Although the Art-Deco Bank of Commerce building in Commerce Court is no longer the tallest structure in Toronto, it remains one of the most impressive
Category: local history Toronto
A pictorial journey to Toronto’s old Sunnyside Beach-1922 to 1955
This photo of Sunnyside Beach was taken in July of 2011. Viewing the site today, it is difficult to imagine that from the 1922 until
Sunnyside Beach and boardwalk in July of 2012 In 1834, when the City of Toronto was incorporated, it changed its name from York to
In mid-winter, recalling the sunshine of Toronto’s Sunnyside Beach
The Bathing Pavilion at Sunnyside in July of 2012. The building was opened to the public in 1922. During the dreary days of Toronto’s mid-winter,
This commemorative plaque to those who paid the supreme sacrifice during the First and Second World Wars, is tucked away in the lobby of
Toronto’s architectural gems–the George Brown home on Beverley Street.
The magnificent three-story house at 186 Beverley Street, a short distance north of Dundas Street, was the home of the George Brown, a father of
I was a young boy when the Second World War ended. However, I remember the event vividly, and easily recall the celebratory bonfires that lit
Toronto’s Queen Street West in early morn
Toronto’s Queen Street West is often viewed as delightfully decadent, as most Torontonians stroll along it when it is crowded with people enjoying the sunshine,