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)
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
Toronto’s “World’s Biggest Book Store” (demolished)
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
Toronto’s Temple Building (demolished)
The Temple Building on Bay Street in 1902, after a tenth storey had been added. The camera faces the northwest corner of Bay and
Toronto’s old movie theatres in Toronto Life magazine
Toronto Life magazine has published online many photographs of Toronto’s old movie theatres. They were derived from the book shown below. Published by
Toronto’ disappearing Bay and Gable houses
Bay and Gable houses comprise two of the three houses in the above photo. Located at 324-328 Richmond Street West, they were built between 1873
Toronto’s Board of Trade Building (demolished)
The Board of Trade Building in 1900, located at 2-8 Front Street East, at Front and Yonge Streets. Photo from the Toronto Archives, Fonds 1568,
Toronto’s Hanlan’s Point Baseball Stadium (demolished)
Hanlan’s Point Stadium in 1912, Toronto Archives, F1244, Item 6048. My father and one of his brothers arrived in Toronto as young immigrants in 1921.
The old Riverdale Zoo—Toronto
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
On the Friday before the Victoria Day holiday in 1945, my dad splurged and spent three dollars on firecrackers at a store on Oakwood