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The Story of the Roy Thomson Hall

November 19, 2019March 2, 2021 johndougtaylor

  My earliest memories of the site where the Roy Thomson Hall is located dates from the 1960s. During that decade King Street West, near

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TIFF 2018 – Festival Street (King St. West)

September 9, 2018 johndougtaylor

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is one the city’s most highly anticipated events. During the first 4 days of the 10-day festival, a section

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Toronto’s historic Royal Alexandra Theatre

May 18, 2015 johndougtaylor

The Royal Alexander Theatre in August, 1955 , Toronto Public Library, r-4963-1 In the 19th century, King Street was one of the most fashionable residential

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Toronto’s old 1873 Union Station

May 5, 2015 johndougtaylor

This view of the old Union Station in 1922 gazes east from the south side of the tracks near the Esplanade. On the right-hand side

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Theatre book in TIFF book store

September 10, 2014 johndougtaylor

                      The recently published book about Toronto’s old movie theatres is now available in the TIFF book store. TIFF members receive a 15% discount on

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TIFF madness 2014—King St. festival

September 8, 2014 johndougtaylor

King Street on the afternoon of the day TIFF opened, Thursday, September 5, 2014. The crowds had not yet gathered. King Street gazing west at

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Toronto’s Theatres and the Golden Age of the Silver Screen

June 29, 2014 johndougtaylor

Book published in 2014 about Toronto’s old movie theatres. The book explores 50 of Toronto’s old theatres and contains over 80 archival photographs of the

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Toronto’s Bell Lightbox (TIFF) on King St. West

January 19, 2014 johndougtaylor

I remember when the site of the Bell Lightbox, the headquarters of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), was a parking lot. I also recall

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Toronto architecture—Cineplex Odeon Varsity Cinemas

June 24, 2013 johndougtaylor

   Cineplex Odeon Varsity Cinema is on the second floor of the Manulife Centre, at the busy intersection of Bloor and Bay Streets. The theatre

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Enjoying Toronto’s architectural gems – the St. Lawrence Market

April 23, 2012 johndougtaylor

The April 2004 edition of “Food and Wine Magazine” declared the St. Lawrence Market to be among the 25 greatest market in the world. I

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