Massey Hall, view from the northeast corner of Victoria and Shuter Streets in May 2017. In the early-19th century, after an electrified streetcar line was
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Scadding Cabin—Toronto’s oldest surviving structure
Scadding Cabin, built in 1794, now located on the CNE grounds. Photo taken in May 2017. My first memories of Scadding Cabin date from
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Toronto’s historic Guild Inn Estate
The Guild Inn Estate (photo June 14, 2017) In past decades, those of us who were born and raised west of Yonge Street
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CIBC celebrates its 150th year
The Bank of Commerce in 1930, the tallest building in the British Empire when it was completed in 1929. Toronto Archives, Fonds 1257, S
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Southeast Corner of Bathurst and King—Toronto
The building at 665 King Street West in May 2017. The southeast corner of Bathurst and King Streets is slated for redevelopment. The early-20th-century
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Westbury Hotel Toronto (history of)
The Westbury Hotel in 2015, the view looking south on Yonge Street toward Carlton from Alexander Street. The Westbury Hotel is soon to be demolished,
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Toronto’s Temple Building (demolished)
The Temple Building on Bay Street in 1902, after a tenth storey had been added. The camera faces the northwest corner of Bay and
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Demolition of historic Westinghouse building
The Westinghouse building on the southeast corner of Peter and King Street West is being demolished (April 2016), only the north and west facades being
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Toronto’s Brunswick House (now closed)
The Brunswick House, view gazing east along Bloor Street from west of Brunswick Avenue. The Brunswick House, a well-known icon of the Toronto pub scene
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