The CN Tower is perhaps Toronto’s most recognizable landmark, visible from almost any viewpoint in the downtown. Whether a person is entering the city
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Toronto’s Gurney Stove Foundry, King Street West
The Gurney Iron Foundry on King Street West on April 13, 1927. Toronto Archives, S0071, It.4812 (1) The magnificent Victorian buildings, constructed of red and
Toronto’s historic Royal Alexandra Theatre
The Royal Alexander Theatre in August, 1955 , Toronto Public Library, r-4963-1 In the 19th century, King Street was one of the most fashionable residential
Toronto’s historic Fairmount Royal York Hotel
The Fairmount Royal York Hotel, at 100 Front Street between Bay and York Streets, is one of Toronto’s outstanding architectural gems. The land where the
Toronto’s new Union Station
Union Station in the 1960s, Toronto Archives, F0124, F10002, Id.017 (1) There was a time when almost everyone who entered or departed Toronto travelled
Paradise Theatre c. 1946. Ontario Archives During the summer of 2014, in my quest to locate and photograph Toronto’s old local theatres, none of
Capturing a Toronto winter on canvas is a daunting task. I prefer to sketch directly onto the bare canvas, placing an easel on the
Gazing north on Yonge Street from Queen Street in 1948, acrylic on stretched canvas, 18” x 24”, painted in 1995. Toronto is one of the
Houses wrapped in winter on D’Arcy Street in Toronto February is a cruel month, when Toronto becomes locked in frost’s icy grip. However, after
The site of the former Backpackers’ Hotel on February 10, 2015. I have been observing the renovations in progress at the former site of