The ornate red-brick building at 2 College Street (450 Yonge Street) is on the northwest corner of Yonge and College Streets. Constructed between the years 1891
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Toronto’s old movie theatres—the Regent (the Belsize, the Crest) – Historic Toronto
The Regent Theatre at 551 Mount Pleasant Road is an old neighbourhood theatres that has survived into the modern era. The theatre opened in 1927
Toronto’s old movie theatres—the Panasonic Theatre (Victoria, Astor, New Yorker) – Historic Toronto
The Panasonic Theatre at 651 Yonge Street was originally a four-story residence, built in 1911 in the Second-Empire style, with a Mansard roof containing windows
Toronto’s old Odeon Danforth Theatre – Historic Toronto
Photo, City of Toronto Archives, Series 1278, File 119 The Odeon Danforth Theatre was located at 635 Danforth Avenue, on the south side of
Toronto’s old movie houses—the Paramount Theatre at 1069 St. Clair Ave. – Historic Toronto
The Paramount Theatre was on the south side of St. Clair Avenue West, between Lauder and Glenholme avenues. (Photo City of Toronto Archives, Series 488,
Toronto’s architectural gems—the St. Patrick’s (Queen St.) Market – Historic Toronto
238 Queen Street West, the site of the old St Patrick’s Market—now the Queen Street Market In 1836, Mr. D’Arcy Boulton (1785-1846), who resided at
Toronto’s hip Queen St. West—naughty and nice—Part One – Historic Toronto
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 Brooke Building at Jarvis and Front – Historic Toronto
When I first began researching Toronto’s 19th-century buildings, I began in the old town of York. Very few of the structures from this period of
Toronto’s old Hollywood Theatre – Historic Toronto
Photo from the City of Toronto Archives (Series 1278, File 83). The above picture was likely taken around 1945, as the film on
Toronto’s architectural gems—the old YWCA at 18 Elm St. – Historic Toronto
The YWCA (foreground) of 1890, on Elm Street, which now houses the Elmwood Club. This magnificent 19th-century building is at 18 Elm Street, a