Holland House is one of Toronto’s lost mansions of the past. Built in 1831, it survived into the 20th century, but was demolished about the
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The Muzik nightclub on the grounds of the CNE is where Toronto’s Crystal Palace was once located. This magnificent structure was inspired by the Crystal
Toronto’s CNE Grandstand and Baseball Stadium
The CNE Grandstand in 1956, taken with Kodachrome film with my 35mm Kodak Pony camera from the top of the Ferris Wheel on the midway.
Before the Toronto “Blue Jays” there was . . .
Maple Leaf Stadium at Bathurst and Fleet Streets, photo from The City of Toronto Archives, F0124, fl0015, id0012. Prior to the ascendency of the Blue
Toronto’s Maple Leaf Baseball Stadium
Maple Leaf Stadium at Bathurst and Fleet Streets, photo from The City of Toronto Archives, F0124, fl0015, id0012. The popularity of the Blue Jays baseball
Stories from old Toronto postcards
Old Toronto postcards sometimes reveal lovers’ quarrels and family squabbles, as well as mundane messages. It was necessary to be discreet, since the cards were
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
Plans for Waterworks Building at 505 Richmond Street West
View of the Waterworks building, gazing north on Brant Street toward Richmond Street West. The structure’s east facade and a small portion of the south
Toronto’s first bank—the Bank of Upper Canada
The Bank of Upper Canada, Toronto’s first bank, was chartered on April 21, 1821, only 25 years after Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe departed the