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From Flickr: “Wanderer’s Bicycle Club” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

A composite photograph taken in 1884, the Wanderer’s Bicycle Club is depicted in front of the Queen’s Park fountain (University Ave, Toronto). The Toronto Daily Mail described one of their trips to Hamilton, August 16, 1883: “As customary to this club, they wandered in small parties into that city, (…) Read More →

From Flickr: “Parliament Buildings (1893); fire, 1 September 1909” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

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 →

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