Tag: history

Toronto’s Cyclorama Building

By Bruce Bell, History Columnist – At one time Toronto had a fan­tastic 16-sided domed struc­ture called the Cyclorama – the ROM, AGO and IMAX thea­tres all rolled…

The Queen’s Hotel

By Bruce Bell, History Columnist – The most famous hotel in York’s early years was Jordan’s York Hotel, first built in 1805, and it stood near where the…

The Dineen Building

By Bruce Bell – Upon arriving from Connecticut in 1802, Jordan Post purchased a tract on the south side of King Street from present-day Yonge to Bay Streets…