Toronto Normal School, c. 1950s. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 124, Fl’.0001 Id.0072 In 1847, the Toronto Normal School was established by Egerton Ryerson, Chief
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Mackenzie House—Toronto
Mackenzie House at 82 Bond St., Toronto William Lyon Mackenzie was born in Scotland in 1795. He arrived in Upper Canada (Ontario) in
Colborne Lodge in High Park
High Park in Toronto’s west end is the jewel in the crown of the city’s park system, containing stands of black oak trees that precede
Toronto’s Church of the Redeemer, Avenue Rd. and Bloor
In the 1850s, Yorkville was a small village to the north of Toronto, surrounded by fields and farmland. Horse-drawn coaches provided a connection to the
Toronto’s Anderson Building at 284 King West
The Anderson Building at 284 King Street West will be demolished if approval is received from the City of Toronto for the new complex
The E. W. Gillett Building at 276 King St. West
The E. W. Gillett Building at 276 King Street West is one of the structures that will be demolished if the Mirvish Condo project
Toronto’s architectural gems—St. James Cathedral on King St. East
St. James Cathedral at 65 Church Street, on the northeast corner of Church and King Street East, is one of Toronto’s most historic churches.
Toronto’s old Bloordale (State) movie theatre
4 This photo from the City of Toronto Archives (1103-100) of the Bloordale Theatre was likely taken in 1937, the year the theatre opened.
Toronto’s old movie theatres—the Royal Theatre (the Pylon)
The Royal Theatre at 608-610 College Street, near Clinton Avenue, is in the heart of Little Italy, although the area also has a substantial Portuguese
Toronto’s Oddfellows Hall at 2 College St.
The ornate red-brick building at 2 College Street (450 Yonge Street) is on the northwest corner of Yonge and College Streets. Constructed between the years 1891