The Birkbeck Building at 8-10 Adelaide Street East is an Edwardian architectural gem that today is surrounded by faceless modern towers of glass and
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Toronto’s 7th Post Office on Toronto St.
Toronto’s Seventh Post Office, located at 10 Toronto Street, remains as impressive today as when it was built between the years 1851 and 1853. The
Toronto’s architectural gems—the former hotel at Bay and Elm Streets
The restored 19th-century-style building on the southwest corner of Elm and Bay Streets is an excellent example of the architectural gems from the past that
Toronto’s Parkdale Theatre on Queen St. near Roncesvalles
This photo of the Parkdale Theatre at 1605 Queen Street West, on the southwest corner of Queen and Triller Avenue, is from the Ontario Archives
Toronto’s 1881 row of shops at 388-396 Queen West
The above photo reveals an impressive row of shops on Queen Street West, near the northwest corner of Queen and Spadina. The shops are contained
Toronto’s hip Queen St. West—naughty and nice—Part One
The quote below was written by Christopher Hutsul in the Toronto Star on August 29, 2004. Queen St., in effect is becoming one vast accidental
Toronto’s architectural gems—the old Workhouse at 87 Elm Street
On the southwest corner of Elm and Elizabeth streets is an old yellow-brick building surrounded by modern structures of glass and steel. This historic structure
Toronto’s architectural gems—the northwest corner of Yonge and Queen St. West
The northwest corner of Yonge and Queen Street West, looking west from Queen Street East. Photo taken in July 2013. The northwest corner of
Toronto’s old movie theatres—the St. Clair Major
The St. Clair Major was located at 1780 St. Clair Avenue West, which at the time was mainly a working-class district, remote from the downtown.
Toronto’s old movie houses—the Coronet (Savoy) on Yonge at Gerrard
The Coronet Theatre on the northeast corner of Gerrard and Yonge Streets in 1979. Double bill included—“Oh God” with George Burns, John Denver and Donald