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Toronto’s architectural gems– 233-235 Spadina. Is this a joke ?

July 4, 2012 johndougtaylor

Is it a joke to refer to the house at 233-235 Spadina as an architectural gem? Not really ! The home did not always look

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Toronto’s architectural gems–Bank of British North America–Wellington and Yonge Streets.

June 30, 2012 johndougtaylor

On the northeast corner of Wellington and Yonge is an impressive structure that was once the site of a neo-classical bank building. The impressive structure

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Exploring Toronto’s architectural gems–the Canada Life Building

June 13, 2012 johndougtaylor

For several decades, the impressive Canada Life Building at 330 University Avenue was one of the tallest structures in the city. The 15-storey building was

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Hotel Victoria on Yonge Street, Toronto

June 5, 2012 johndougtaylor

During the “Doors Open Toronto” weekend, I had an opportunity to visit the interior of the Hotel Victoria, located at 56 Yonge Street. As a

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Enjoying Toronto’s Architectural Gems – 19th century facade Within BCE Place

May 3, 2012 johndougtaylor

Many film companies have included the stone facade of the old building within BCE Place in their movies. It is indeed an impressive structure. It

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Enjoying Toronto’s architectural gems – the St. Lawrence Hall

April 28, 2012 johndougtaylor

             The St. Lawrence Hall in 1890, Ontario Archives, 10021840(1) Whether a person passes the St. Lawrence Hall on a streetcar, in an automobile,

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Toronto’s Architectural gems – Old City Hall

April 22, 2012 johndougtaylor

In the heart of Toronto’s financial district, each day thousands of people pass the Old City Hall. The reverberating sound of the bells in its

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Enjoying Toronto’s architectural gems – the Bay at Queen and Yonge Streets

April 18, 2012 johndougtaylor

If ever a building qualified as a place where thousands visit each week, but is rarely noticed, the venerable Hudson’s Bay building at Queen and

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The cast iron fence around Toronto’s Osgoode Hall

April 14, 2012February 1, 2021 johndougtaylor

                Diagram of the fence in the exhibition at Osgoode Hall The fence at Osgoode Hall, on the north side of Queen St. West, east

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Toronto’s historic Osgoode Hall

April 12, 2012 johndougtaylor

Osgoode Hall in 1856 (photo City of Toronto Archives). In this photo the centre section has no three-storey portico and it contains a dome. The

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