Osgoode Hall in 1856 (photo City of Toronto Archives). In this photo the centre section has no three-storey portico and it contains a dome. The
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In 1873, Samuel Richardson erected a two-storey frame home on this corner. It survives today, though it has been greatly altered. Richardson added a third
As a child, a streetcar ride was an adventure. On our street, only one family owned an automobile, and thus we walked to most places.
The following quote is from the recently published murder/mystery “The Reluctant Virgin.” Jokes and stories that involved the Peter Witt streetcars on Toronto’s Yonge Street
I recently found this transfer, which I had saved from the year TTC’s new subway opened. My first trip had been on Sunday, March 31st.
City of Toronto Archives, Series 372, SS 100, Item 457 The above photo illustrates the sight that greeted Torontonians on the morning of December
Flooding on Toronto Islands in 2017
Flooding surrounding a home on Ward’s Island during the spring of 2017. Photo from the Toronto Star, June 3, 2017, accompanying an article by Peter
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
Toronto’ disappearing Bay and Gable houses
Bay and Gable houses comprise two of the three houses in the above photo. Located at 324-328 Richmond Street West, they were built between 1873
Toronto’s old Palace Pier Ballroom
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