Banner image is of the north side of Kingston Road, at Scarborough Road, on December 19th, 1931. Courtesy of City of Toronto Archives. A little while back, I wrote about how, in 1934, the East branch of the Danforth Business Men’s Association waged war against local fruit markets and their use of sidewalk displays. Newspapers […]
Read more "The Grimaldi Bros’ Fruit Market"Banner image is of the Danforth looking east from Logan in 1932. Courtesy of City of Toronto Archives. Danforth Avenue (or, the Danforth as we locals call it) is, undoubtedly, one of the city’s great strips. A bustling, vibrant stretch, chock-a-block with shops, restaurants, bars and venues, it is a true gem in the city’s […]
Read more "Much Ado on the Danforth"Banner image is of E. E. Rutherford’s Cut Rate Drug Store at Spadina and Nassau, circa 1915. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library. If I had a time machine, there’d be many aspects of 19th century Toronto life which I’d love to travel back to and experience firsthand – but medical care would not be one […]
Read more "Davids and Daniel – King St Druggists"Banner image is of a Toronto Hydro Electric storefront, with shoe display, taken on June 12, 1924. From the Toronto City Archives. For some years now I’ve been prowling the city, hunting and photographing the terrazzo entrances of bygone Toronto businesses. Some of these inspired entries in my book, Toronto: City of Commerce 1800 – […]
Read more "Duane’s on Roncesvalles"Hello friends! I’ve a line-up of fun entries to post here soon, but I would be seriously remiss if I did not share some rather big news in this gal’s world … This past week marked the official release of my book! Inspired by ghost signs found around the city, Toronto: City of Commerce 1800 […]
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