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Then and Now: Broadview and Queen, Looking North

Broadview and Queen, looking north, Toronto, 1918
April 25, 2013 9:50 am | by Jeff Low | Comments
Then. June 26, 1918. Broadview and Queen looking north.   Now. September 2012.   read more
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Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For April 25, 2013

April 25, 2013 9:42 am | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
Suburban vs urban transit war growing; Toronto air pollution down significantly; Porter warns time is short; Coucillor Kristyn Wong-Tam offers to explain how politics works to Rob Ford; and more ... read more
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Then and Now: Broadview and Queen

Broadview and Queen, Toronto, circa 1949
April 24, 2013 9:32 am | by Jeff Low | Comments
Then. Broadview Avenue, looking SSW towards the Broadview Hotel and Queen Street. Circa 1949-ish I'm guessing.   Now. September 2012. read more
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Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For April 24, 2013

April 24, 2013 9:17 am | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
Executive committee defers on Transit Vote; debating the future of BIXI; vote sooner than expected for Porter expansion; council lacks authority to ban Queers Against Isreali Apartheid; and more ... read more
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Then and Now: Toronto College of Music / Ecole Publique Gabrielle Roy

Toronto College of Music, Pembroke St, Toronto, circa 1894
April 23, 2013 9:16 am | by Jeff Low | Comments
Then. Toronto College of Music. 12-14 Pembroke Street, circa 1894.   Now. September 2012. Ecole Publique Gabrielle Roy. read more
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Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For April 23, 2013

April 23, 2013 7:32 am | by Stephanie Calvet | Comments
Via train plot suspects to appear in court; Rob Ford's offer to personally “explain how politics work” to women unlikely to win him female voters; safety charges laid in deadly Ontario mall ... read more
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Photo of the Day: Sandwich Board Advertising

Sandwich boards advertising condos in downtown Toronto
April 23, 2013 12:00 am | by Editor | Comments
This image is a proof that the tried-and-true sandwich board as an advertising medium is alive and well in Toronto. There's a reason why these are still so popular. Sure can make for a cluttered ... read more
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Then and Now: 7 Labatt Avenue

7 Labatt Avenue, Toronto, circa 1919
April 22, 2013 9:57 am | by Jeff Low | Comments
Then. 7 Labatt Ave, circa 1919.   Now. September 2012. read more
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Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For April 22, 2013

April 22, 2013 8:49 am | by Stephanie Calvet | Comments
Central Ontario communities hit hard by flooding; GO Transit will add 263 train weekly trips to its Lakeshore route; U.S considering a traveller's tax for border-crossing Canadians; chief ... read more
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Photo of the Day: View From the East

Downtown Toronto skyline, Toronto Condos, Photo of the Day
April 22, 2013 12:00 am | by Editor | Comments
Here we have a view looking at the city from the east side of downtown. Down below we see the Don Valley Parkway, the Don River and a clear view across the Bloor Viaduct to the skyline ... read more
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Ballast Dedicated at Great Gulf's Charlie Condo

Public Art "Ballast" by Jed Lind, with Charlie condos rising behind, Toronto
April 19, 2013 7:36 pm | by Craig White | Comments
We have a two Charlie Condos stories for you today. Purchasers at the Great Gulf condo 'Charlie' have been occupying their units for the past few months now, the building is registered, retailers ... read more
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Then and Now: Banking at Yonge and Bloor

Yonge and Bloor, northwest corner, Toronto, circa 1922
April 19, 2013 9:59 am | by Jeff Low | Comments
Then. Canadian Bank of Commerce. Yonge and Bloor Branch. Northwest corner, circa 1922. Picture sourced by wwwebster. Sometimes I forget to mention this.  :) Now. October 2012. read more
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Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For April 19, 2013

April 19, 2013 9:48 am | by Editor | Comments
Committee to examine shields for Toronto taxi drivers; many ways to fund Bixi bike-share program; five ways to celebrate Earth Day in Toronto; and more news. Liberals display sense of humour on ... read more
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Then and Now: BaBloor Hotel, Bay and Bloor

BaBloor Hotel, Bay and Bloor, Toronto, circa 1945
April 18, 2013 9:30 am | by Jeff Low | Comments
Then. BaBloor Hotel [what an awkward name...]. 1163 - 1167 Bay Street, between Charles and Bloor, circa 1945. Now. October 2012. read more
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Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For April 18, 2013

April 18, 2013 9:10 am | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
GTA mayors getting behind Transit plan; Ford does not want to subsidize BIXI; casino approval unlikely at council and more! GTA mayors get behind transit plan at CivicAction event, saying it’s ... read more
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Then and Now: Gibson Lane, Church and Aylmer

Gibson Lane, Church and Aylmer, Toronto, 1914
April 17, 2013 9:31 am | by Jeff Low | Comments
Then. July 29, 1914. Gibson Lane... ran east from Yonge roughly midpoint between what is now Alymer and Church. This picture is of course from the online Toronto Archives. The location I found in ... read more
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Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For April 17, 2013

April 17, 2013 9:19 am | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
Toronto city manager wants sales tax, gas tax and/or parking levey to pay for transit expansion; BIXI looking to restructure; Guild Park gets a little help from some friends and more news. Toronto ... read more
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Photo of the Day: Mississauga Skyline

Misssissauga skyline
April 17, 2013 12:00 am | by Editor | Comments
The Mississauga skyline has come into its own in recent years, owing in large part to the iconic Absolute World towers. It now stands with its own character, independent of the ... read more
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Then and Now: 1306 Yonge Street at Farnham

1306 Yonge Street at Farnham, Toronto, 1916
April 16, 2013 9:48 am | by Jeff Low | Comments
Then. July 18, 1916. 1306 Yonge (at Farnham, southwest corner). Yonge Street grading.   Now. September 2012. read more
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Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For April 16, 2013

April 16, 2013 9:46 am | by Stephanie Calvet | Comments
Casino meeting at city hall draws over 200 people; Rob Ford vows to take the fight for a downtown casino to the polls next year; cancelled power plant will cost Ontario taxpayers $275 ... read more

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