There may be no snow in Toronto, but “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.” Shoppers are crowding the Eaton Centre, the underground Pathway,
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Toronto’s main Postal Delivery Building at 40 Bay Street, now the site of the Air Canada centre (ACC). In the background is the 34-storey Bank
I have been placing posts on this blog since 2011, its purpose being to create an interest in preserving Toronto’s past. Although I have had
Toronto’s old movie theatres – the Orpheum on Queen St. W. – Historic Toronto
The undated photo of the Orpheum is from the collection of the Toronto Reference Library The building that once housed the old Orpheum Theatre, at
I recently placed a post on this blog about the history of the Bellevue Theatre at 370 College Street, which later became the Lux Burlesque
Toronto’s architectural gems-Runnymede Library – Historic Toronto
The Runnymede Public Library at 2178 Bloor Street, east of Runnymede Road, is one of the few libraries to be immortalized on a stamp issued
A pictorial journey to Toronto’s old Sunnyside Beach-1922 to 1955 – Historic Toronto
This photo of Sunnyside Beach was taken in July of 2011. Viewing the site today, it is difficult to imagine that from the 1922 until
Sunnyside Beach and boardwalk in July of 2012 In 1834, when the City of Toronto was incorporated, it changed its name from York to
Living in downtown Toronto, I have become very conscious of graffiti mural art and graffiti in general. In Puerto Vallarta, a well-known restaurant, “Cafe des
Toronto’s Spadina Ave. when it was a quiet rural location
Viewing this photo of Spadina Avenue, with its bustling retail shops, set amid modern and 19th-century buildings, it is difficult to visualize it as a