The first legislative assembly of Upper Canada (Ontario) was held in Newark (Niagara-on-the-Lake) on September 17, 1792. The colourful painting by Rex Wood depicts
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Toronto’s old hotel at Spadina and King renovated
The former Backpacker’s Hotel on the northwest corner of King Street West and Spadina Avenue was unveiled the 4th week of July 2015, after almost
Toronto’s Old Mill in the Humber Valley
The Old Mill Restaurant, spa and boutique hotel is one of Toronto’s best-known dining and entertainment venues. Situated at 21 Old Mill Road, north
History of University College, University of Toronto
King’s College in 1886, the year the building was demolished. Ontario Archives, 1002186(1). The beginning of higher education in Upper Canada (Ontario) commenced in 1827
History—Toronto’s Cecil Street Community Centre
The Community Centre at 58 Cecil Street is situated on a residential street south of College Street, to the east of the ever-busy Spadina Avenue.
Toronto’s Ryerson Press Building—Bell Media
The former Ryerson Press Building at 299 Queen Street, City of Toronto Archives, Fl 1231, It.0761 The five-storey, white “industrial Gothic” building on the southeast
The former Bank of Toronto at 205 Yonge Street
This photo is from the City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 124, F0124, Fl0003, id0152. It shows the two impressive neo-classical-style structures that were formerly banks,
Toronto’s 441-443 Queen West at Spadina
The view in the above photo gazes east along Queen Street on September 29, 1910, from a short distance west of Spadina Avenue. On the
History of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)
Gazing north on Queen’s Park Crescent in 1930. To the north of the museum is the Park Plaza Hotel. Toronto Archives, Fonds 1244, Item 3058.
Toronto’s Boer War Monument
Gazing north on University Avenue from south off Queen Street West on June 23, 1939. The Boer War monument is visible. The monument in the