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RESCUE Toronto’s antique carousel at Centreville

August 19, 2017 johndougtaylor

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

July 23, 2017 johndougtaylor

             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

July 14, 2017 johndougtaylor

                       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

June 8, 2017 johndougtaylor

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

May 27, 2017 johndougtaylor

                 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

May 13, 2017 johndougtaylor

                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)

April 21, 2017 johndougtaylor

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

April 17, 2017 johndougtaylor

                         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)

February 22, 2017 johndougtaylor

                        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

February 2, 2017 johndougtaylor

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

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