The Esquire Theatre at 2290 Bloor Street West, c. 1937. City of Toronto Archives, SC 488-1149 The Esquire Theatre was a small neighbourhood theatre
Category: historic Toronto
The Island Theatre at Centre Island, Toronto Islands, Photo by John Milne, from the City of Toronto Archives Even in the 1790s, the islands in
Toronto’s Manufacturers Building at 312 Adelaide Street West
The Manufacturers Building at 312 Adelaide Street West, is on the northwest corner of Widmer and Adelaide Streets. It was constructed for David Garfinkel in
A marathon run on Bloor Street on April 14, 1936. Photo, Globe and Mail, G&M 29609 The above photo is the one I was able
Toronto’s Theatres and the Golden Age of the Silver Screen
Book published in 2014 about Toronto’s old movie theatres. The book explores 50 of Toronto’s old theatres and contains over 80 archival photographs of the
Toronto’s architectural gems—the Grange and AGO
The Grange and the modern south facade of the Art Gallery of Ontario behind it. (Photo, 2013). The land where the Grange is located was
The Eclipse Building at 322 King St. West Toronto
The Eclipse Building at 322-324 King Street West, on the northeast corner of John and King West. The building that was constructed for the Eclipse
The York Movie Theatre in Toronto
When the York Theatre opened at 812 Yonge Street, a few doors north of Bloor Street, it was considered an exceptionally fine theatre. Unfortunately, it
View looking north on Yonge Street from St. Clair Avenue in the 1940s. Photo, City of Toronto Archives, The Kent Theatre was on the
The College Theatre in 1947, City of Toronto Archives, Series 1278, File 48 For several decades, the College Theatre’s curved facade dominated the northwest