The Grand Opera House on Adelaide Street in 1921, view looking west on Adelaide Street. Toronto Archives, F 1231, Item 0843. Toronto’s first building
The south facade of the Old Registry Building in 1955, photo from the Toronto Public Library, r- 5673 The beginning of the 20th century delivered
Below are links to posts about Toronto’s heritage sites that have appeared on the blog, tayloronhistory.com, since it commenced in 2011. Toronto’s Maple Leaf Baseball
The Palace Pier Ballroom and Amusement Centre, depicted on a 1930s postcard. My memories of the Palace Pier, an immense structure that extended 300 feet
The old Dufferin Gates of the Canadian National; Exhibition on November 16, 1942. Toronto Archives, Series 372, S0372, Item 1659. Although the Canadian National Exhibition
High Park Mineral Baths on Bloor Street in 1920. Photo from the Toronto Public Library, r-2113 The first time I heard the shrieks and laughter from
Upper Canada College in 1890, photo from the Ontario Archives, 10002101 Archdeacon John Strachan, who became the first Anglican Bishop of Toronto, petitioned the British
Toronto’s second town market, the St. Patrick’s Market, was preceded by the St. Lawrence Market, founded in 1803, on orders from Governor Peter Hunt. The
During the final decades of the 19th century, the Federal Government in Ottawa ordered a number of armouries built across Canada to train and maintain
Most people who stroll spacious Trinity Bellwoods Park, its southern boundary on the north side of Queen Street West, would have difficulty imaging the impressive