THEN vs NOW
GTA
The Great Fire That Burned Toronto Into the Modern Age
Toronto did not become a modern city because it calmly planned ahead. That would be giving it far…
THEN vs NOW
GTA
Hanlan’s Point Stadium: Where Toronto Got the First Swing of Babe Ruth’s Legend
Before Babe Ruth became the most famous home-run hitter in baseball history, before Yankee Stadium, before the records,…
THEN vs NOW
GTA
The Store at the End of the Block
How Toronto’s corner grocers disappeared — and what the city lost when the windows started closing. Toronto did…
THEN vs NOW
GTA
The Spinning Records Everyone Remembers
There are some Toronto landmarks people remember because they were beautiful. Others because they were old. Sam the…
THEN vs NOW
GTA
Toronto’s Lost Movie Palaces
Before condos, streaming, and half-empty multiplexes, Toronto went to the movies one neighbourhood at a time. Toronto Went…
THEN vs NOW
GTA
Exhibition Place – From Fairgrounds to Waterfront Landmark
There was a time when Exhibition Place didn’t feel like a destination. It felt like the centre of…
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