History
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Sam the Record Man exposed
Walking by the old Sam the Record Man location on Yonge Street on the weekend I noticed the the double record sign facade has been finally taken down...
By Shawn Micallef -
Event Guide: Cabbagetown-Regent Park Museum Fundraiser
The good folks at the Cabbagetown-Regent Park Museum are throwing a fundraiser at the end of the month. Currently located in the “Resident’s...
By Shawn Micallef -
Amalgamated Heritage: The Lost Streetscapes of Bronte
Editor: Spacing is pleased to introduce our newest contributor, Lauren Archer, a budding heritage professional working in and around Southern Ontario. Her...
By Lauren Archer -
Phoenix’s LRT and Part IV of where have our streetcars gone?
So far on this blog, I have discussed where some of Toronto’s PCC streetcars have gone after serving here. Five ex-TTC streetcars are in active...
By Sean Marshall -
Event Guide: Toronto’s 175th Birthday — First Post Office benefit & other activities
WHAT: 5th annual birthday benefit for Toronto’s First Post Office WHERE: St. Lawrence Hall, 157 King Street East WHEN: Friday, March 6, 2009...
By Shawn Micallef -
Opening Day at the Toronto Coach Terminal, 1931
Motor coach terminal, Bay and Edward streets, Toronto, December 19, 1931. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 16, Series 71, Item 9041. When intercity bus...
By Jamie Bradburn -
Fort York Visitor Centre Competition opens
New things are afoot at Fort York. It sounds a bit strange to say that, but one of the oldest — that is, officially “historic” —...
By Shawn Micallef -
Building Storeys photo exhibit opens today!
Our friends at Heritage Toronto are staging a photo exhibition (Feb. 17-22) that opens today, and everyday, from 12-5pm at the Gladstone Hotel featuring...
By Shawn Micallef -
Quebec re-enactment battle cancelled due to threats
Over the last few weeks I’ve been talking with folks organizing the bicentennial celebrations of the War of 1812. One of the possible events...
By Matthew Blackett -
Old TTC tickets
With the weather making it feel like spring, I decided to start clearing out some of my clutter. In doing so, I discovered two old TTC tickets in an...
By Matthew Blackett -
Building Storeys: Long Live the Guild
The Guild Inn, 2008, by Olena Sullivan. EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Heritage Toronto’s Gary Miedema final post in his series on at-risk heritage...
By Gary Miedema -
The Parkdale seal: 1879-1889
The 1998 creation of the “megacity”, a merger of all of metro Toronto’s cities and boroughs, was the last in a long line of annexations...
By Matthew Blackett