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The Dissecting Room at the Toronto School of Medicine
A gruesome picture for Hallowe'en. Just off Yonge Street, on Richmond Street between Bay and Yonge was the Toronto School of Medicine.
The first school of medicine in Toronto was established in 1842 and the dissecting rooms were built on the…
The first school of medicine in Toronto was established in 1842 and the dissecting rooms were built on the…
TTC bus on Yonge Street, 1954
This picture shows the 970 (Armour Heights) bus, heading west from Yonge Blvd. and Yonge Street, on the last day of the Yonge Street trams.
B&O Yorkville Run 2012 - Race Review
"Toronto's Premier Boutique Race!"
A fast and fun run through the streets of downtown Toronto!
The event was in support of YWCA Women's Shelter -http://www.ywcatoronto.org/page.asp?l1=52&pid=76
Follow them on Twitter for event updates and even…
A fast and fun run through the streets of downtown Toronto!
The event was in support of YWCA Women's Shelter -http://www.ywcatoronto.org/page.asp?l1=52&pid=76
Follow them on Twitter for event updates and even…
Yonge Street and Melinda Street, ca. 1888
A watercolour depicting F.C. Capreol's Commercial Sales Rooms, located on Yonge St., at the northwest corner of Melinda St. The artist based his image on a pen & ink drawing reproduced in Evening Telegram series "Landmarks of Toronto", October 20,…
"Making the Scene in 1960s Yorkville" by Stuart Henderson
Historian Stuart Henderson discusses the fascinating dynamics of a hip community of beatniks, hippies, and greasers that made up one of Canada’s most infamous counter-cultural neighbourhoods near Yonge Street. The talk was part of the inaugural…
"A Public Technology: Building Toronto’s Yonge Street Subway" by Jay Young
This talk discusses various episodes surrounding the building of Toronto’s original Yonge Street subway line during the late 1940s and early 1950s, with particular attention paid to the impacts of construction on local merchants and residents, and…
Sporting Life 10k 2013 - Race Review
The Sporting Life 10k is not only an easy and fast race, but it is now the largest running event in Toronto and the 2nd largest in Canada with 27,000 registered participants this year! Woo!
Runners and walkers got to hustle down Canada's most…
Runners and walkers got to hustle down Canada's most…
Walk a Mile in Her Shoes Toronto 2013 - Review
Walk a Mile in Her Shoes is a charity event to raise awareness about violence against women and to raise funds for the White Ribbon campaign, the largest effort in the world of men working to end violence against women.
The interesting thing about…
The interesting thing about…
Street car on Yonge Street, north of Yonge Blvd., in Hogg's Hollow
The street cars used to go a lot further north back then! Courtesy of Toronto Public Library.
Changing city scape
When I moved to Toronto 25 years ago, the only thing that stood out on the horizon was the CN Tower. Even ten years ago, that was the scene. This shot, looking west from Yonge Street at the Gardiner ramp shows a new, vibrant and exciting city. My…