History
The Industrial Slum Games? A Look Back at the West Don Lands
As talk of the 2015 Pan-Am games circulates within the news, I thought I might take a look at the […]
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History
A Look Back at Toronto’s Old Movie Theatres
So, I’ve just returned from being chased through a suburban mall parking lot by some angry people in a Westphalia […]
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The Gooderham & Worts Flatiron Building
Toronto’s Flatiron building was constructed in the late 1800s (10 years before the more publicized NYC Flatiron) for the Gooderham and Worts […]
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Toronto by Night (aka long exposures galore)
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
This is the first time in two years that I haven’t ridden a motorcycle and it’s absolutely depressing. I’ve always […]
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“South Parkdale” vintage fitted tees don’t exist
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
So, we’ve been in a heat wave these past few days…yes, one of those. The type of awful humidity, that […]