We are thrilled to let you know that once again the Village will be participating in Doors Open Toronto! On May 25 & 26 from 11:00am-4:00pm come see us and learn about Hidden Histories!

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Victoria Hospital For Sick Children. #Toronto #HospitalForSickChildren #SickKids #Brownstone #Photography

Compositor Lee Wong Toy (right) prepares moveable type for the Shing Wah Daily News, a key Chinese language newspaper in Toronto in 1932. ow.ly/mPop50RzCl4 #AsianHeritageMonth #TOHistory #TorontoArchives

The American Hotel stood on the N.E. corner of Yonge & Front circa 1844-1889, across from the current Hockey Hall of Fame. Here is a menu from 1884 from the American Hotel’s restaurant, whose cuisine at the time reportedly “ranks as the very best.”

On this date in 1873, newspapers reported that the Jarvis Street Lacrosse Grounds were now open with a 2,000-seat grandstand. In the first game played there, the Tecumsehs defeated the Young Indians for the Junior Championship of Ontario.

Spent most of the day on my presentation on Manitoba hotel postcards. Here's one from Toronto: the Queen's Hotel (by W. G. MacFarlane with the royal arms). Posted 12 May 1906 to Marlbank, Ont.: 'Princess Theatre / Dear Edna:- Mother and I are here waiting for curtain to rise.'

Hoping those who celebrate had a wonderful Mother's Day! 📷 - Here's 'Baby your mother like she babied you', Canadian sheet music by Leo Feist Ltd. of Toronto, from my collection.

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May 11, 1896: the newly renovated (third) Toronto Union Station officially opens for business under a new joint management structure. The Grand Trunk and Canadian Pacific Railways each employed a station superintendent, while a general traffic master worked for both. 1/3

Gray Line bus and TTC sightseeing coach at Sunnyside amusement park, Toronto, #OnThisDay in 1925 (May 12) 🚍

📸: Toronto Archives

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Happy Birthday to The Omni King Edward Hotel, which opened #OnThisDay 121 years ago - May 11, 1903.

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Shed at the rear of 111 Woodbine Avenue, Toronto, #OnThisDay in 1940 (May 10)

It appears that a section of this little old shack out back was made of recycled billboards.

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Ever heard of a #diazotype ? Invented in 1890, this reproductive format was popular for architectural drawings, like this 1987 ground floor plan of the Elgin Theatre by Mandel Sprachman — used for a proposed renovation of the historic Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres in Toronto.