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Toronto’s architectural gems–Bank at Spadina and Queen West

December 2, 2012 johndougtaylor

                   378 Queen Street West (the bank building at the northeast corner of Spadina and Queen Streets) During the early 1840s, on the site of

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Military hero of War of 1812 lived near McDonald’s at Queen and Spadina

December 1, 2012 johndougtaylor

The home of James Fitzgibbon was on the southwest corner of Queen West and Spadina, seen in the above photo. A bank occupies the site

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Grossman’s Tavern at 377-9 Spadina, Toronto

November 8, 2012 johndougtaylor

Some may question my sanity when I suggest that the building that houses Grossman’s Tavern on Spadina is an architectural gem. I might receive more

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Sinfully saucy and diverse–Toronto’s Spadina Avenue

September 28, 2012 johndougtaylor

   Spadina Avenue in 1906 (left) and today (right). Both pictures look north on Spadina toward Dundas St. At one time, Spadina Avenue was a

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McDonald’s at Queen and Spadina on an historic site

August 27, 2012 johndougtaylor

When gazing at the intersection at Queen and Spadina, where a McDonald’s is located on the northwest corner, it is difficult to believe that this

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Exploring Toronto’s architectural gems–the Paul Magder fur shop at 202 Spadina Avenue

August 7, 2012 johndougtaylor

                                                 The Paul Magder Fur Shop at 202 Spadina Avenue During the final decades of the nineteenth century, the building at 202 Spadina was

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Vanished building on Toronto’s Spadina Ave. is rediscovered

July 25, 2012 johndougtaylor

Have you ever passed this building on the east side of Spadina, a short distance south of Queen Street? The nineteenth-century building behind the modern

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Exploring Toronto’s architectural gems–the building at 239-241 Spadina Ave.

July 6, 2012 johndougtaylor

                             The building at 239-241 Spadina Avenue, a short distance south of Dundas Street, is presently being renovated and restored. It was built in 1910

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Toronto’s architectural gems– 233-235 Spadina. Is this a joke ?

July 4, 2012 johndougtaylor

Is it a joke to refer to the house at 233-235 Spadina as an architectural gem? Not really ! The home did not always look

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History of Toronto – Clarence Square on Spadina south of King St. W

June 9, 2012 johndougtaylor

The land occupied by Clarence Square was at one time a part of the military reserve attached to Fort York. It was laid out in

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