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Posts Filed Under: heritage

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Scene: The Restored Big Bop Building, Inside and Out

An advance look at the beautifully restored building at Queen and Bathurst, which re-opens as furniture store CB2 on Saturday.

By Hamutal Dotan • Photos by Corbin Smith

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The Fall of 81 Wellesley Street East

A sudden demolition raises questions about city building and preservation practices.

By Jamie Bradburn • Photos by Corbin Smith

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Cleanup at Centre Ice

After lying fallow for more than a decade, Loblaws re-opens the doors of Maple Leaf Gardens to Torontonians.

By Sarah-Joyce Battersby • Photos by D.A. Cooper

The lineup outside Maple Leaf Gardens this morning.
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Four City Museums to Close?

Heritage sites, including Montgomery's Inn, could pass into history when the city budget is brought down.

By Jamie Bradburn

Councillor Joe Mihevc and volunteers at Montgomery's Inn link arms as part of a human chain around the Etobicoke historical site yesterday.

Projecting Toronto

A new online project aims to engage Torontonians with the city's past.

By Jamie Bradburn

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Flatiron Building Up for Sale

Historic Gooderham Building on the market until the end of the month.

By Hamutal Dotan

Photo by {a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/torontopaul/5831223867/"}Paul Flynn{/a} from the {a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/torontoist"}Torontoist Flickr Pool{/a}.
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Heritage Toronto Award Winners Announced

At the old-new Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto's heritage community gathered last night to celebrate its best, and mourn its losses.

By Hamutal Dotan

Photo by {a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mutephotoblog/2523080247/"}Mute*{/a} from the {a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/torontoist"}Torontoist Flickr Pool{/a}.

A Guide to City of Toronto Museums

As City-operated heritage sites face the budget axe today, we present a guide to those currently presenting Toronto's past.

By Jamie Bradburn

Colborne Lodge, 1912. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1231, Item 87.

Tweeting Toronto’s Heritage, One Plaque at a Time

You may notice a large surge in people tweeting about Toronto's history this weekend. Here's why.

By Jamie Bradburn

Historical plaque for {a href="http://www.heritagetoronto.org/news/story/2008/11/27/alexandra-site"}the Alexandra site{/a} in Scarborough. Photo from {a href="http://torontohistory.org/"}torontohistory.org{/a}.
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All Aboard the Gravy Train: Arts, Heritage, Street Beautification

By Hamutal Dotan

Planning Toronto’s Heritage

By Jamie Bradburn

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The Maclean House Quandary

By Steve Kupferman

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A Brief History of Heritage Up In Flames

By Courtney Clinton

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A Lament for Lost Toronto Buildings

By Hamutal Dotan

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A Fountain Of Disrepair

By Edward Brown

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Observations on Heritage

By Val Dodge

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Award-Winning Heritage

By Val Dodge

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Degraded Jarvis Street To Be Mildly Upgraded

By Marc Lostracco

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A City Intersected: Beverley Street & Baldwin Street

By Adam D. Mill

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Concrete Reading

By Val Dodge