Winter wandering through the Distillery District

Winter wandering through the Distillery District

Winter wandering through the Distillery District

Winter wandering through the Distillery District

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Black and white photo of an old home and pond amidst lush greenery at Todmorden Mills in Toronto, Ontario.

#BlackAndWhite photo of an old home and pond amidst #lush greenery at #TodmordenMills in #Toronto, #Ontario.

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Toronto Necropolis Chapel with Gothic architecture and vibrant spring blossoms under an overcast sky.

#Toronto Necropolis Chapel with #Gothic #architecture and vibrant spring blossoms under an overcast sky.

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Black and white photo of a hotel with balconies and pointed roofs.

The TIFF Lightbox is there now, but the Arlington Hotel stood at King and John street in downtown Toronto from 1889, demolished just after 1932 - photo from the 1903 book "Fifty Glimpses of Toronto and Vicinity." wholemap.com/glimpses1903 #lostToronto #TorontoHistory #historicToronto #Toronto

Black and white photo of a hotel with balconies and pointed roofs.

Summer in Toronto has always included the Island - here is a photo of Hanlan's Hotel from the 1903 book "Fifty Glimpses of Toronto and Vicinity." This version of the hotel was built in 1880, and demolished in 1909. wholemap.com/glimpses1903 #Toronto #historicToronto #TorontoHistory

Colourized 1910 photo of an ornate hotel reception desk with painted murals in the background.

I put the 1910 description and images of the lost murals in the King Eddy Hotel: wholemap.com/MuralsOfKingEddy The murals by William de Leftwich Dodge (1867 - 1935) and Toronto artist Frederick Sproston Challener RCA (1869–1959) were covered in a 1980s renovation. #Toronto #HistoricToronto #mural

A black and white photo of a group of people at a table, outside, in front of trees and stone gates with ornate lanterns on the top. On the bottom is a colour photo of the same location with a yellow traffic signal on the left and a speed limit sign which says "Maximum 20 Begins"

The Howard Memorial Gates on the east side of High Park opened 111 years ago today on March 19th, 1914 -present at the ceremony were Duke of Connaught, Lady A. Gooderham, and Mayor Hocken's wife. wholemap.com/HowardGates #Toronto #historicToronto #HighPark

An Art Deco Masterpiece: Why You Should Visit the R.C. When you think of a water treatment plant, you probably don’t have the most exciting picture in mind. These facilities provide an important…

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Un dimanche après-midi sur les terrains de l'Université de Totonto et de la Soldier's Tower.

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Black and white photo of an old Canadian military fort in the fog.

A misty day down at Fort York 93 years ago today - one of the blockhouses along with the ramparts and cannons facing south towards Lake Ontario, and Toronto growing building by building in the background, back on May 21st, 1931. wholemap.com/May21 #OTD #HistoricToronto #FortYork

Black and white photo of the aftermath of a fire in a theatre with part of the roof missing.

Second post in a row of a fire in Toronto, this one 10 years later, in 1915, of the Princess Theatre 109 years ago today, that stood on King Street where University Ave is now. Follow the link to 'Theatres' to see all five photos. wholemap.com/May10 #OTD #OnThisDay #fire #HistoricToronto

Black and white photo of a round flowerbed of tulips, with other beds stretching off into the distance and two women in hats looking at the camera.

While not as dramatic in black and white, there are 4 photos of tulips from Toronto on May 8th, 1915 - some like this from Queen's Park, and one from High Park. wholemap.com/May8 #Toronto #tulips #OTD #HistoricToronto #OnThisDay

Colour photo looking up at the corner of a red brick building with scroll work and the words 'Heydon House' carved around the circular corner.

Even 41 years ago today, the old Heydon House hotel at St. Clair and Old Weston Road had lost its distinctive tower, as this April 23rd, 1983 photo shows. At wholemap.com/heydon we have 9 photos from 1924 through 3 other photos from this date in 1983. #Hotel #OTD #TorontoPhoto #HistoricToronto