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Childhood home of painter Robert Bateman on Chaplin Crescent
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Heritage status for Bateman home?

June 11, 2014June 15, 2014 Shawn Star heritage status, Robert Bateman

Fans of Robert Bateman’s paintings might find it interesting to know that a large part of his inspiration came from being in the ravine behind his childhood home in Forest Hill.

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Heritage designation is in the works for Leaside

June 6, 2014June 8, 2014 Shawn Star heritage status

The process could take years, but Leaside is one step closer to ensuring the community will be able to maintain its “look and feel” in the face of development.

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Owner surprised house has heritage status

December 10, 2013 Town Crier staff Chris Keating, David Laren, heritage status

Just so everyone’s on the same page, all’s well that ends well.

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Elgie House heritage status not set in stone

December 5, 2013 Town Crier staff Elgie House, heritage status, planning

City council’s Nov. 14 approval of historical designation status for Leaside’s Elgie House served as the next step in an ongoing dispute.

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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
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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
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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
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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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