The Guild Inn Estate (photo June 14, 2017) In past decades, those of us who were born and raised west of Yonge Street were
Category: toronto architecture
CIBC celebrates its 150th year
The Bank of Commerce in 1930, the tallest building in the British Empire when it was completed in 1929. Toronto Archives, Fonds 1257, S 1257,
Toronto’s mysterious Queen Alexandra Gates – Historic Toronto
The Queen Alexandra Gates appear in the above photo, taken in 1931. They are the stone pillars that appear at the north end of Queen’s
Salvation Square at the Toronto Eaton Centre – Historic Toronto
Salvation Square was once the site of The Salvation Army Territorial Headquarters. The above photo, taken c. 1890, is from the collection of the Toronto
Lost Toronto, the Central Building—45 Richmond St. West – Historic Toronto
The Central Building on the south side of Richmond Street West, between Yonge and Bay Streets, c. 1928. Toronto archives, F 044, Item 0021.
The north St. Lawrence Market—demolished 2016 – Historic Toronto
The north building of Toronto’s St. Lawrence Market in 2013. The view gazes toward the northwest corner of Jarvis and Front Streets. In the background,
Memories of Toronto’s mellow autumn of 2016 – Historic Toronto
Autumn hues on the Norway Maples at the corner of Camden and Brant Streets, November 17, 2016. Many years ago, I watched a performance
Benvenuto—Toronto’s mansion on the hill—demolished 1932 – Historic Toronto
Benvenuto in 1890 — home of Simeon Henan Janes and later, Sir William Mackenzie, on the hill above Davenport Road, on the west side of
The 62nd anniversary of Hurricane Hazel—Oct. 15, 2016 – Historic Toronto
On Hurricane Hazel’s 62nd anniversary, I remember the most devastating storm that ever hit Toronto. It struck during the overnight hours of Friday October
Terrace/balcony gardening—Toronto—2016 – Historic Toronto
Terrace/balcony gardening during the summer of 2016 was the best of the sixteen years that I have lived in my condominium in the heart of