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
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Salvation Square at the Toronto Eaton Centre
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
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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.
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The north St. Lawrence Market—demolished 2016
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,
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History of Fran’s Restaurant on College Street
Fran’s restaurant on College Street is the type of eatery that is found in many cities throughout the world. They are not necessarily known as
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Benvenuto—Toronto’s mansion on the hill—demolished 1932
Benvenuto in 1890 — home of Simeon Henan Janes and later, Sir William Mackenzie, on the hill above Davenport Road, on the west side of
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Ed’s Warehouse Restaurant—closed in 1999
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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Moss Park—home of William Allan
Moss Park, the palatial residence of William Allan. Photo taken in 1897, collection of the Toronto Public Library, r- 3661. William Allan was one of
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Remembrances in 2016 of Remembrance Day in 1945
Today, those who fought in the Second World War are diminishing in number. However, my generation, who were children during the war years, are
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History of Toronto’s Swiss Chalet
Toronto’s first Swiss Chalet on Bloor Street West, the entire block of buildings in the photo demolished in 2002. Photo from the Toronto Archives, taken