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Memories of Toronto’s Ace (Photodrome) Theatre on Queen West.

August 16, 2014 johndougtaylor

The above photo gazes at the south side of Queen Street West, where the Ace Theatre was located. The view looks east toward Yonge Street.

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Memories of Toronto’s Birchcliff Theatre on Kingston Rd.

August 11, 2014 johndougtaylor

                                     The Birchcliff Theatre in 1949. Judging by comments posted on the internet, many people retain fond memories of their youth in the Birch Cliff

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The Steele Briggs warehouse at 49 Spadina Ave.,Toronto

July 27, 2014 johndougtaylor

The five-storey warehouse on the east side of Spadina Avenue, between Front Street and Clarence Square, was built in 1913, the year before the outbreak

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Toronto’s King Theatre on College St. at Manning

July 20, 2014 johndougtaylor

Sketch of the facade of the King Theatre for the renovations in 1932, by the architect Saxon H. Hunter  The King was among the first

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Old bank of Montreal at Queen and Portland

July 14, 2014 johndougtaylor

B The former site of a branch of the Bank of Montreal, at 577 Queen Street West, on the southeast corner of Portland and Queen

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Toronto’s architectural gems—150-154 King St. East

July 13, 2014 johndougtaylor

The 1850s buildings on King Street, with a modern condo surrounding them. In 1833, a year prior to the town of York being incorporated as

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Toronto’s Manufacturers Building at 312 Adelaide Street West

July 5, 2014 johndougtaylor

The Manufacturers Building at 312 Adelaide Street West, is on the northwest corner of Widmer and Adelaide Streets. It was constructed for David Garfinkel in

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John Kay (Wood Gundy Building), Toronto—11 Adelaide St. W.

June 30, 2014 johndougtaylor

                  The facade of the John Kay Building (Wood Gundy),  at 11 Adelaide Street West, Photo taken in 2013. Unfortunately, only the ornate facade of

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Toronto’s Theatres and the Golden Age of the Silver Screen

June 29, 2014 johndougtaylor

Book published in 2014 about Toronto’s old movie theatres. The book explores 50 of Toronto’s old theatres and contains over 80 archival photographs of the

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Toronto’s Blue Bell Theatre (the Gay)

June 28, 2014 johndougtaylor

                The Blue Bell Theatre, May 1946, City of Toronto Archives The original plans for the Blue Bell Theatre were submitted to the city by

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