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Film & Theatre For Kids THINGS TO DO 

Nov. 6, 7 and 13: Take the family to Philip and Lucinda Dino-Show

October 23, 2021November 5, 2021 Streeter staff theatre, Toronto Youth Theatre, Wychwood Avenue, Wychwood Theatre

The Philip and Lucinda Dino-Show is a family-friendly acrobatic comedy for all ages running at Wychwood Theatre on three days.

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Film & Theatre THINGS TO DO 

Nov. 5: View the Great Canadian Sci Fi Film Festival

October 22, 2021November 5, 2021 Streeter staff College Street, film festival, Royal Theatre, science fiction

The Great Canadian Sci Fi Film Festival is showing 17 science fiction films from around the world in two-and-a-half hours on Nov. 5.

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Film & Theatre THINGS TO DO 

Starting Aug. 7: Catch a movie at the Fox Theatre again

July 24, 2020August 4, 2020 Streeter staff film, Fox Theatre, Queen Street East, reopening

Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Casablanca are showing on Friday, Aug. 7 when the Fox Theatre reopens after the pandemic shutdown.

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Film & Theatre THINGS TO DO 

Feb. 12—22: Adventurous performances at Rhubarb Festival

January 29, 2020February 3, 2020 Streeter staff Alexander Street, Buddies in Bad Times, theatre

Canada’s longest-running new works festival transforms Buddies in Bad Times into a hotbed of experimentation, with artists exploring new possibilities.

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Film & Theatre THINGS TO DO 

Feb. 11: Free screening of Road to Mercy

January 28, 2020February 11, 2020 Streeter staff assisted dying, Fox Theatre, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith

The Fox Theatre, 2236 Queen St. E., hosts a screening of Road to Mercy, as well as Q&A with experts on Feb. 11, on how to improve the assisted dying laws.

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THAT WAS THEN. This is now.

Empringham Hotel 1903
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danfoirth and Dawes from the late 1800s into the 1980s.

Queen and Waverley 1903
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?

February 27, 2020 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)
Mt. Pleasant loop being built
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

When building transit was simpler at Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton

May 9, 2019 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on When building transit was simpler at Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton
Hay wagons on Yonge Street
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

The days of hay wagons and streetcars on Yonge Street

February 1, 2019 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on The days of hay wagons and streetcars on Yonge Street
Avoca bridge being torn down
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

The viaduct that brought Moore Park into Toronto

December 1, 2018 Streeter staff Comments Off on The viaduct that brought Moore Park into Toronto

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