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From Flickr: “Metropolitan Toronto Library, Yonge St., e. side, between Asquith Ave. & Collier St.; INTERIOR.” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

To celebrate the completion of the Toronto Reference Library Revitalization project, here is a photograph of the Toronto Reference Library (then known as the Metropolitan Toronto Library) upon its opening in 1977. The Toronto Reference Library (789 Yonge Street), is holding a revitalization celebration on Friday, September 19 at 4pm Read More →

From Flickr: “Yorkville Town Hall, Yonge St., w. side, opposite Collier St.” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

This group photo of the Street Railway Department was taken outside Yorkville Town Hall on the west side of Yonge at Collier Ave. In the background you can see a horse-drawn streetcar (with roof advertising) and a gas streetlamp. There are five barefoot boys, a farrier and at least one Read More →