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Toronto’s golden age of postcards

October 20, 2015 johndougtaylor

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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Memories of Toronto’s restaurants of the past

October 5, 2015 johndougtaylor

Dining in Toronto in past decades was far different to the culinary scene that the city now offers. When I was a boy in the

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Toronto’s first Post Office

September 19, 2015 johndougtaylor

                  Near the northeast corner of Adelaide and George Streets, at 252 Adelaide Street West, is one of the city’s most historic structures — Toronto’s

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Art Gallery of Ontario—Fantastic

August 16, 2015 johndougtaylor

The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is for me a home away from home. I purchased a membership to enable me to frequently visit paintings

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Ontario’s first and second legislative assembly buildings

August 11, 2015 johndougtaylor

  The first legislative assembly of Upper Canada (Ontario) was held in Newark (Niagara-on-the-Lake) on September 17, 1792. The colourful painting by Rex Wood depicts

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Panasonic Theatre—Part II—archival photos

July 27, 2015 johndougtaylor

The Panasonic Theatre is located on the east side of Yonge Street, a short distance south of Bloor Street. It has changed named several times

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Toronto’s old Community Theatre on Woodbine Avenue

July 22, 2015 johndougtaylor

  The Community Theatre at 1202 Woodbine Avenue c. 1937. The Community Theatre was the second building east of the southwest corner of Woodbine and

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Toronto streetcars—from Omnibus to Red Rocket

July 17, 2015 johndougtaylor

One of Toronto’s newest “red rockets,” northbound on Spadina Avenue on July 10, 2015.  When the city of Toronto was the small colonial town of

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Toronto’s sinful Victory Theatre—new photos

June 29, 2015 johndougtaylor

The Victory Theatre, which closed in 1975, an undated photo from the Toronto Archives. Few theatres in Toronto elicit as many stories and memories as

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History of University College, University of Toronto

June 27, 2015 johndougtaylor

King’s College in 1886, the year the building was demolished. Ontario Archives, 1002186(1). The beginning of higher education in Upper Canada (Ontario) commenced in 1827

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