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Metropolitan Toronto Library, now Toronto Reference Library
Wow! An interior shot of the newly opened Metropolitan Toronto Library in 1977. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library.
My Daughter Walking on Yonge Street
My daughter walking along Yonge Street, at Kempford Blvd. in North York.
Old Man and Boy
Handwritten on the photo by the original photographer "A young boy giving out handbills and an old man on Yonge Street in the summer of 1973."
Oldest thing on Yonge?
"This block of dolostone, a magnesium-rich variety of limestone, was found buried in boulder-studded clay about thirty feet below the surface during the excavation of the Yonge Street subway in August of 1972. Outcroppings of Dolostone are found…
Overseas Contingent in parade along Yonge Street, 1915.
When war broke out in 1914, Canada did not have the power to declare war. Britain's declaration automatically included Canada, but Canada reserved the right to determine the extent and type of support.
Unofficially, though, there was never any…
Unofficially, though, there was never any…
Poster from Lowe's Theatre
Catching a movie starring "America's sweetheart". But we know she was Canadian, eh?
Lowe's Theatre was at Queen and Yonge, and was later known as the Elgin.
Lowe's Theatre was at Queen and Yonge, and was later known as the Elgin.