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Ontario’s first and second legislative assembly buildings

August 11, 2015 johndougtaylor

  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

August 4, 2015 johndougtaylor

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

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Toronto’s Old Mill in the Humber Valley

August 2, 2015 johndougtaylor

   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

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History of University College, University of Toronto

June 27, 2015 johndougtaylor

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

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History—Toronto’s Cecil Street Community Centre

June 15, 2015 johndougtaylor

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.

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Toronto’s Ryerson Press Building—Bell Media

June 9, 2015February 4, 2021 johndougtaylor

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

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The former Bank of Toronto at 205 Yonge Street

June 5, 2015 johndougtaylor

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,

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Toronto’s 441-443 Queen West at Spadina

June 2, 2015 johndougtaylor

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

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History of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)

May 31, 2015 johndougtaylor

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.

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Toronto’s Boer War Monument

May 26, 2015 johndougtaylor

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

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