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UPDATE ON THE 1870 HOUSES AT JOHN AND ADELAIDE THAT ARE BEING RELOCATED

August 5, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

The two houses have now been moved back from the southwest corner of John and Adelaide Streets.  The original foundations of the houses are now

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THE RELOCATING OF THE BUILDING THAT HOUSED THE FOX AND FIDDLE PUB –POST #2

August 4, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

Since I photographed the 1870 houses on John Street, which are being relocated to a site further south on the street, there have been further

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MY BEST FLORAL PHOTO OF THE WEEK

August 3, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

Hibiscus in bloom in the  heat and humidity of August on our downtown terrace  

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Terrace (container) gardening in downtown Toronto

August 1, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

                    The terrace in March of 2011 This is the tenth year that we have container-gardened on our terrace in downtown Toronto. We have found

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Kensington Market – Part 5 – A semi-detached Victorian Home on Wales Avenue

July 30, 2011 johndougtaylor

Discovering the Kensington Market, A Village Within the city! This post examines a Victorian house at the southwest corner of Wales and Augusta Avenues.  

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Relocating the building at Adelaide and John Streets that was once the “Fox and Fiddle Pub.”

July 30, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

The historic building at 106 John Street, which until recently housed the “Fox and Fiddle Pub,” sometimes referred to as “The Pox and Piddle” is

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IN AUGUST OF 1944, A TORONTO FAMILY COPES WITH THE HORRORS OF THE WAR YEARS.

July 26, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

  The excerpt below is from the novel “Arse Over Teakettle,” a story about a family struggling to survive during the war years in Toronto.

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A SUBSRIBER’S VIEW ON CARRIE FISHER AT THE ROYAL ALEX

July 25, 2011 johndougtaylor

              The Star gave Carrie Fisher a four-star review and I can understand the reasons for the high praise. It requires courage to stand

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A HOT AFTERNOON DURING THE TORONTO HEAT WAVE OF 2011

July 23, 2011 johndougtaylor

In July of 1936, temperatures in Toronto soared to 40.5 for three consecutive days. These temperatures remain the highest ever recorded in our city, despite

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