The building at 665 King Street West in May 2017. The southeast corner of Bathurst and King Streets is slated for redevelopment. The early-20th-century
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Westbury Hotel Toronto (history of)
The Westbury Hotel in 2015, the view looking south on Yonge Street toward Carlton from Alexander Street. The Westbury Hotel is soon to be demolished,
Lost Toronto, the Central Building—45 Richmond St. West
The Central Building on the south side of Richmond Street West, between Yonge and Bay Streets, c. 1928. Toronto archives, F 044, Item 0021.
Toronto’s Yonge Street Arcade (demolished)
The Yonge Street Arcade in 1885, Toronto Public Library r- 1494 When the Yonge Street Arcade was built, it presented a revolutionary concept 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’ 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
Demolition of historic Westinghouse building
The Westinghouse building on the southeast corner of Peter and King Street West is being demolished (April 2016), only the north and west facades being
Toronto’s Brunswick House (now closed)
The Brunswick House, view gazing east along Bloor Street from west of Brunswick Avenue. The Brunswick House, a well-known icon of the Toronto pub scene
The Gordon House, Toronto’s lost mansion
The Gordon Mansion on Clarence Square (Toronto) in 1900. Toronto Public Library, r-5407 On the east side of Spadina Avenue, between Front and King Streets,
Toronto’s old Registry Office Building
The south facade of the Old Registry Building in 1955, photo from the Toronto Public Library, r- 5673 The beginning of the 20th century delivered