Staff and members of the Toronto Mechanics’ Institute, at Church and Adelaide (Evening Telegram, September 8, 1908). In the 1800s, working men paid an annual subscription to a Mechanics’ Institute to read books, mainly on technical subjects. This one eventually became the Toronto Public Library. We pin it in honour Read More →
As Winterlicious kicks off this week in Toronto, we thought we would share this restaurant interior from 1929 of the Old Mill Restaurant, on Old Mill Road at the southeast corner of Humber Boulevard. Creator: Moore & Nixon-James Date: 1929 Identifier: 980-9-516 Format: Ephemera Rights: Public domain Courtesy: Toronto Public Read More →
As Winterlicious kicks off this week in Toronto, we thought we would share this restaurant interior from 1929 of the Old Mill Restaurant, on Old Mill Road at the southeast corner of Humber Boulevard. Creator: Moore & Nixon-James Date: 1929 Identifier: 980-9-516 Format: Ephemera Rights: Public domain Courtesy: Toronto Public Read More →
The Legislative Building at Queen’s Park was built between 1886 and 1893. While adding an extension 1909, workers accidentally set fire to the roof of the west wing. The fire spread quickly. MPPs and staff formed a bucket brigade to save the Legislative Chamber, but sadly the damage included the Read More →
For Back to School we thought of pinning this 1875 picture of the gates at Yonge and College. Back then, College was a private road that ran through King’s College to University Ave. King’s College became the first college in Canada when it was chartered in 1827 by the Earl Read More →
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