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The Industrial Slum Games? A Look Back at the West Don Lands
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The Industrial Slum Games? A Look Back at the West Don Lands

November 29, 2012 Christopher Butters

As talk of the 2015 Pan-Am games circulates within the news, I thought I might take a look at the […]

Toronto's Movie Theatres Past
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A Look Back at Toronto’s Old Movie Theatres

October 4, 2012 Christopher Butters

So, I’ve just returned from being chased through a suburban mall parking lot by some angry people in a Westphalia […]

Gooderham & Worts Flatiron Building
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The Gooderham & Worts Flatiron Building

September 23, 2012 Joel Levy

Toronto’s Flatiron building was constructed in the late 1800s (10 years before the more publicized NYC Flatiron) for the Gooderham and Worts […]

Toronto by Night
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Toronto by Night (aka long exposures galore)

July 26, 2012 Christopher Butters

It’s not that often that you get to glimpse history at night. Surely, if we’ve learned anything from history textbooks, […]

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Vintage Motorcycling in Toronto

July 12, 2012 Christopher Butters

This is the first time in two years that I haven’t ridden a motorcycle and it’s absolutely depressing. I’ve always […]

South Parkdale Toronto
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“South Parkdale” vintage fitted tees don’t exist

July 5, 2012 Christopher Butters

  As I sit here sipping a beer and listening to another story involving the words “bath salts” and “ate”, […]

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Turn of the Century Swimming in Toronto

June 28, 2012 Christopher Butters

So, we’ve been in a heat wave these past few days…yes, one of those. The type of awful humidity, that […]

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