toronto archives, F 044, Item 0021.

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Metropolitan United Church—destroyed by fire 1928

September 28, 2016 johndougtaylor

       Metropolitan United Church c. 1925, St. Michael’s Cathedral on Bond Street in the background. Toronto Archives, F 1568, Item 04641. Metropolitan United (Methodist) Church

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