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In the 1950s, “A&A Records” and “Sam the Record Man,” two stores on Yonge Street, were an integral part of my teenage years. They were

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The old Toronto Star newspaper building is the large structure on the left-hand side of the photo.The view is from the southwest, looking at the

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The Cumberland Four Theatre in Toronto’s trendy Yorkville, Toronto Archives, Series 881, File 353  The multiplex theatre, the Cumberland Four, was located at 159 Cumberland

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                    Toronto’s Customs House (1870-1876) at Front Street East and Scott Street. Three Customs Houses preceded this one in the town of York (Toronto). Watercolour

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Toronto’s heritage buildings and sites on tayloronhistory.com – Historic Toronto

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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

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       Toronto’s Ford Hotel in the 1930s (postcard S-1500) I vividly remember the old Ford Hotel, but unfortunately, until I began researching its history, never

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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

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The Murdock Mystery series features the Queen’s Hotel in many of its episodes. The TV show is one of my favourites, and due to my

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Postcard depicting the Old City Hall, Toronto in 1910. Photo Toronto Public Library, pck-2198 Postcards have lost their importance in today’s world. They are rarely

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The Eaton’s Queen Street Store on April 16, 1975. The view looks south on Yonge Street toward Queen Street, the east facade of the Simpson’s

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