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Ed’s Warehouse Restaurant—closed in 1999

November 15, 2016 johndougtaylor

                   Ed’s Warehouse Restaurant on King Street West on October 9, 1981. Toronto Archives, Fonds 1526, file 0067, Item 0014. In decades past, one of

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Queen Street’s Hugging Tree repainted (2016)

October 10, 2016 johndougtaylor

  The west side of the Hugging Tree in October 2016, the Black Bull Pub in the background. It is not often that we find

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A Christmas concert in an historic Toronto cathedral

December 15, 2015 johndougtaylor

   A Christmas concert is a major part of the festive season for many people, and when it is presented one of Toronto’s historic cathedrals,

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Toronto’s golden age of postcards

October 20, 2015 johndougtaylor

Postcard depicting the Old City Hall, Toronto in 1910. Photo Toronto Public Library, pck-2198 Postcards have lost their importance in today’s world. They are rarely

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History of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)

May 31, 2015 johndougtaylor

Gazing north on Queen’s Park Crescent in 1930. To the north of the museum is the Park Plaza Hotel. Toronto Archives,  Fonds 1244, Item 3058.

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Toronto’s historic Royal Alexandra Theatre

May 18, 2015 johndougtaylor

The Royal Alexander Theatre in August, 1955 , Toronto Public Library, r-4963-1 In the 19th century, King Street was one of the most fashionable residential

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Toronto’s daily newspapers of the 1950s—Princess Elizabeth, pre-Coronation—Part 1

March 23, 2015 johndougtaylor

In 1951, I began collecting Toronto newspapers that I considered milestones in history. Included in the collection were Life Magazines and copies of the Star

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Toronto’s old Princess Theatre

March 22, 2015 johndougtaylor

The Princess Theatre on November 18, 1930. City of Toronto Archives, Salmon Collection, Series 1278 File 136. In 1880, a grand theatre opened in Toronto

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Capturing a Toronto winter on canvas

February 28, 2015 johndougtaylor

                       Capturing a Toronto winter on canvas is a daunting task. I prefer to sketch directly onto the bare canvas, placing an easel on the

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Toronto’s old Pickford Theatre—Part 11

February 2, 2015 johndougtaylor

                            The Pickford Theatre in 1916 The intersection of Spadina Avenue and Queen Street West is today one of the busiest intersections in downtown Toronto.

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