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Sinfully saucy and diverse–Toronto’s Spadina Avenue

September 28, 2012 johndougtaylor

   Spadina Avenue in 1906 (left) and today (right). Both pictures look north on Spadina toward Dundas St. At one time, Spadina Avenue was a

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A historic building that disappeared from the northeast corner Spadina and College

September 26, 2012 johndougtaylor

The northeast corner of Spadina and College Streets, during the summer of 2012. The yellow-brick Art Deco building in the above photo was at one

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The sinful “Victory” burlesque theatre at Dundas and Spadina

September 8, 2012 johndougtaylor

In the centre of today’s Chinatown on Spadina Avenue, is is hard to believe that there was once a risqué burlesque theatre that scandalized the

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A Toronto street that disappeared but yet remains in view – Bulwer Street

August 20, 2012 johndougtaylor

This mural on a fence near Bulwer Street perfectly illustrates the loss of some of our downtown residential avenue.    Bulwer St. looking east from

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Exploring Toronto’s architectural gems–the Paul Magder fur shop at 202 Spadina Avenue

August 7, 2012 johndougtaylor

                                                 The Paul Magder Fur Shop at 202 Spadina Avenue During the final decades of the nineteenth century, the building at 202 Spadina was

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Vanished building on Toronto’s Spadina Ave. is rediscovered

July 25, 2012 johndougtaylor

Have you ever passed this building on the east side of Spadina, a short distance south of Queen Street? The nineteenth-century building behind the modern

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Exploring Toronto’s architectural gems–the building at 239-241 Spadina Ave.

July 6, 2012 johndougtaylor

                             The building at 239-241 Spadina Avenue, a short distance south of Dundas Street, is presently being renovated and restored. It was built in 1910

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Toronto’s architectural gems– 233-235 Spadina. Is this a joke ?

July 4, 2012 johndougtaylor

Is it a joke to refer to the house at 233-235 Spadina as an architectural gem? Not really ! The home did not always look

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Toronto’s architectural gems–Bank of British North America–Wellington and Yonge Streets.

June 30, 2012 johndougtaylor

On the northeast corner of Wellington and Yonge is an impressive structure that was once the site of a neo-classical bank building. The impressive structure

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Exploring Toronto’s architectural gems–the Canada Life Building

June 13, 2012 johndougtaylor

For several decades, the impressive Canada Life Building at 330 University Avenue was one of the tallest structures in the city. The 15-storey building was

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