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From Flickr: “Second annual dinner of the Board of Trade of the City of Toronto” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

This is a menu for the second annual dinner of the Toronto Board of Trade, held in 1889. The 127th such dinner will take place on January 26, but it will not be held at the Horticultural Gardens. One of our city’s earliest parks, it’s now called Allan Gardens, after Read More →

From Flickr: “Semi-centennial celebration of the city of Toronto : the Mayor of Toronto requests the pleasure of …” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TORONTO! The city of Toronto turns 180 today. While you can read and download a PDF of the original law on http://ift.tt/1Dn4XI8, it’s not as pretty as this invitation from the Mayor to the Semi-Centennial, held March 6, 1884. (The act of incorporation, called "An act to extend Read More →