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Toronto’s old movie theatres—the Grant

November 4, 2013 johndougtaylor

                  City of Toronto Archives, 1146N-143 The above photo of the Grant Theatre was likely taken about 1940, as the films on the marquee were

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Toronto’s old Odeon Hyland Theatre

November 1, 2013 johndougtaylor

In the photo of the Odeon Hyland, the film “Blanche Fury” is on the marquee. Released in 1948, the year the theatre opened, it was

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Photos of Toronto’s Loew’s Downtown Theatre (now the Elgin)

October 22, 2013 johndougtaylor

                     In all seasons, the landscapes of Ontario appear splendid under sunny skies, but after sunset, deep forest shadows and darkened rural pastures are less

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Toronto’s old movie theatres—the Royal George on St. Clair near Dufferin

September 21, 2013 johndougtaylor

This photo of the Royal George is from the City of Toronto Archives. When it was taken, there was a billiard parlour on the third

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Toronto’s old movie theatres—the Nortown at Bathurst and Eglinton

September 16, 2013 johndougtaylor

The Nortown Theatre in 1948.  Photo City of Toronto Archives, Series 1278, File 108, OA 2132. The film “Sitting Pretty” starred Robert Young, Maureen O’Hara

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Toronto’s old movie houses—the Colony at Eglinton and Vaughan

September 10, 2013 johndougtaylor

             The Colony Theatre at 1801 Eglinton Avenue West, at Vaughan Road in 1948. The sign on the building in the background for “Orange Crush”

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Toronto’s old Runnymede Theatre on Bloor Street

September 3, 2013 johndougtaylor

                      Photo from City of Toronto Archives, Series 1278, File 147 The Runnymede Theatre at 2225 Bloor Street West, near the southwest corner of

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Memories of Toronto’s Eglinton Theatre

August 28, 2013 johndougtaylor

The Eglinton Theatre at 400 Eglinton Ave. West, its yellow-brick auditorium to the left of the canopy and marquee, behind the row of shops that

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Toronto architecture—Cineplex Odeon Varsity Cinemas

June 24, 2013 johndougtaylor

   Cineplex Odeon Varsity Cinema is on the second floor of the Manulife Centre, at the busy intersection of Bloor and Bay Streets. The theatre

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Remembering the Imperial Theatre ( Pantages, Canon, Ed Mirvish)

February 27, 2013 johndougtaylor

                  The Imperial Theatre on Yonge Street in 1972. Photo, City of Toronto Archives During the 1950s, I worked as a “parcelling-boy” at the Dominion

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