There was one ancestor who...had a stroke while riding a streetcar.
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Now that I’m back from the reunion, the genealogy itch is acting up again.
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But the patent I find even cooler.
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There were some really eerie comments about conspiracies and so forth regarding the initial virus, considering the show ended two years before COVID hit.
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The Voting Rights Act reshaped Texas’ political maps. What will happen now? https://www.byteseu.com/1990658/ #ClarenceMitchellJr #HistoricPhoto #MartinLutherKingJr #PatriciaRobertsHarris #Politics #PresidentLyndonBJohnson #signing #VotingRightsAct
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VINTAGE POSTCARD Boat Nancy Barge Seen on the canal taken of the Saint-Georges bridge
https://www.cpaphil.com/en/categories/houseboats/pages/2
#VintagePostcard #OldPostcard #HistoricPhoto #BoatLife #CanalView #BargeLife #NancyFrance #VintageBoat #SaintGeorgesBridge #OldFrance #CanalBoat #FrenchHeritage
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VINTAGE POSTCARD Boat Nancy Barge Seen on the canal taken of the Saint-Georges bridge www.cpaphil.com/en/c... #VintagePostcard #OldPostcard #HistoricPhoto #BoatLife #CanalView #BargeLife #NancyFrance #VintageBoat #SaintGeorgesBridge #OldFrance #CanalBoat #FrenchHeritage
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"In Thanks and Awe"
( for/zum #silentsunday / #StillerSonntag )Memorial plaque, dedicated to John F. Kennedy. Steps of Schöneberg town hall, Berlin, in summer 1965.
Historical photography from summer 1965 on Agfa-Gevaert Ultra T 18 color reversal film. Preview scan, cleaned, but currently not restored and unedited.
#JFK #memorial #Gedenktafel #JohnFKennedy #Dankbarkeit #InThanksAndAwe #Berlin #Schöneberg #RathausSchöneberg #Memories #Erinnerung #historical #photography #historicphoto #filmphotography #filmisalive #AgfaUT18 #ColorSlide #SlideFilm #UltraT #AgfaUltraT #AgfaGevaert #ReversalFilm #ColorReversalFilm #UT18 #35mm #slidefilm -
Curve at Van Buren Street and Wabash Avenue, 1960s Chicago.
I haven't posted a #throwbackthursday in a while. This photo comes from the Library of Congress and is possibly by Jack Boucher. https://bit.ly/4bSG5g8
#Chicago #photography #blackandwhite #historicphoto #photooftheday
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A TTC PCC streetcar heading east over the Don River at Queen and King street in Toronto, 46 years ago today on January 6th, 1979. They were in service from 1938 through 1996 with a design that dates back to 1936 when the presidents of transit authorities across Canada and the US came up with a common design. wholemap.com/Jan6 #OTD #Toronto #TorontoPhoto #TTC #streetcar #bridge #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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The Columbia Hotel on the n.w. corner of Ossington and Queen West 70 years ago today on Jan 2nd, 1955 - with the rounded tower of the Robert Vogan Block further west on Queen Street. wholemap.com/Jan2 #OTD #Toronto #TorontoPhoto #hotel #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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Greenhouse for Manton Florist with Thomas Manton's house in the background on a snowy New Year's day along Blythwood Road between Bayview and Mount Pleasant in Toronto, 70 years ago today on Jan 1st, 1955. wholemap.com/Jan1 #OTD #Toronto #TorontoPhoto #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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About 700 people paid $10 a couple to watch North of Superior at the Ontario place Cinesphere, then celebrate New Year's Eve in Pod 1 on Dec 31st, 1971, 53 years ago today in Toronto. wholemap.com/Dec31 #OTD #Toronto #TorontoPhoto #OntarioPlace #NewYearsEve #HistoricPhoto
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The Don River hasn't really changed in the last 93 since this photo was taken on Dec 30th, 1931, but we've controlled the banks, and mud. The Bayview Extension runs across the top of the photo, and Pottery Road runs across the river to our right. wholemap.com/Dec30 #OTD #Toronto #TorontoPhoto #DonValley #Brickworks #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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The round cement base ready for the iconic McLauglin Planetarium dome 57 years ago today, on December 12th, 1967. The south side of the ROM is on the left of the photo, and on the right side is the 1903 Annesley Hall across the street. wholemap.com/Dec12 #OTD #Toronto #planetarium #ROM #OnThisDay #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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It is a cold early winter day today, with a very similar feel to this photo from 102 years ago today - Burke Brook running through the ravine north of Sherwood Park in Toronto on Dec 9th, 1922 where Blythwood