Toronto Eaton Centre (Phase One) in 1977, the year it opened. View gazes north, the fountain in the foreground. Toronto Public Library, tspa 0109978.
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Toronto’s Eaton Centre Phase Two (history)
Phase Two of the Eaton Centre, gazing south toward Queen Street at Christmas in 1994. Toronto Public Library, tspa 0015016. In 1979, the second
Memories of Toronto’s old Terminal One (demolished)
Terminal One (Aeroquay 1) at Toronto International Airport in 1972. Toronto Public Library, tspa 003228. The Terminal at the Toronto airport, which became known as
Lost Toronto — by Doug Taylor
Lost Toronto by Doug Taylor, Pavilion Press, published January 2018. Photo King and Yonge Streets, Toronto Archives. When Old City Hall was slated for demolition
Steak N’ Burger Restaurant at 772 Yonge Street in the 1970s. Toronto Archives, F 0124, f 0002, id 0111 In the decade following World War
Enoch Turner School (Ward School)
The historic Enoch Turner schoolhouse in December, 2016. The view gazes southwest on Trinity Street, a short distance south of King Street East. Today, the
Edward Leadlay’s home (St. Felix Centre)
Edward Leadlay’s home at 25 Augusta Avenue, Toronto on October 9, 2017. In the 1870s, along with the rest of the world, Canada suffered an
Toronto’s historic Massey Hall
Massey Hall, view from the northeast corner of Victoria and Shuter Streets in May 2017. In the early-19th century, after an electrified streetcar line was
Nestled between two buildings on Richmond Street West is an amazing green space that constantly delights those who reside in or visit the King/Spadina community.
Toronto’s carousels of the past and present
The Centre Island carousel (merry-go-round) at Centreville in July 1987. Photo from author’s collection. The carousel is one of the few amusement rides that generates