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Vintage Photographs of Sledding and Tobogganing in Toronto

February 18, 2021 Joel Levy

Taking ones sled out to Toronto tobogganing hills has been popular in our city for over 100 years. Not only […]

View of the Hollywood Theatre on Yonge Street just south of Heath Street
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Old Photographs of Yonge Street in the 1970s

January 4, 2021 Joel Levy

For our latest curated collection of old photographs, we decided to expand on our images of Yonge street by showcasing […]

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AGO acquires world class collection of historical Caribbean photographs

June 13, 2019 Joel Levy

Toronto’s Black and Caribbean communities have raised $300,000 to bring The Montgomery Collection of Caribbean Photographs to the AGO. The […]

1930? - Yonge Street and Dundas Street West
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Photographs of Old Shoe Stores in Toronto

February 14, 2019 Joel Levy

Old Shoe Stores have a certain charm about them. As more and more of our local businesses fall to international […]

Toronto Sewer System
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Old photographs from 100 years of the Toronto Sewer System

December 20, 2018 Joel Levy

On my latest visit to the Toronto Archives and the Toronto Public Library Archives, I found some very interesting photos […]

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 […]

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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