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Tara Collum is a Toronto writer, book hoarder, and aspiring cat lady.
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Old Photographs from the Regent Park neighbourhood

July 7, 2022 Tara Collum

Historically a poor and working-class neighbourhood, and a home for new immigrants, Regent Park is being transformed from an isolated […]

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Old Photographs of the Beaches

April 28, 2022 Tara Collum

The residents of the Beaches, or (sigh) the Beach have some of the same struggles as the rest of the […]

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Old Photographs of the Exhibition Place grounds

March 31, 2022 Tara Collum

A really interesting example of city-owned mixed-use property, Exhibition Place has roots dating back to the 1700s as a trading […]

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Old Photographs of Christmas Displays in Toronto (1908-1983)

December 9, 2021 Tara Collum

In Iceland, they celebrate Christmas jolabokaflod style, which translates to book flood, where people gift books and then read them […]

1986 - R.C. Harris Water Filtration Plant looking north
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Old Photographs of the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plan

October 7, 2021 Tara Collum

There is an allure and mystery to buildings the public can’t access. Only on special occasions like Doors Open Toronto […]

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