The Eaton’s Queen Street Store on April 16, 1975. The view looks south on Yonge Street toward Queen Street, the east facade of the Simpson’s
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Plans for Waterworks Building at 505 Richmond Street West – Historic Toronto
View of the Waterworks building, gazing north on Brant Street toward Richmond Street West. The structure’s east facade and a small portion of the south
Balcony (container) gardening in Toronto – Historic Toronto
The photo of my terrace was taken in mid-September of 2015. Container gardening is tricky at the best of times, as Toronto’s summers are short
Toronto’s first bank—the Bank of Upper Canada – Historic Toronto
The Bank of Upper Canada, Toronto’s first bank, was chartered on April 21, 1821, only 25 years after Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe departed the
Ontario’s third legislative assembly building – Historic Toronto
Parliament Buildings on Front Street in 1854 (Toronto Archives, F1498, id.0010(1) After the second parliamentary buildings at Front and Berkley Street burnt, until new buildings
Panasonic Theatre—Part II—archival photos – Historic Toronto
The Panasonic Theatre is located on the east side of Yonge Street, a short distance south of Bloor Street. It has changed named several times
History—Toronto’s Cecil Street Community Centre – Historic Toronto
The Community Centre at 58 Cecil Street is situated on a residential street south of College Street, to the east of the ever-busy Spadina Avenue.
Toronto’s newspapers of the 1950s—Coronation—Queen Elizabeth—Part II – Historic Toronto
The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was the beginning of the second Elizabethan Age. Part One of this series of posts on old Toronto newspapers
Toronto’s Paradise Theatre—Part II – Historic Toronto
Paradise Theatre c. 1946. Ontario Archives During the summer of 2014, in my quest to locate and photograph Toronto’s old local theatres, none of
Toronto’s old Nortown Theatre-Part II – Historic Toronto
Nortown Theatre in 1971, the film on the marquee “Straw Dogs,” starring Dustin Hoffman. City of Toronto Archives, Series 1278 It. 108 When I was