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Scadding Cabin—Toronto’s oldest surviving structure

July 23, 2017 johndougtaylor

             Scadding Cabin, built in 1794, now located on the CNE grounds. Photo taken in May 2017. My first memories of Scadding Cabin date from

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Toronto’s historic Guild Inn Estate

July 14, 2017 johndougtaylor

                       The Guild Inn Estate (photo June 14, 2017) In past decades, those of us who were born and raised west of Yonge Street

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CIBC celebrates its 150th year

May 27, 2017 johndougtaylor

                 The Bank of Commerce in 1930, the tallest building in the British Empire when it was completed in 1929. Toronto Archives, Fonds 1257, S

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Southeast Corner of Bathurst and King—Toronto

May 13, 2017 johndougtaylor

                The building at 665 King Street West in May 2017. The southeast corner of Bathurst and King Streets is slated for redevelopment. The early-20th-century

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Westbury Hotel Toronto (history of)

April 21, 2017 johndougtaylor

The Westbury Hotel in 2015, the view looking south on Yonge Street toward Carlton from Alexander Street.  The Westbury Hotel is soon to be demolished,

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Stories of Honest Ed’s Bargain Store

February 2, 2017 johndougtaylor

The first time I visited Honest Ed’s at 581 Bloor Street West was in 1950, two years after it opened. I was 12 years old

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St. George the Martyr, Anglican, destroyed by fire 1955

October 24, 2016 johndougtaylor

                      The Anglican Church of St. George the Martyr, view gazing north on John Street (Toronto) from Queen Street in 1909. In the distance is

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Metropolitan United Church—destroyed by fire 1928

September 28, 2016 johndougtaylor

       Metropolitan United Church c. 1925, St. Michael’s Cathedral on Bond Street in the background. Toronto Archives, F 1568, Item 04641. Metropolitan United (Methodist) Church

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Frank Stollery store-demolished 2015

September 13, 2016 johndougtaylor

Frank Stollery’s store at Yonge and Bloor Streets in the 1970s. Toronto Archives F124, S 1465, fl 0685, it. 109 During the mid-1950s, I was

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Toronto’s Temple Building (demolished)

June 28, 2016 johndougtaylor

             The Temple Building on Bay Street in 1902, after a tenth storey had been added. The camera faces the northwest corner of Bay and

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