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

October 25, 2016 admin

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

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The 62nd anniversary of Hurricane Hazel—Oct. 15, 2016 – Historic Toronto

October 15, 2016 admin

On Hurricane Hazel’s 62nd anniversary, I remember the most devastating storm that ever hit Toronto. It struck during the overnight hours of Friday October

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Terrace/balcony gardening—Toronto—2016 – Historic Toronto

September 22, 2016 admin

Terrace/balcony gardening during the summer of 2016 was the best of the sixteen years that I have lived in my condominium in the heart of

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Frank Stollery store-demolished 2015 – Historic Toronto

September 13, 2016 admin

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 Yonge Street streetcars—ended in 1954 – Historic Toronto

August 31, 2016 admin

A Peter Witt Streetcar #2894, built by Ottawa Car Company for the Toronto Transportation Commission (later renamed the Toronto Transit Commission) My earliest memories of

Toronto’s Lost CNE – Historic Toronto

August 21, 2016 admin

“Toronto’s Lost CNE” refers to structures and features that over the past decades have been demolished or discontinued. Though I remain a fan of the

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Chorley Park (demolished), residence of Ontario’s lieu. governor – Historic Toronto

August 7, 2016 admin

Government House—”Chorley Park” on July 4, 1924. Toronto Archives, F1548, S 0393, Item 1899. The term “Government House” is the official title that applies to