Ravine Park is today. wholemap.com/Dec9 #OTD #Toronto #snow #brook #snow #OnThisDay #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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Sixteen sided Cyclorama Building roof covered in snow - built in 1887 by the Toronto Art Exhibit Co. for huge 360 floor to ceiling oil paintings on Front Street between York and Simcoe. It eventually served as a parking lot, and a car dealership before being demolished in 1976. wholemap.com/Dec6 #OTD #Toronto #snow #Cyclorama #OnThisDay #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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Another of the many photos of the bridge over the Don River at Queen & King Streets - this one from 125 years ago today, on December 4th, 1899. wholemap.com/QueenDonBridge #OTD #Toronto #construction #DonRiver #OnThisDay #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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Crowds watching the fire at 241 Yonge Street 112 years ago today - December 3rd, 1912 - the Art Metropole building which still stands today with its arched window on the top floor. The company had many art exhibitions - see the link to the 1911 catalogue for one example. #OTD #Toronto #fire #YongeStreet #OnThisDay #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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The Capitol Theatre on Yonge at Castlefield has been gutted, with the facade saved for the condo tower that is being built in its place. But 91 years ago today, on Nov 29th, 1933 the block was complete. See all 7 photos, going back to 1921 at wholemap.com/CapitalTheatre #OTD #Toronto #theatre #NorthToronto #OnThisDay #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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There are some artistic photos in the archives - like this aptly named "Guniting complete, curve Suction Header No. 1" from Nov 28th, 1935 - 89 years ago from the R C Harris Water treatment Plant. wholemap.com/Nov28 #OTD #Toronto #construction #RCHarris #OnThisDay #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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St. Paul's Hall stood on the west side of Yonge Street, just north of Bloor since 1860 when it was built as the Yorkville Town Hall. A fire in 1941 caused enough damage that it was torn down that year. The coat of arms was saved and is now on the fire station nearby. wholemap.com/YorkvilleTownHall #OTD #Toronto #Yorkville #fire #OnThisDay #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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A historic sketch of the Rossin House hotel on fire - it stood on the south east corner of York and King streets in Toronto. The building survived and reopened in 1867. Its name change to the Prince George Hotel and closed in the late 1930s, torn down in 1969. #OTD #Toronto #hotel #fire #OnThisDay #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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There have been a few bridges over the Don river where King and Queen Street meet - here is a photo of the construction there 114 years ago, back on Nov 21st, 1910. We have about 15 photos there, from 1899 through 1979. wholemap.com/Nov21 #OTD #Toronto #bridge #construction #OnThisDay #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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A view of the barricade on Avoca Avenue 101 years ago today as they were building the St. Clair Avenue East viaduct. Those three children have lived their entire lives since this photo was taken. wholemap.com/Nov19 #OTD #Toronto #construction #StClair #OnThisDay #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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Withrow Park was officially created in 1910, but they were already building roads in the area 119 years ago today, with this photo of roadwork being done on Oct 21st, 1905. I assume this picture is looking north from Logan Ave, with the future park on our right. wholemap.com/Oct21 #OTD #Toronto #TorontoPhoto #WithrowPark #OnThisDay #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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Looking across the excavation for Toronto's Union Station 109 years ago today. In the distance is the Queen's Hotel as it stood on Oct 12th, 1915. wholemap.com/Oct12 #OTD #Toronto #TorontoPhoto #UnionStation #OnThisDay #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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Construction of the Queen Street bridge over the Don River 125 years ago today in Toronto - looking at the east abutment on October 10th, 1899. Looks like a typical Toronto day - people lined up waiting for the streetcar on the bridge. wholemap.com/Oct10 #OTD #Toronto #TorontoPhoto #Construction #OnThisDay #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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A 110 year old photo from the City of Toronto Architect's office of a new wing under construction at the High Level Pumping station on Oct 8th, 1914. wholemap.com/Oct8 #OTD #Toronto #TorontoPhoto #Construction #OnThisDay #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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The first public unveiling of the Avro Arrow took place 67 years ago today on October 4th, 1957! 