history

The Art Metropole building still stands at 241 Yonge street, across from Eatons Centre. But in 1906 is was located farther south at 149 Yonge Street. The catalogue also includes other important details: The new building was also used to house exhibits like the Thumb-box exhibition by Canadian Artists – 1911 They were quite proud of … Read more

Certain sections of Toronto have changed quite a bit, and others, like the corner of Hepbourne and Ossington in Bickford Park have changed very little. So maybe the neighbours couldn’t agree on the colour of the roof, and there are certainly more trees and greenery in the modern picture (a 2009 screen capture from Google … Read more

The 1900 Architectural Sheet Metal Building Material of Every Description is a fascinating 362 page catalogue that has been scanned and made available online on the Internet Archive. It was produced by the Metallic Roofing Co of Canada – located at King and Dufferin streets in Toronto. The catalogue has illustrations and photos on most … Read more

Blending of 1923 streetcar work and current AGO building at Dundas and McCaul in Toronto.