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The Lansdowne Theatre—Toronto

July 4, 2014 johndougtaylor

                                                  The Lansdowne Theatre, c. 1955 The Lansdowne Theatre was a neighbourhood movie house located at 683 Lansdowne Avenue, on the east side of

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Toronto’s old Kenwood Theatre on Bloor St. West

July 1, 2014 johndougtaylor

A marathon run on Bloor Street on April 14, 1936. Photo, Globe and Mail, G&M 29609 The above photo is the one I was able

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Characteristics of Canadians—happy Canada Day 2014

June 29, 2014 johndougtaylor

For Canada Day 2014, I am repeating a section of a post that I placed on this blog on August 8, 2011. It is a

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Toronto’s Blue Bell Theatre (the Gay)

June 28, 2014 johndougtaylor

                The Blue Bell Theatre, May 1946, City of Toronto Archives The original plans for the Blue Bell Theatre were submitted to the city by

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The Eclipse Building at 322 King St. West Toronto

June 22, 2014 johndougtaylor

The Eclipse Building at 322-324 King Street West, on the northeast corner of John and King West. The building that was constructed for the Eclipse

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The Adelphi (Cum Bac) movie theatre—Toronto

June 21, 2014 johndougtaylor

The Adelphi (Cum Bac) Theatre in 1936. City of Toronto Archives, 1105-N-105 I was unable to discover the year that the Adelphi Theatre opened, but

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Canada’s greatest maritime disaster—the Empress of Ireland

June 20, 2014 johndougtaylor

Postcard of the Empress from the collection of the George Scott Railton Heritage Centre of The Salvation Army Some historians refer to the sinking of

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Toronto’s old College Theatre

June 14, 2014 johndougtaylor

          The College Theatre in 1947, City of Toronto Archives, Series 1278, File 48 For several decades, the College Theatre’s curved facade dominated the northwest

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The Empress of Ireland tragedy—May 29, 1914

March 30, 2014 johndougtaylor

The HMS Empress of Ireland sank in 14 minutes in the St. Lawrence River in the early-morning hours of 29 May 1914, after it was

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2014—The 100th Anniversary of Sinking of Empress of Ireland

March 27, 2014 johndougtaylor

Postcard of the Empress from the collection of the George Scott Railton Heritage Centre of The Salvation Army Some historians refer to the sinking of

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