The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was the beginning of the second Elizabethan Age. Part One of this series of posts on old Toronto newspapers
Category: historic Toronto
Toronto’s Paradise Theatre—Part II – Historic Toronto
Paradise Theatre c. 1946. Ontario Archives During the summer of 2014, in my quest to locate and photograph Toronto’s old local theatres, none of
Capturing a Toronto winter on canvas Doug Taylor 2 years ago Categories: architecture toronto, historic Toronto, Toronto, Toronto art, Toronto cultural scene, Toronto paintings Tags:
Capturing Toronto’s Kensington Market in art
The Kensington Market is the subject of the above painting. Entitled, “Early morning—the corner of Kensington Avenue and Baldwin Street—Kensington Market,” it is 20” x
Toronto’s old Nortown Theatre-Part II – Historic Toronto
Nortown Theatre in 1971, the film on the marquee “Straw Dogs,” starring Dustin Hoffman. City of Toronto Archives, Series 1278 It. 108 When I was
Toronto’s old University Theatre Part II – Historic Toronto
The University Theatre in 1969. Photo by J. Goode, Toronto Reference Library Located at 100 Bloor Street West, the University Theatre was a short
Toronto’s old (Odeon) Carlton—Part 11 – Historic Toronto
Cover of the pamphlet designed for the opening of the Toronto Odeon Theatre, later renamed the Odeon Carlton. Graphic courtesy of Walter Godfrey of Toronto.
Toronto’s old Madison Theatre Part II
The Midtown Theatre c. 1940, photo City of Toronto archives, Series 1278, File 103 When I was a teenager in the 1950s, for two summers
Toronto’s Music Hall (Allen’s Danforth)—Part 11
Toronto’s Music Hall (Allen’s Danforth)—Part 11 Doug Taylor 2 years ago Categories: architecture toronto, historic Toronto, historic toronto buildings, Old Toronto movie theatres, the Danforth
A wartime Christmas in Toronto—1944 Doug Taylor 2 years ago Categories: great Toronto snow storm 1944, historic Toronto, Toronto, Toronto history Tags: great snow storm