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Fond Memories of Sam the Record Man

April 5, 2016 johndougtaylor

                Sam the Record Man on Yonge Street in 1971, Toronto Archives, F1526, fl 0003, Item 0025 My earliest memories of purchasing records from Sam

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Fond Memories of A and A Records (demolished|)

April 1, 2016 johndougtaylor

In the 1950s, “A&A Records” and “Sam the Record Man,” two stores on Yonge Street, were an integral part of my teenage years. They were

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Toronto’s old Cumberland Four Theatre

March 22, 2016 johndougtaylor

The Cumberland Four Theatre in Toronto’s trendy Yorkville, Toronto Archives, Series 881, File 353  The multiplex theatre, the Cumberland Four, was located at 159 Cumberland

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Grand Opera House on Adelaide Street, Toronto

March 14, 2016 johndougtaylor

                    The Grand Opera House on Adelaide Street in 1921, view looking west on Adelaide Street. Toronto Archives, F 1231, Item 0843. Toronto’s first building

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Toronto’s historic old Customs Houses

March 6, 2016 johndougtaylor

                    Toronto’s Customs House (1870-1876) at Front Street East and Scott Street. Three Customs Houses preceded this one in the town of York (Toronto). Watercolour

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tayloronhistory.com—check it out!

March 2, 2016 johndougtaylor

The blog tayloronhistory.com first appeared on the internet in 2011. Since its inception, over 800 posts have been published that explore the Toronto’s history and

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Centre Island’s lost village—Toronto

March 1, 2016 johndougtaylor

Visiting Toronto’s Centre Island in the 1940s usually began by boarding a Toronto Peter Witt streetcar. When I was a young boy in the 1940s,

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Toronto’s lost Arcadian Court Restaurant

February 27, 2016 johndougtaylor

The Arcadian Court in The Bay in 2011, photo taken from the mezzanine level by the author. The Arcadian Court in the Bay Store at

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Toronto’s old movie theatres on tayloronhistory.com

February 26, 2016 johndougtaylor

/  Links to posts that have appeared on tayloronhistory.com about Toronto’s old movie theatres since the blog commenced in 2011. Academy Theatre on Bloor West

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Toronto’s heritage buildings and sites on tayloronhistory.com

February 26, 2016 johndougtaylor

Below are links to posts about Toronto’s heritage sites that have appeared on the blog, tayloronhistory.com, since it commenced in 2011. Toronto’s Maple Leaf Baseball

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