The former Ryerson Press Building at 299 Queen Street, City of Toronto Archives, Fl 1231, It.0761 The five-storey, white “industrial Gothic” building on the southeast
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Toronto’s 441-443 Queen West at Spadina
The view in the above photo gazes east along Queen Street on September 29, 1910, from a short distance west of Spadina Avenue. On the
History of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)
History of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) Doug Taylor 1 year ago Categories: architecture toronto, historic Toronto, historic toronto buildings, Toronto cultural scene, Toronto history,
Toronto’s Boer War Monument
Gazing north on University Avenue from south off Queen Street West on June 23, 1939. The Boer War monument is visible. The monument in the
History of Toronto’s CN Tower
The CN Tower is perhaps Toronto’s most recognizable landmark, visible from almost any viewpoint in the downtown. Whether a person is entering the city from
Toronto’s Gurney Stove Foundry, King Street West
Toronto’s Gurney Stove Foundry, King Street West Doug Taylor 1 year ago Categories: architecture toronto, historic Toronto, historic toronto buildings, King Street West, Toronto history,
Toronto’s historic Fairmount Royal York Hotel
The Fairmount Royal York Hotel, at 100 Front Street between Bay and York Streets, is one of Toronto’s outstanding architectural gems. The land where the
Village Theatre on Spadina Road—Toronto
Village Theatre on Spadina Road—Toronto Doug Taylor 1 year ago Categories: historic Toronto, Old Toronto movie theatres, Spadina Avenue Toronto, Spadina Road, Toronto history, toronto
Toronto’s newspapers 1970s Doug Taylor 1 year ago Categories: historic Toronto, Toronto, Toronto history, Toronto newspapers Tags: death of de Gaulle, end of Telgram newsaper
Headlines in Toronto’s newspapers in the 1960s
The 1960s was a tumultuous decade. I commenced collecting important newspapers in 1951, but of all these newspapers, those of the 1960s contain the most