In the 1850s, Yorkville was a small village to the north of Toronto, surrounded by fields and farmland. Horse-drawn coaches provided a connection to the
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The Lumsden Building at 2-6 Adelaide Street East is on the northeast corner of Yonge and Adelaide Street East. Built between the years 1909 and
Toronto’s Anderson Building at 284 King West – Historic Toronto
The Anderson Building at 284 King Street West will be demolished if approval is received from the City of Toronto for the new complex
Toronto’s old movie theatres—the Carlton on Parliament St. – Historic Toronto
The Carlton Theatre on Parliament Street is not to be confused with the Odeon Carlton, located on Carlton Street east of Yonge. The Carlton was
Toronto’s Gooderham (Flatiron) Building on Wellington and Front Streets
Toronto’s Gooderham (Flatiron) Building on Wellington and Front Streets Doug Taylor 3 years ago Categories: architecture toronto, historic Toronto, historic toronto buildings, Kensington Market, Toronto,
The E. W. Gillett Building at 276 King St. West
The E. W. Gillett Building at 276 King Street West is one of the structures that will be demolished if the Mirvish Condo project receives
Memories of Toronto’s International Cinema (the Oriole, Cinema) – Historic Toronto
Photo from the Ontario Archives (AO 2122). The above photo depicts the Oriole Theatre in 1945, when it was the Cinema. Its name was
Toronto’s old movie theatre—the Mt. Pleasant (Hudson)
The Mount Pleasant Theatre is one of Toronto’s oldest surviving movie theatres. When it opened in 1926, it was named the Hudson. At the time,
Toronto’s architectural gems—St. James Cathedral on King St. East
St. James Cathedral at 65 Church Street, on the northeast corner of Church and King Street East, is one of Toronto’s most historic churches. It
Toronto’s old Bloordale (State) movie theatre
4 This photo from the City of Toronto Archives (1103-100) of the Bloordale Theatre was likely taken in 1937, the year the theatre opened.