History
Curated Collection of Vintage Photographs of Paramedics and Ambulances
We have shared an album of police officers, one of firefighters and their trucks, this week we are sharing vintage […]
History
History
1856 Toronto by photographers Armstrong, Beere and Hime
While browsing the Toronto Archives for a previous post, I came across this 25 photo collection which were taken by Armstrong, […]
History
Old photographs of the Toronto waterfront from the archives
While browsing the Toronto Archives and the Toronto Public Library Archives, I found a lot of great images taken along […]
History
Bronze-neck, Gold-heart. Canadian Hockey History Heroes
So we didn’t win gold in hockey this Olympics. Son of a bitch! It’s too bad the IOC and the […]
History
The 5 Most Believable Alien and UFO Sightings in Canadian History
In honour of the 103rd anniversary of Canada’s first major UFO report – we will take a look at the […]
History
Topless shoeshine girls were a thing in Toronto
Photographer Dick Loek captured many great historical images from Toronto over his years working at the Toronto Star. His images […]
History
Vintage Photographs of the Construction of the Bloor Street Viaduct
Designed by Edmund W. Burke, the Prince Edward Viaduct, or the Bloor Street Viaduct as you may know it, connects […]
Community & Culture
A look at the Architecture and Contents of the Toronto Reference Library
Home to the largest reference collection in Canada, the Toronto Reference Library, formerly the Metropolitan Reference Library, is one of […]
History
A Curated Collection of Old Hockey Photographs from Toronto
For my latest collection of vintage pics, I thought I would find some old hockey photographs from the Toronto area […]
History
A journey through time inside Toronto’s historical ‘The Great Hall’
If you travel along Queen Street West approaching Dovercourt you’d never know that behind a set of doors on the […]