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Toronto’s heritage buildings and sites on tayloronhistory.com

February 26, 2016 johndougtaylor

Below are links to posts about Toronto’s heritage sites that have appeared on the blog, tayloronhistory.com, since it commenced in 2011. Toronto’s Maple Leaf Baseball

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Upper Canada College’s former boarding house—Toronto

January 31, 2016 johndougtaylor

A student boarding house that was part of Upper Canada College, when it was locate on the north side of King Street, is the only

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Stories from old Toronto postcards

October 30, 2015 johndougtaylor

Old Toronto postcards sometimes reveal lovers’ quarrels and family squabbles, as well as mundane messages. It was necessary to be discreet, since the cards were

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Memories of Eaton’s Queen Street Store Toronto

October 12, 2015 johndougtaylor

The Eaton’s Queen Street Store on April 16, 1975. The view looks south on Yonge Street toward Queen Street, the east facade of the Simpson’s

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Plans for Waterworks Building at 505 Richmond Street West

September 28, 2015 johndougtaylor

View of the Waterworks building, gazing north on Brant Street toward Richmond Street West. The structure’s east facade and a small portion of the south

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Toronto’s first bank—the Bank of Upper Canada

September 21, 2015 johndougtaylor

The Bank of Upper Canada, Toronto’s first bank, was chartered on April 21, 1821, only 25 years after Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe departed the

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Toronto’s first Post Office

September 19, 2015 johndougtaylor

Near the northeast corner of Adelaide and George Streets, at 252 Adelaide Street West, is one of the city’s most historic structures — Toronto’s

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Art Gallery of Ontario—Fantastic

August 16, 2015 johndougtaylor

The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is for me a home away from home. I purchased a membership to enable me to frequently visit paintings

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Ontario’s fourth legislative assembly

August 14, 2015 johndougtaylor

Legislative buildings at Queen’s Park in 2014. In 1827, a royal charter was granted by King George IV for the establishment of an Anglican

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Ontario’s third legislative assembly building

August 11, 2015 johndougtaylor

Parliament Buildings on Front Street in 1854 (Toronto Archives, F1498, id.0010(1) After the second parliamentary buildings at Front and Berkley Street burnt, until new buildings

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