In July 2018, I visited Allan Gardens to photograph inside the greenhouses. Prior to entering the Palm House, while taking photos from the walkway that
Category: Toronto’s lost atchitectural gems
The last surviving Tollkeeper’s Cottage in Canada
Tollkeeper’s Cottage at 750 Davenport Road, in early-June 2014. The small, unpretentious cottage in Tollkeeper’s Park, on the northwest corner of Bathurst Street and
Lost Toronto — by Doug Taylor
Lost Toronto by Doug Taylor, Pavilion Press, published January 2018. Photo King and Yonge Streets, Toronto Archives. When Old City Hall was slated for demolition
Salvation Square at the Toronto Eaton Centre
Salvation Square was once the site of The Salvation Army Territorial Headquarters. The above photo, taken c. 1890, is from the collection of the Toronto
Lost Toronto, the Central Building—45 Richmond St. West
The Central Building on the south side of Richmond Street West, between Yonge and Bay Streets, c. 1928. Toronto archives, F 044, Item 0021.
The north St. Lawrence Market—demolished 2016
The north building of Toronto’s St. Lawrence Market in 2013. The view gazes toward the northwest corner of Jarvis and Front Streets. In the background,
Benvenuto—Toronto’s mansion on the hill—demolished 1932
Benvenuto in 1890 — home of Simeon Henan Janes and later, Sir William Mackenzie, on the hill above Davenport Road, on the west side of
Moss Park—home of William Allan
Moss Park, the palatial residence of William Allan. Photo taken in 1897, collection of the Toronto Public Library, r- 3661. William Allan was one of
St. George the Martyr, Anglican, destroyed by fire 1955
The Anglican Church of St. George the Martyr, view gazing north on John Street (Toronto) from Queen Street in 1909. In the distance is
Toronto’s Colonial Tavern – demolished
The Colonial Tavern during the summer of 1973, when Yonge Street was closed to vehicle traffic to create a pedestrian mall. In the photo,