12,000 people came to see the swept-back delta wing plane with "blinding white, matte black and Day-Glo orange paint." wholemap.com/Oct4 #OTD #Toronto #TorontoPhoto #AvroArrow #OnThisDay #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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Sunnybrook park in Toronto is one of many wonderful parks along the Don River. Here's how it looked 96 years ago today - and I've included a photo from today as well. Not that much has changed since 1928. wholemap.com/Oct3 #OTD #Toronto #TorontoPhoto #Sunnybrook #DonRiver #OnThisDay #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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One of three photos from Oakwood Ave 100 years ago today - this one at Rogers Road looking West. Check out todays photos for the view looking south, as well as the view at St. Clair. If you're a car buff you can also see a 1951 photo of the Starks Studebaker dealership at Mt Pleasant and Millwood. wholemap.com/Oct3 #OTD #Toronto #TorontoPhoto #construction #OnThisDay #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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As the TTC subway expanded north up Yonge Street in Toronto they were working on the bus bays at Eglinton, 71 years ago today, on Sept 23rd, 1953. There are more photos of the bays in 1962, and a wonderful set of internal photos of the various stores in the station from 1966. Check them all out at wholemap.com/YongeEglinton #OTD #Toronto #TorontoPhoto #TTC #YongeEg #OnThisDay #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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Looking east over the Don River on September 28th, 1910, where Queen and King streets meet, 114 years ago today. The Don Station was saved and still stands today in Roundhouse Park. wholemap.com/Sept28 #OTD #Toronto #TorontoPhoto #DonStation #OnThisDay #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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Crowds at the opening of the Ontario Science Centre in 1969 - Its a hit! A photo from 55 years ago today in the wonderful building by Toronto architect Raymond Moriyama. wholemap.com/Sept27 #OTD #Toronto #TorontoPhoto #ScienceCentre #OnThisDay #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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The Peacock Hotel on Dundas West at Royce Ave (now Dupont) 112 years ago today on Sept 17th, 1912 in the Junction. wholemap.com/Sept17 #OTD #Toronto #TorontoPhoto #streetcar #OnThisDay #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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Looking south across Danforth Ave just west of Broadview, with the Don Valley to our right. The road down to the ravine is now the ramp to the DVP, but was Royal Drive, and Winchester Drive before that. The Danforth Avenue lavatory will be built on the right side of the photo the next year, and the bank building now the Pizza Pizza. wholemap.com/Sept12
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The Oak Leaf Steam baths at 216 Bathurst street just after it was built in 1941, 83 years ago today. The Art Deco style building had a second floor added in 1971, then closed in the mid-2010s. wholemap.com/Sept3 #OTD #steamBaths #TorontoPhoto #OnThisDay #BWPhoto #HistoricPhoto
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"When will the Republican Party stop blocking suffrage?"
Photo from 1920 via the Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/item/mnwp000306/
#Chicago #photography #throwbackthursday #blackandwhite #historicphoto
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Something that I'm always struck by when looking at old photos: the hats. When did we all collectively just decide to stop wearing them?
Photo from 1912 via the Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/item/2014690608/
#Chicago #photography #throwbackthursday #blackandwhite #historicphoto
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There have historically been two bridges at the south end of Cherry Street in Toronto. The currently broken 'southern Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge' over the dead-end ship channel, and this bridge, from 104 years ago today over the Keating Channel and the mouth of the Don River. It was once replaced, and now the Port Lands rejuvenation has included new bridges, slightly west.
wholemap.com/Aug20
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The wonderful Olympic Island bridge on the Toronto Islands 108 years ago today, back on Aug 19th, 1916. It hasn't changed too much, except the light stands at each corner in the photo are now gone.
