The Imperial Theatre, which later became the Empire, in January 1919. Photo from Salmon Collection in the Toronto Archives, Series 1278, File 88. The Theatre
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The Crown Theatre in August 1956, City of Toronto Archives, NE6-1458 The Crown Theatre at 587-91 Gerrard Street East was one of Toronto’s earliest movie
The Rivoli Restaurant and Club on Queen Street West, a short distance east of Spadina While wandering around Toronto examining its heritage architecture, sometimes I
Old bank of Montreal at Queen and Portland
B The former site of a branch of the Bank of Montreal, at 577 Queen Street West, on the southeast corner of Portland and Queen
Toronto’s architectural gems—150-154 King St. East
The 1850s buildings on King Street, with a modern condo surrounding them. In 1833, a year prior to the town of York being incorporated as
The Ace Theatre c. 1948. City of Toronto Archives, Series 1278, File 89 The Ace Theatre opened in April 1913 as the New Onoka
The Royal Theatre c. 1950, photo from The City of Toronto Archives The Royal Theatre in downtown Toronto was located at 1481-1483 Dundas Street
The Esquire Theatre at 2290 Bloor Street West, c. 1937. City of Toronto Archives, SC 488-1149 The Esquire Theatre was a small neighbourhood theatre
The Island Theatre at Centre Island, Toronto Islands, Photo by John Milne, from the City of Toronto Archives Even in the 1790s, the islands in
Toronto’s Manufacturers Building at 312 Adelaide Street West
The Manufacturers Building at 312 Adelaide Street West, is on the northwest corner of Widmer and Adelaide Streets. It was constructed for David Garfinkel in