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Old Photographs of Toronto Corner Stores and Intersections (1900-1982)

December 13, 2018 Joel Levy

Exploring historical archives often reveals astonishing insights into our city’s rich heritage. The Toronto Photo Archives and the Toronto Public […]

1898 - North Market Front Street East
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A Look Back at St. Lawrence Market through the Toronto Archives

November 29, 2018 Evan Jordan

While we eagerly await the construction of the new 100 million dollar North Building at St. Lawrence Market, slated for […]

Haunted Toronto
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Urban Capers Haunted Toronto Scavenger Hunt reveals dark and ghostly secrets

October 24, 2018 Sonya Davidson

I am a true Torontonian born and raised in the city. I thought I knew my city really well but […]

Riverdale Farm - 2016 - Photo by Joel Levy
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Riverdale Farm 40th Anniversary and Events

September 26, 2018 Joel Levy

In 1978, the Riverdale Zoo (Toronto Zoo) completed its transition to the Riverdale Farm and opened its doors to the […]

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Vintage Advertising Photographs from the Toronto Archives

August 23, 2018 Joel Levy

On my most recent trip through the Toronto Archives I found some fun vintage advertising images that show the products […]

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Vintage photographs from the first years of the Toronto Zoo

August 16, 2018 Joel Levy

August 15th was the anniversary of the opening of the Toronto Zoo, or the Metropolitan Toronto Zoo as it was […]

1925 - H. Armstrong Roberts - Nipigon Men cooking copy 3
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Vintage Ontario Photographs of Summer Camps and Camping

August 9, 2018 Joel Levy

For some, summer in Toronto means summer camps and camping throughout Ontario. So for this week’s curated collection of old […]

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Curated Collection of Vintage Photographs of Paramedics and Ambulances

August 2, 2018 Joel Levy

We have shared an album of police officers, one of firefighters and their trucks, this week we are sharing vintage […]

Toronto from the top of the Rossin House Hotel, looking north-east
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1856 Toronto by photographers Armstrong, Beere and Hime

May 31, 2018 Joel Levy

While browsing the Toronto Archives for a previous post, I came across this 25 photo collection which were taken by Armstrong, […]

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Old photographs of the Toronto waterfront from the archives

May 3, 2018 Joel Levy

While browsing the Toronto Archives and the Toronto Public Library Archives, I found a lot of great images taken along […]

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