In the 1950s, “A&A Records” and “Sam the Record Man,” two stores on Yonge Street, were an integral part of my teenage years. They were
Category: Toronto history
The old Toronto Star Building (demolished) – Historic Toronto
The old Toronto Star newspaper building is the large structure on the left-hand side of the photo.The view is from the southwest, looking at the
Toronto’s old Cumberland Four Theatre – Historic Toronto
The Cumberland Four Theatre in Toronto’s trendy Yorkville, Toronto Archives, Series 881, File 353 The multiplex theatre, the Cumberland Four, was located at 159 Cumberland
Grand Opera House on Adelaide Street, Toronto
The Grand Opera House on Adelaide Street in 1921, view looking west on Adelaide Street. Toronto Archives, F 1231, Item 0843. Toronto’s first building purposefully
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
Toronto’s historic old Customs Houses – Historic Toronto
Toronto’s Customs House (1870-1876) at Front Street East and Scott Street. Three Customs Houses preceded this one in the town of York (Toronto). Watercolour
tayloronhistory.com—check it out!
The blog tayloronhistory.com first appeared on the internet in 2011. Since its inception, over 800 posts have been published that explore the Toronto’s history and
Visiting Toronto’s Centre Island in the 1940s usually began by boarding a Toronto Peter Witt streetcar. When I was a young boy in the 1940s,
Toronto’s heritage buildings and sites on tayloronhistory.com – Historic Toronto
Below are links to posts about Toronto’s heritage sites that have appeared on the blog, tayloronhistory.com, since it commenced in 2011. Toronto’s Maple Leaf Baseball
Toronto’s greatest lost mansion—Cawthra House – Historic Toronto
The Cawthra House in 1897, on the northeast corner of King and Bay Streets. The view depicts the west facade on Bay Street. Photo from