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Corner of Spadina and St. Andrew’s–graffiti art or murals ?

December 3, 2012 johndougtaylor

The Pho Hung restaurant on the northwest corner of Spadina Avenue and St. Andrew’s Street is decorated with several paintings by Duc Hoang. They depict

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Toronto’s architectural gems–Bank at Spadina and Queen West

December 2, 2012 johndougtaylor

                   378 Queen Street West (the bank building at the northeast corner of Spadina and Queen Streets) During the early 1840s, on the site of

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Military hero of War of 1812 lived near McDonald’s at Queen and Spadina

December 1, 2012 johndougtaylor

The home of James Fitzgibbon was on the southwest corner of Queen West and Spadina, seen in the above photo. A bank occupies the site

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Grossman’s Tavern at 377-9 Spadina, Toronto

November 8, 2012 johndougtaylor

Some may question my sanity when I suggest that the building that houses Grossman’s Tavern on Spadina is an architectural gem. I might receive more

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Toronto’s old movie theatres–the Garden Theatre on College St.

September 29, 2012 johndougtaylor

The Garden Theatre at 290 College Street as it appeared in the early decades of the 20th century, when it possessed a roof garden. The

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Sinfully saucy and diverse–Toronto’s Spadina Avenue

September 28, 2012 johndougtaylor

   Spadina Avenue in 1906 (left) and today (right). Both pictures look north on Spadina toward Dundas St. At one time, Spadina Avenue was a

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Exploring Toronto’s architectural gems–the Paul Magder fur shop at 202 Spadina Avenue

August 7, 2012 johndougtaylor

                                                 The Paul Magder Fur Shop at 202 Spadina Avenue During the final decades of the nineteenth century, the building at 202 Spadina was

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Vanished building on Toronto’s Spadina Ave. is rediscovered

July 25, 2012 johndougtaylor

Have you ever passed this building on the east side of Spadina, a short distance south of Queen Street? The nineteenth-century building behind the modern

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Enjoying Toronto’s architectural gems–the Balfour Building at Spadina and Adelaide

July 20, 2012 johndougtaylor

The iconic twelve-storey Balfour buildings at 119 Spadina, on the northeast corner Spadina and Adelaide St. West, was designed by architect Benjamin Brown in 1930.

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Toronto’s architectural gems–the George Brown home on Beverley Street.

July 5, 2012 johndougtaylor

The magnificent three-story house at 186 Beverley Street, a short distance north of Dundas Street, was the home of the George Brown, a father of

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