Maple Leaf Stadium at Bathurst and Fleet Streets, photo from The City of Toronto Archives, F0124, fl0015, id0012. Prior to the ascendency of the Blue
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Toronto’s Maple Leaf Baseball Stadium
Maple Leaf Stadium at Bathurst and Fleet Streets, photo from The City of Toronto Archives, F0124, fl0015, id0012. The popularity of the Blue Jays baseball
Stories from old Toronto postcards
Old Toronto postcards sometimes reveal lovers’ quarrels and family squabbles, as well as mundane messages. It was necessary to be discreet, since the cards were
Postcards depicting Toronto’s past
The Toronto Public Library system has many resources that can be accessed online. Because of my interest in the city’s past, I frequently search the
Toronto’s golden age of postcards
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
Memories of Eaton’s Queen Street Store Toronto
The Eaton’s Queen Street Store on April 16, 1975. The view looks south on Yonge Street toward Queen Street, the east facade of the Simpson’s
Captain John’s Seafood Restaurant aboard the “M.V. Jadran.” Photo, 2011. The “M. V. Jadran,” where Captain John’s Seafood Restaurant was located, occupied a prime
Memories of Toronto’s restaurants of the past
Dining in Toronto in past decades was far different to the culinary scene that the city now offers. When I was a boy in the
Plans for Waterworks Building at 505 Richmond Street West
View of the Waterworks building, gazing north on Brant Street toward Richmond Street West. The structure’s east facade and a small portion of the south
Toronto’s first bank—the Bank of Upper Canada
The Bank of Upper Canada, Toronto’s first bank, was chartered on April 21, 1821, only 25 years after Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe departed the