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The old Ford Hotel—Toronto – Historic Toronto

February 19, 2016 admin

Toronto’s Ford Hotel in the 1930s (postcard S-1500) I vividly remember the old Ford Hotel, but unfortunately, until I began researching its history, never

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The old Dufferin Gates at Toronto’s CNE

February 16, 2016 admin

The old Dufferin Gates at Toronto’s CNE Doug Taylor 7 months ago Categories: Canadian National Exhibition Toronto, Doug Taylor, Toronto history, Dufferin Gates CNE Toronto,

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Toronto’s first brick home— built by Quetton St. George

February 11, 2016 admin

Toronto’s first brick home— built by Quetton St. George Doug Taylor 7 months ago Categories: Doug Taylor, Toronto history, historic Yonge Street, Quetton St. George

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Toronto’s lost mineral baths on Bloor Street

February 8, 2016 admin

High Park Mineral Baths on Bloor Street in 1920. Photo from the Toronto Public Library, r-2113 The first time I heard the shrieks and laughter from

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The lost buildings of Upper Canada College, Toronto

February 4, 2016 admin

The lost buildings of Upper Canada College, Toronto Doug Taylor 8 months ago Categories: architecture toronto, Doug Taylor, Toronto history, historic Toronto, historic toronto buildings,

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Upper Canada College’s former boarding house—Toronto

February 1, 2016 admin

Upper Canada College’s former boarding house—Toronto Doug Taylor 8 months ago Categories: architecture toronto, historic Toronto, historic toronto buildings, King Street West, tayloronhistory.com, toronto architecture,

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The lost buildings of St. Patrick’s Market, Toronto – Historic Toronto

January 31, 2016 admin

Toronto’s second town market, the St. Patrick’s Market, was preceded by the St. Lawrence Market, founded in 1803, on orders from Governor Peter Hunt. The

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Toronto’s lost armouries on University Avenue

January 27, 2016 admin

During the final decades of the 19th century, the Federal Government in Ottawa ordered a number of armouries built across Canada to train and maintain

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The lost Trinity College of Trinity Bellwoods Park—Toronto

January 24, 2016 admin

Most people who stroll spacious Trinity Bellwoods Park, its southern boundary on the north side of Queen Street West, would have difficulty imaging the impressive

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The lost Hanlan’s Hotel on the Toronto Islands

December 29, 2015 admin

Hotel Hanlan on Hanlan’s Point on the Toronto Islands, c.1908. Toronto Archives Fonds 1244, Item 0176 The Toronto Islands have been viewed as an idyllic

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