Carousel at Centreville at Centre Island—photo by Fatima Syed, Toronto Star, August 5, 2017. Centre Island’s antique carousel is being sold for $3 million ($2.25
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Scadding Cabin—Toronto’s oldest surviving structure
Scadding Cabin, built in 1794, now located on the CNE grounds. Photo taken in May 2017. My first memories of Scadding Cabin date from
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Toronto’s historic Guild Inn Estate
The Guild Inn Estate (photo June 14, 2017) In past decades, those of us who were born and raised west of Yonge Street
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Flooding on Toronto Islands in 2017
Flooding surrounding a home on Ward’s Island during the spring of 2017. Photo from the Toronto Star, June 3, 2017, accompanying an article by Peter
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CIBC celebrates its 150th year
The Bank of Commerce in 1930, the tallest building in the British Empire when it was completed in 1929. Toronto Archives, Fonds 1257, S
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Southeast Corner of Bathurst and King—Toronto
The building at 665 King Street West in May 2017. The southeast corner of Bathurst and King Streets is slated for redevelopment. The early-20th-century
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Westbury Hotel Toronto (history of)
The Westbury Hotel in 2015, the view looking south on Yonge Street toward Carlton from Alexander Street. The Westbury Hotel is soon to be demolished,
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HMV Music—history
HMV Music’s Toronto flagship store at 333 Yonge Street in April 2017 The HMV on Yonge Street closed on Friday, April 14, 2017.
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History of the Park Plaza Hotel (Park Hyatt)
The Park Hyatt Hotel, located at 4 Avenue Road, is on the northwest corner of Bloor Street West and Avenue Road. Constructed between the
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Stories of Honest Ed’s Bargain Store
The first time I visited Honest Ed’s at 581 Bloor Street West was in 1950, two years after it opened. I was 12 years old