The above picture is from a 1950s post card. On the reverse side of the card is a purple 4-cents stamp with the image of
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My interest in Canada’s history began when I was a young boy in public school. As a teacher, I taught Canadian history to high school
This photograph of the Christmas lights on Yonge Street was taken in 1958, with a Kodak Pony 35mm camera. It looks north on Yonge from
Toronto’s old movie houses—the Coronet (Savoy) on Yonge at Gerrard
The Coronet Theatre on the northeast corner of Gerrard and Yonge Streets in 1979. Double bill included—“Oh God” with George Burns, John Denver and Donald
The glorious CNE has returned to Toronto to add colour, action and gastronomic treats to the late-summer weeks of 2013. It turned out that the
Backpackers’ Hotel amid chaos at King and Spadina
The historic Backpackers’ Hotel has been surrounded by construction chaos during the replacement of the streetcar tracks during the summer of 2013. The construction has
Cineplex Odeon Varsity Cinema is on the second floor of the Manulife Centre, at the busy intersection of Bloor and Bay Streets. The theatre
On the site where “The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema” exists today, at 506 Bloor Street West, there has been a theatre since December 23, 1913.
Toronto’s architectural gems—the old Dominion Bank at Yonge and Gerrard
The old Dominion Bank Building at 380 Yonge Street, on the southwest corner of Yonge and Gerrard Streets is one of the most elegant banks
Toronto’s architectural gems—the CPR Building at Yonge and King
The Canadian Pacific Building at 1 King Street East, on the southeast corner of Yonge and King Streets, also possesses the postal address of