#historicaltoronto

Posted @withregram • @russellbiblio --- April 20th - 7pm on Zoom - Join us for a virtual evening with the award winning author of the Detective Murdoch Mystery novels. Maureen Jennings will discuss her research behind the new P.I. series Charlotte Frayne set in 1930s Toronto. To register and receive the Zoom invitation, email us at [email protected] or call us 613.445.5331. --- #russellbiblio #maureenjennings #murdermystery #historicaltoronto #murdochmysteries #russellon #embrunon https://www.instagram.com/p/CNyMqeCliAs/?igshid=8gn782tzus9w

#the6ix #thesix #thesix #torontolife #toronto #historicaltoronto #graffiti #graffitiart #graffitiporn #art #artwork #art🎨 #spadina #photooftheday #photographer #photography #photoart #hypetoronto #kensington #kensingtonmarket #tsiots #tdot @stret_exposure (at Kensington Market)

Keep forgetting to post some of these.. A statue that the Queen ♕ had dedicated to her highway.. It's got a lion and her crown 👑 is at the top 🔝 Under the lion it says this "the Queen Elizabeth Way was opened by the king and Queen in June 1939 marking the first visit of a reining sovereign to a sister dominion of the Empire. The courage and resolution of their majesties in undertaking the royal visit in the face of imminent war have inspired the people of this province to complete this work in the empires darkest hour in full confidence of victory and a lasting peace". --August 1940 ______ #urbanexploration #create #createandexplore #explore #exploreeverything #exploretoronto #exploretocreate #views #getoutstayoutside #statue #monument #monuments #structures #structure #architexture #architecture #lion #lionshead #crown #Queen #monarch #columns #historical #historicaltoronto #viewsfromthe6 #visualambassadors #thepeoplescreative #visualsoflife #nofilter #bluesky (at Humber Bay Park)

Visited the #ehmazing #Yorkville Branch is the city's oldest #TorontoPublicLibrary building, constructed with a 1903 #Carnegie grant. This was This building was designed by City #Architect #RobertMcCallum in #BeauxArts style. I am now wired for electric copies of books & magazines! Am now on the waiting list for #Valerian. It is also also spruced up for #pridetoronto • • • #the6ix #torontolife #toronto #416 #lifeinthe6ix #historicbuildings #publicspace #readabook #preservation #history #historicaltoronto #oldtoronto #torontoishome #gaytoronto #eacape #nocondoshere (at Toronto Public Library Yorkville)