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From Flickr: “Rossin House, York St., s.e. cor. King St W., looking n.e. from York & Wellington Sts.” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

In the mid 19th-Century, Rossin House Hotel was one of the most prestigious hotels in Toronto and one of the early city’s tallest structure. Located at the southeast corner of King and York Streets in Toronto, it was originally built in 1856. As this picture shows, it was destroyed by Read More →

From Flickr: “Neptune alpin, Samedan, district de Maloja, Engadine, canton des Grisons, Suisse.” by byb64

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From Flickr: “Chesa Pol, Samedan, district de Maloja, Engadine, canton des Grisons, Suisse.” by byb64

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From Flickr: “Chesa Pol, Samedan, district de Maloja, Engadine, canton des Grisons, Suisse.” by byb64

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From Flickr: “Beauté d’une frise en sgraffite, maison engadinoise (XVIe), Samedan, district de Maloja, Engadine, canton des Grisons, Suisse.” by byb64

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From Flickr: “Beauté d’une frise en sgraffite, maison engadinoise (XVIe), Samedan, district de Maloja, Engadine, canton des Grisons, Suisse.” by byb64

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From Flickr: “Oriel, maison engadinoise, Samedan, district de Maloja, Engadine, canton des Grisons, Suisse.” by byb64

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From Flickr: “Maison engadinoise, Samedan, district de Maloja, Engadine, canton des Grisons, Suisse.” by byb64

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From Flickr: “Millen, Robert, house, Bay St., w. side, s. of Albert St.” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

It’s cold out. When I saw this picture in our Digital Archive (http://ift.tt/1Dn4XI8), I was extra glad that I live in a house with central heating and insulation. This 1890 photo shows Robert Millen’s wooden house, with a central fireplace. Inside, you can just about make out a woman and Read More →