Toronto Life magazine has published online many photographs of Toronto’s old movie theatres. They were derived from the book shown below. Published by Dundurn Press,
Category: Toronto history
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
Toronto’s Board of Trade Building (demolished)
The Board of Trade Building in 1900, located at 2-8 Front Street East, at Front and Yonge Streets. Photo from the Toronto Archives, Fonds 1568,
Memories of springtime in Toronto in the 1940s – Historic Toronto
Sometimes, I teasingly tell people that there are three terrible aspects of living in Canada – January, February and March. However, I quickly add
Toronto’s Sunnyside Amusement Park (demolished)
Sunnyside Amusement Park in 1923. When I visited it as a child in the 1940s, its appearance was basically the same, so the above photo
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
Toronto’s Cyclorama (demolished) on Front Street – Historic Toronto
In the foreground is the building that once housed Toronto’s Cyclorama, on Front Street West. The photo was taken c. 1975, the year prior to
Developers’ appeals to the OMB ruin neighbourhoods – Historic Toronto
Developer’s appeals to the OMB are usually disastrous for neighbourhoods and heritage buildings. This concerns me greatly, as I have now placed over 800 posts
Fond Memories of Sam the Record Man – Historic Toronto
Sam the Record Man on Yonge Street in 1971, Toronto Archives, F1526, fl 0003, Item 0025 My earliest memories of purchasing records from Sam