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Toronto’s lost mansion—Holland House

December 1, 2015 johndougtaylor

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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Muzik nightclub—site of CNE’s Crystal Palace

November 26, 2015 johndougtaylor

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

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Toronto’s CNE Grandstand and Baseball Stadium

November 6, 2015January 22, 2021 johndougtaylor

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.

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Before the Toronto “Blue Jays” there was . . .

November 2, 2015 johndougtaylor

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

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Toronto’s Maple Leaf Baseball Stadium

November 2, 2015 johndougtaylor

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

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Stories from old Toronto postcards

October 30, 2015 johndougtaylor

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

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Memories of Eaton’s Queen Street Store Toronto

October 12, 2015 johndougtaylor

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

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Memories of Toronto’s restaurants of the past

October 5, 2015 johndougtaylor

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

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Plans for Waterworks Building at 505 Richmond Street West

September 28, 2015 johndougtaylor

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

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Toronto’s first bank—the Bank of Upper Canada

September 21, 2015 johndougtaylor

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

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