The Palace Pier Ballroom and Amusement Centre, depicted on a 1930s postcard. My memories of the Palace Pier, an immense structure that extended 300 feet
Category: historic Toronto
Toronto’s greatest lost mansion—Cawthra House
The Cawthra House in 1897, on the northeast corner of King and Bay Streets. The view depicts the west facade on Bay Street. Photo from
The old Ford Hotel—Toronto
Toronto’s Ford Hotel in the 1930s (postcard S-1500) I vividly remember the old Ford Hotel, but unfortunately, until I began researching its history, never
The old Dufferin Gates at Toronto’s CNE
The old Dufferin Gates of the Canadian National; Exhibition on November 16, 1942. Toronto Archives, Series 372, S0372, Item 1659. Although the Canadian National Exhibition
Toronto’s lost mineral baths on Bloor Street
High Park Mineral Baths on Bloor Street in 1920. Photo from the Toronto Public Library, r-2113 The first time I heard the shrieks and laughter from
The lost buildings of Upper Canada College, Toronto
Upper Canada College in 1890, photo from the Ontario Archives, 10002101 Archdeacon John Strachan, who became the first Anglican Bishop of Toronto, petitioned the British
Upper Canada College’s former boarding house—Toronto
A student boarding house that was part of Upper Canada College, when it was locate on the north side of King Street, is the only
The lost buildings of St. Patrick’s Market, Toronto
Toronto’s second town market, the St. Patrick’s Market, was preceded by the St. Lawrence Market, founded in 1803, on orders from Governor Peter Hunt. The
Toronto’s lost armouries on University Avenue
During the final decades of the 19th century, the Federal Government in Ottawa ordered a number of armouries built across Canada to train and maintain
The lost Trinity College of Trinity Bellwoods Park—Toronto
Most people who stroll spacious Trinity Bellwoods Park, its southern boundary on the north side of Queen Street West, would have difficulty imaging the impressive