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Toronto’s Yonge Street streetcars—ended in 1954

August 30, 2016 johndougtaylor

A Peter Witt Streetcar #2894, built by Ottawa Car Company for the Toronto Transportation Commission (later renamed the Toronto Transit Commission) My earliest memories of

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Toronto’s Lost CNE

August 20, 2016 johndougtaylor

“Toronto’s Lost CNE” refers to structures and features that over the past decades have been demolished or discontinued. Though I remain a fan of the

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Chorley Park (demolished), residence of Ontario’s lieu. governor

August 6, 2016 johndougtaylor

Government House—”Chorley Park” on July 4, 1924. Toronto Archives, F1548, S 0393, Item 1899. The term “Government House” is the official title that applies to

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Toronto’s Yonge Street Arcade (demolished)

July 29, 2016 johndougtaylor

      The Yonge Street Arcade in 1885, Toronto Public Library r- 1494 When the Yonge Street Arcade was built, it presented a revolutionary concept in

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Toronto’s Bluebell ferry (decommissioned in 1955)

July 17, 2016 johndougtaylor

The Bluebell in 1920, in Toronto Harbour, photo from the Toronto Public Library, 964-6-41  The Bluebell was built at the Polson Iron Works, located on

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Toronto’s “World’s Biggest Book Store” (demolished)

July 5, 2016 johndougtaylor

World’s Biggest Book Store on Edward Street on April 16, 1981. Photo from the Toronto Archives, F1526, Fl001, Item 2. I attended high school in

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The old Riverdale Zoo—Toronto

May 23, 2016 johndougtaylor

Riverdale Zoo in Riverdale Park in May 1923, Toronto Archives, Series 71, Item 5868. In the 1940s, on a hot Sunday afternoon in summer, my

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A pictorial journey to Toronto’s Sunnyside Beach–1900-1922

February 1, 2013 johndougtaylor

                                  Sunnyside Beach and boardwalk in July of 2012 In 1834, when the City of Toronto was incorporated, it changed its name from York to

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