Category: local history Toronto

Have you recently walked past this hulking shell of a building on the northwest corner of Peter and Richmond Street? The interior of the building

These three homes at 324-328 Richmond Street West were built in 1870s. The house of the left-hand side of the photo (#328), and the one

This photograph of Clarence Square was taken in May of 2012, when the chestnut spires were in bloom. Located on the east side of Spadina

These four buildings at 408-414 Queen Street West, one block west of Spadina, were all constructed in the 1880s. The Cameron House is perhaps the

This teenager is playing the “Bermuda” piano near the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) at the southwest corner of Bloor and Queen’s Park. Each of the

Today I had pizza from a mobile oven located on the northeast corner of Spadina and King Streets. They would offer the pizza at this

The latest restaurant/bar to hit the Toronto scene is, “Weslodge,” located at 480 King St. West, a short distance west of Spadina. Located on the

The intersection is beginning to look normal (photo taken 19 July) It is now possible to walk on the west side of the intersection without

The last two days they have been pouring the cement between the rails and grinding the tracks to create a seamless surface for the streetcars.

On a steamy hot July afternoon, I visited to an ice cream shop on King Street. I requested a scoop of “Tiger” ice cream –