For nearly a hundred years, the Kemp Manufacturing Company of Toronto and its predecessor and successors manufactured household metal products. … Continue reading The History of the Kemp Manufacturing Co., Toronto
In the early 1900s, St. John’s Ward or familiarly just ‘The Ward’ was a dense, immigrant enclave in the central … Continue reading Two Amazing Rooftop Views of Toronto’s The Ward
Ontario’s First Algonquin Park was established in May 1893, the result of a Royal Commission to create “a wildlife and … Continue reading Scenes From Algonquin Park – Highway 60 Corridor
The Tam and its golf and country club was a beloved local Toronto landmark in Agincourt and Scarborough, which served … Continue reading Fifty Years Since The Fire: Memories of The Tam
In 2021, Newmarket celebrates its 220th year of existence. Like many 19th century Ontario villages, its origin story lays in … Continue reading Scenes From Newmarket
Note: This article first appeared in Spacing Magazine, Issue 56. It has been reproduced here with permission. In the late … Continue reading When Taddle Creek stank: Why the river was lost
Mono Cliffs Provincial Park is located about 15km north of Orangeville, Ontario. Established as a park in the 1970s, the … Continue reading Scenes From Mono Cliffs Provincial Park
Note: The City of Toronto refers to the Don Mills Trail as running from York Mills Road to just north … Continue reading Scenes From Leaside Spur Trail
Coffee houses are ubiquitous places in Toronto. Tim Horton’s, McCafes, Starbucks, Aroma Espresso Bars, and independent coffee shops seemingly mark … Continue reading “The Suppression of Intemperance”: 19th Century Coffee Houses in Toronto
As Toronto City Council looks at renaming Dundas Street over its namesake’s support of slavery within the British empire, it … Continue reading When Toronto renamed a street – twice