Toronto’s Seventh Post Office, located at 10 Toronto Street, remains as impressive today as when it was built between the years 1851 and 1853. The
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Toronto’s architectural gems—the former hotel at Bay and Elm Streets
The restored 19th-century-style building on the southwest corner of Elm and Bay Streets is an excellent example of the architectural gems from the past that
Toronto’s old movie theatres—the Westwood Theatre
City of Toronto Archives, Series 1257, S1057, It. 8480 (1) The Westwood Theatre was at 3743 Bloor Street West, at the intersection of
Toronto’s 1881 row of shops at 388-396 Queen West
The above photo reveals an impressive row of shops on Queen Street West, near the northwest corner of Queen and Spadina. The shops are contained
Toronto’s old Palace movie theatre on the Danforth
The magnificent Palace Theatre at 664 Danforth Avenue was a few doors west of the northeast corner of Danforth and Pape. The above photo from
This photo of the Bay Theatre, directly across from Toronto’s Old City at Queen and Bay Streets, was taken in the 1960s. The featured film
The Paramount Theatre was on the south side of St. Clair Avenue West, between Lauder and Glenholme avenues. (Photo City of Toronto Archives, Series 488,
City of Toronto Archives, 1146N-143 The above photo of the Grant Theatre was likely taken about 1940, as the films on the marquee were
Toronto’s architectural gems—the old Workhouse at 87 Elm Street
On the southwest corner of Elm and Elizabeth streets is an old yellow-brick building surrounded by modern structures of glass and steel. This historic structure
Toronto’s architectural gems—the northwest corner of Yonge and Queen St. West
The northwest corner of Yonge and Queen Street West, looking west from Queen Street East. Photo taken in July 2013. The northwest corner of