wholemap.com/Aug19
#OTD #Toronto #bridge #TorontoPhoto #OnThisDay #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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Sticking with live music in Toronto, here's Debbie Harry, of Blondie, singing live at the El Mocambo on Spadina 46 years ago on Aug 2nd, 1978. Another wonderful photo by Patrick Cummins - as always, check out his Flickr photos linked to from today's page:
wholemap.com/Aug2
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Toronto still has many of its public park buildings, like this Moorevale Park Shelter (with bathrooms) - seen here 94 years ago today, in 1930. The building still stands today, and is home to the Moore Park Tennis Club.
wholemap.com/July23
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Long gone now, here are two homes at 77 and 79 Nassau Street in Toronto's Kensington Market 81 years ago today, back on July 22nd, 1943.
wholemap.com/July22
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Another popular summer destination was Ontario Place and the rotating stage of The Forum. Here is a photo from a summer night along Lake Ontario 53 years ago today, in 1971 of the Toronto Symphony. Follow the link for lots more Ontario Place photos, and for various acts that played at the Forum, from Sha Na Na to Dizzy Gillespie to Gowan.
wholemap.com/July20
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Looking down at Shuter and Church street in Toronto while replacing a finial on one of the St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica spires 42 years ago today, on July 13th, 1982.
wholemap.com/July13
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Roy Thompson Hall at King and Simcoe was having the first of the lozenge-shaped glass panels installed 44 years ago today in downtown Toronto. wholemap.com/Jul8
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Edwards Gardens has been an excellent summer destination since it was opened to the public in 1956, a year before this photo from July 3rd, 1955 - 69 years ago today. Follow the link to also find a set of photos from earlier this year heading south from the Gardens down Wilket Creek. wholemap.com/July3 #OTD #Toronto #beach #LakeOntario #CherryBeach #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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Spadina House in Toronto, neighbour to the famous Casa Loma, had many different structures on the property, including this one story cottage, on Spadina Ave near Ardwold Gate, 115 years ago today, on June 26th, 1909. https://wholemap.com/June26
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The Students of Trinity college at the University of Toronto put on the play the Frogs of Aristophanes 122 years ago today, on June 23rd, 1902. I assume this photo is from Philosopher's Walk. The link takes you to the collection of photos from the book The University of Toronto and its colleges – 1827-1906. https://wholemap.com/June23 #OTD #Toronto #UofT #LiveTheatre #Aristophanes #TorontoPhoto #OnThisDay #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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State Street, 1947. For #throwbackthursday, this photo is by Bill Sturm, The Chicago Sun Times, and the Chicago History Museum. https://bit.ly/4ct7owz
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Streetcar track construction on Dundas west of Bathurst, 101 years ago today on June 19th, 1923. On the right side of the photo is the Duchess Theatre. (I didn't forget yesterday, I don't have any June 18th photos!) https://wholemap.com/June19 #OTD #Toronto #streetcar #construction #TorontoPhoto #OnThisDay #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto
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12th St. (today Roosevelt Ave) and the Chicago River, circa 1900. For #throwbackthursday, this photo comes from the Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/resource/det.4a16991/
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We'll stay down at Ontario Place for today's photo - a night time photo of the fireworks over Ontario Place 43 years ago today on May 18th, 1981 when an estimated 45,000 people came to celebrate Victoria Day. #OTD #Toronto #OntarioPlace #fireworks #TorontoPhoto #OnThisDay #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto https://wholemap.com/May18
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An Amtrack train departs Chicago while the Sears Tower looks on, 1974. For #throwbackthursday, this photo is by John Gruber and comes from the Center for Railroad Photography and Art. https://bit.ly/3K2cYK2
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Another good one for #throwbackthursday and #WindowFriday. This is Madison and State Street in 1907 showing the entrance to the Sullivan Center. https://www.loc.gov/item/2016795886/
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How about one more! I love this photo for the giant Schlitz sign hanging over the Chicago River. https://www.loc.gov/item/2016799521/
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Here's another photo from this archive for #WindowFriday. This is the Fine Arts Building on Michigan Avenue in 1900, still there today and a fun building to wander around in. https://www.loc.gov/resource/det.4a08711/
#Chicago #photography #blackandwhite #fensterfreitag #historicphoto
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Chicago, 1907. For #throwbackthursday, this is "possibly by Hans Behm" and comes from the Library of Congress and the Detroit Publishing Company collection. https://www.loc.gov/resource/det.4a22364/