Category: Toronto, Then and Now, Doug Taylor

I thought I would share these night photos of the construction at Queen and Spadina, where they are replacing the streetcar tracks. It is necessary

The reconstruction of the streetcar tracks at the intersection at Queen and Spadina is progressing rapidly. This morning, I had an opportunity to chat with

               The tracks are now in place to allow streetcars to turn.                                          It’s quite a maze of steel. View looking west on Queen Street

Because I live in the downtown area, I have observed the recent reconstruction of the streetcar tracks at the intersection of Spadina and Queen with

Lakeshore Blvd. and the boardwalk at Toronto’s Sunnyside during the 1920s  A family member of mine, when she was ninety-five years old, told me about

  View from the street of the balcony flag       The flag as seen from the balcony Having secured the Canadian flag on the railing of

As a boy in elementary school, history appealed to my imagination, as it allowed me to visualize the adventures and mysteries of the past. In

As a teenager, I was employed by the Dominion Bank for two summers. It was in the days prior to its merger in 1955 with

During the summer months, on the Sundays when automobiles are banned from the Kensington Market, the district changes from a European-style market into a street

My previous post on the old Dominion Bank building at #1 King Street West featured the architecture and Grand Banking Hall of the building. When