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17 Aug 2012
History, Photo of the Day, Retail

Photo of the Day Aug. 17 2012

  • August 17, 2012
  • By Hedy Korbee
  • Kingston Road, retail, revitalization, Warden Avenue
The Photo of the Day for August 17, 2012 was taken on Kingston Road east of Warden in 1954. It seemed appropriate given yesterday's post about D.O.T. Furniture closing down to make way for a...

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14 Aug 2012
History

Heritage status

  • October 19, 2021
  • By Hedy Korbee
  • anniversary, St. Nicholas Church
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14 Aug 2012
History, Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day August 14 2012

  • August 15, 2012
  • By Hedy Korbee
  • archival photos, Birchmount Road, Kingston Road
Our Photo of the Day for August 14, 2012 is another great snapshot in time from the Toronto Archives. This photograph was taken in 1927 at the corner of  Kingston Road and Birchmount Road, long...

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09 Aug 2012
History, Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day August 9 2012

  • August 9, 2012
  • By Hedy Korbee
  • Harding Blvd, Kingston Road
Here's another lovely vintage photo from the Toronto Archives via the Vintage Toronto facebook page. The Photo of the Day for August 9, 2012 was taken back in 1927 on Kingston Road looking south down...

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08 Aug 2012
Bluffs, History

Staircase down Bluffs?

  • October 19, 2021
  • By Hedy Korbee
So here's a history mystery! Does anybody know anything about a set of stairs that were once used to get up and down the Scarborough Bluffs? This fabulous photo of a staircase on the Bluffs is...

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03 Aug 2012
Bluffs, History, News

100-year old shipwreck off Bluffs

  • October 19, 2021
  • By Hedy Korbee
  • Alexandria, history, Scarborough Bluffs, shipwreck
Almost 100 years ago today the Canadian steamer Alexandria sank at the foot of the Scarborough Bluffs, a little bit east of Birch Cliff. The Alexandria was on its way from Toronto to Port Hope,...

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01 Aug 2012
History, News, Videos

Scarborough Fire Hall # 1

  • October 19, 2021
  • By Hedy Korbee
  • fire, firefighters, museum, Scarborough
How many times have you driven past the old firehall on Birchmount Avenue, between Danforth Ave. and Danforth Rd., and wondered what was inside? One day we decided to take a look and stumbled into...

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23 Jul 2012
History, Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day July 23, 2012

  • October 19, 2021
  • By Hedy Korbee
Anybody remember this building? The Photo of the Day for July 23, 2012 is a shot of the old Taylor Memorial Library, before it was torn down in 1984 to make way for the newer...

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