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2022 - The Hockey Hall of Fame is located on the northwest corner of Yonge St and Front St W in downtown Toronto. There are 57,000 sq ft of exhibits, interactives and theatres. Visitors can go one-on-one against animated life-size versions of today's hockey superstars or call the play in some of hockey's best moments. The Hockey Hall of Fame is housed in the magnificent former Bank of Montreal Building built in the 1880s

Bank of Montreal – Architectural Work of Art, now the Hockey...

June 20, 2021 - The former C.P.R. North Toronto Station at 10 Scrivener Sq, today the Summerhill LCBO

C.P.R. North Toronto Station – The Grand & Iconic Landmark

2022 - Looking southwest from University Ave toward the Canada Life Building with the CN Tower in the background

Canada Life Building – Toronto’s Beaux-Arts Gem & Iconic Beacon

November 4, 2020 - The Main Banking Hall of the Canadian Bank of Commerce Building is said to be modelled after the Baths of Caracalla in Rome. The remarkably beautiful interior features Italian travertine floors with marble inlay, purple-hued limestone walls and 18 m or 60 ft tall vaulted and coffered ceilings

Canadian Bank of Commerce Building – Toronto’s Most Elegant Skyscraper

Casa Loma, Toronto's spectacular castle on the hill (2020)

Casa Loma – Toronto’s Treasured, Majestic Castle on the Hill

October 17, 2020 - The Cathedral Church of St James at King St E and Church St, looking northeast

Cathedral Church of St James – Toronto’s Oldest Congregation, Since 1797

1924 – A constable on point duty, directing traffic at the intersection of Bloor St W and Avenue Rd, in front of the Church of the Redeemer

Church of the Redeemer – A Neighbourhood Landmark for Over 145...

2020 - The CN Tower opened to the public in June 1976

CN Tower – The History of Toronto’s Most Iconic Structure

2021 – The seven-storey Confederation Life Building at 20 Richmond St E and Yonge St was once the tallest building in Toronto

Confederation Life Building – A Masterpiece of Dramatic Design in Toronto

1955 - Looking southeast from Front St W and Bay St towards the Dominion Public Building. The building was registered in Toronto’s first heritage inventory, which occurred in 1973 and was later listed on the Canadian Register in 2011

Dominion Public Building – On Canada’s Grand Beaux-Arts Streetscape

July 4, 2019 - Looking north towards the Dufferin Gate

Dufferin Gate – Toronto’s Retro Parabolic Archway to Exhibition Place

2021 – Looking southwest from the Bathurst St bridge towards Fort York National Historic Site in Toronto

Fort York National Historic Site – Toronto’s Founding Landscape

2022 - Looking northwest towards the Gibraltar Point Lighthouse on Toronto Island

Gibraltar Point Lighthouse – Toronto Island Historic & Haunted Landmark

2020 - Looking southwest toward the Gooderham "Flatiron" Building at 49 Wellington St E. The Toronto gem combines Gothic and Romanesque Revival styles of architecture

Gooderham “Flatiron” Building – One of Toronto’s Most Famous Gems

2021 - The south facade and main entrance to Maple Leaf Gardens

Maple Leaf Gardens – Toronto’s Iconic Cathedral of Hockey

May 23, 2021 - The iconic Masonic Temple/The Concert Hall at the northwest corner of Yonge St and Davenport Rd

Masonic Temple – From a Freemason Gem to a Toronto Music...

December 4, 2021 - The neon Massey Hall sign on the front of Toronto's iconic entertainment venue at Victoria St and Shuter St

Massey Hall – The Historic and Internationally Famous Venue

2020 - Old City Hall at 60 Queen St W in Toronto

Old City Hall – One of Toronto’s Finest & Most Majestic...

1920 – The Water Tanks and the Old City Hall Clock Tower. Notice the advertising of Shea's Hippodrome on one of the Water Tanks on the right

Old City Hall Clock Tower – A Focal Point in Downtown...

2019 - Looking northeast towards the Old Don Jail, now Hennick Bridgeport Hospital Administration Building

Old Don Jail – Toronto’s Intimidating & Imposing Prison on the...

2022 - Looking northeast towards Osgoode Hall during spring blossoms

Osgoode Hall – A Toronto Landmark & National Historic Site

1929 - The Princes' Gates at the Exhibition grounds

Princes’ Gates – The Monumental Entrance to the CNE

2020 - Looking northwest towards the Legislative Building in Queen's Park. Officially opening in 1893, the Romanesque Revival style exterior features heavy stonework using Credit Valley pink sandstone

Queen’s Park & the Majestic Beauty of Ontario’s Legislative Building

May 5, 2021 - The Filter Building of the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant at 2701 Queen St E in Scarborough

R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant – Toronto’s Palace of Purification

October 22, 2022 - The East Wing's north facade and the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal at the Royal Ontario Museum on the southwest corner of Bloor St W and Queen's Park. The Royal Ontario Museum was one of the buildings on Heritage Toronto's initial induction list in 1973

Royal Ontario Museum – Canada’s Nature, Culture & Art Treasure House

March 13, 2021 – The main entrance and south façade of the Fairmont Royal York Hotel at 100 Front St W in Toronto

Royal York Hotel – The Sophisticated & Historic Landmark in Toronto

2021 – The St Lawrence Hall is located at 157 King St E and Jarvis St on the southwest corner, in the Old Town, St Lawrence neighbourhood of Toronto

St Lawrence Hall – The Historic Meeting Place in Old Town...

2020 - Looking towards the St Lawrence Market South, located at the southwest corner of Front St E and Jarvis St in Toronto

St Lawrence Market South – One of the World’s Greatest Markets

2020 - The west facade of St Michael's Cathedral Basilica at Bond St and Shuter St

St Michael’s Cathedral Basilica – One of Toronto’s Oldest Churches

June 5, 2021 - The TORONTO sign and Freedom Arches over the reflecting pool in Nathan Phillips Square with the Toronto City Hall in the background

Toronto City Hall – Its Architecture Launched Toronto into a Modern...

2021 – The Toronto Harbour Commission building is located at 60 Harbour St in the South Core district of Toronto

Toronto Harbour Commission – Once Sat on the Water’s Edge

2022 - Looking southeast towards Union Station from Front St W and York St in downtown Toronto

Union Station – A Magnificent Example of Beaux-Arts Architecture

Circa 1916 - Looking southeast towards the Wesley Building, home to the Methodist Book & Publishing Company at 299 Queen St W in downtown Toronto. The building was designed by the architectural firm Burke, Horwood & White and constructed between 1914 and 1915

Wesley Building – The Iconic Landmark at Queen St W &...

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