Adam Bunch
@adambunch.bsky.social
Exploring the history of Toronto/Canada. Author: The Toronto Book of the Dead & Toronto Book of Love. Host of Canadiana. Prof at George Brown. Creator: Toronto Time Traveller newsletter, The Festival of Bizarre Toronto History & The Toronto Dreams Project
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It's been just over 24 hours since this all started and I'm ready to share some perspective as a Venezuelan. I shouldn't need to say this, but since the internet has a tendency to oversimplify: this is my personal view, Venezuelans are very divided on how they feel, and things are still changing.
January 4, 2026 at 4:20 PM
It's been just over 24 hours since this all started and I'm ready to share some perspective as a Venezuelan. I shouldn't need to say this, but since the internet has a tendency to oversimplify: this is my personal view, Venezuelans are very divided on how they feel, and things are still changing.
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On this date in 1892, a referendum was held on whether to allow streetcars to run on Sundays. It was defeated by a vote of 14,287 to 10,351.
January 4, 2026 at 1:32 PM
On this date in 1892, a referendum was held on whether to allow streetcars to run on Sundays. It was defeated by a vote of 14,287 to 10,351.
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The Government of Canada having foreign travel advisories for "exercise high degree of caution" for most of Western Europe, but still keeping the USA in full green, is insane.
travel.gc.ca/travelling/a...
travel.gc.ca/travelling/a...
January 3, 2026 at 7:22 PM
The Government of Canada having foreign travel advisories for "exercise high degree of caution" for most of Western Europe, but still keeping the USA in full green, is insane.
travel.gc.ca/travelling/a...
travel.gc.ca/travelling/a...
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Elbows down
Please see my statement on the situation in Venezuela:
January 3, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Elbows down
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The former site of the Old Eastern Ave bridge over the Lower Don.
It was disconnected from the road network in the early 60s & and sat idle for clsoe to 65 years before being torn down in 2024.
A true pontist gem, lost.
#lovetheravines #Toronto #DonRover #pontist
It was disconnected from the road network in the early 60s & and sat idle for clsoe to 65 years before being torn down in 2024.
A true pontist gem, lost.
#lovetheravines #Toronto #DonRover #pontist
January 2, 2026 at 8:09 PM
The former site of the Old Eastern Ave bridge over the Lower Don.
It was disconnected from the road network in the early 60s & and sat idle for clsoe to 65 years before being torn down in 2024.
A true pontist gem, lost.
#lovetheravines #Toronto #DonRover #pontist
It was disconnected from the road network in the early 60s & and sat idle for clsoe to 65 years before being torn down in 2024.
A true pontist gem, lost.
#lovetheravines #Toronto #DonRover #pontist
I went to the World Series this year, so that’s something anyway.
(Don’t remember how it ended.)
(Please don’t remind me.)
(Don’t remember how it ended.)
(Please don’t remind me.)
January 1, 2026 at 4:32 AM
I went to the World Series this year, so that’s something anyway.
(Don’t remember how it ended.)
(Please don’t remind me.)
(Don’t remember how it ended.)
(Please don’t remind me.)
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In 2025, I started a blog exploring the history Brockton Village, my neighbourhood.
Wrote 17 posts and made 13 maps! A collection of the maps I'm most proud of and more here ▶️ brockton-history.ca/maps/
Wrote 17 posts and made 13 maps! A collection of the maps I'm most proud of and more here ▶️ brockton-history.ca/maps/
December 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
In 2025, I started a blog exploring the history Brockton Village, my neighbourhood.
Wrote 17 posts and made 13 maps! A collection of the maps I'm most proud of and more here ▶️ brockton-history.ca/maps/
Wrote 17 posts and made 13 maps! A collection of the maps I'm most proud of and more here ▶️ brockton-history.ca/maps/
One of my all-time fave Toronto pics
Toronto, 99 years ago today: Yonge Street slip, looking north - Dec. 30, 1926
📸: City of Toronto Archives
#OnThisDay #1920s #torontohistory #toronto #jeremyhopkin
📸: City of Toronto Archives
#OnThisDay #1920s #torontohistory #toronto #jeremyhopkin
December 31, 2025 at 2:22 AM
One of my all-time fave Toronto pics
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Here's the four Toronto Mike’d episodes we recorded in 2025:
• Hidden Toronto
• Old City Hall
• Sunnyside
• Live from Casa Loma
🎧 You can find links to all of my Toronto Mike’d appearances in the Linktree below.
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• Hidden Toronto
• Old City Hall
• Sunnyside
• Live from Casa Loma
🎧 You can find links to all of my Toronto Mike’d appearances in the Linktree below.
linktr.ee/jeremyhopkin
December 30, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Here's the four Toronto Mike’d episodes we recorded in 2025:
• Hidden Toronto
• Old City Hall
• Sunnyside
• Live from Casa Loma
🎧 You can find links to all of my Toronto Mike’d appearances in the Linktree below.
linktr.ee/jeremyhopkin
• Hidden Toronto
• Old City Hall
• Sunnyside
• Live from Casa Loma
🎧 You can find links to all of my Toronto Mike’d appearances in the Linktree below.
linktr.ee/jeremyhopkin
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Cover of a special souvenir copy of The Globe's tribute to the brand-new, state-of-the-art Maple Leaf Stadium, April 28, 1926.
December 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Cover of a special souvenir copy of The Globe's tribute to the brand-new, state-of-the-art Maple Leaf Stadium, April 28, 1926.
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Removing snow on Queen Street East, Toronto, 103 years ago today – December 28, 1922
The original Toronto Archives caption identified this image only as “Queen Street,” which sent me digging for clues.
#winter #1920s #snow #torontohistory #jeremyhopkin
The original Toronto Archives caption identified this image only as “Queen Street,” which sent me digging for clues.
#winter #1920s #snow #torontohistory #jeremyhopkin
December 29, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Removing snow on Queen Street East, Toronto, 103 years ago today – December 28, 1922
The original Toronto Archives caption identified this image only as “Queen Street,” which sent me digging for clues.
#winter #1920s #snow #torontohistory #jeremyhopkin
The original Toronto Archives caption identified this image only as “Queen Street,” which sent me digging for clues.
#winter #1920s #snow #torontohistory #jeremyhopkin
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If anyone is looking to close out the year with a great read about 19th century women’s baseball, I finally read this, and LOVED it.
Obviously for the women’s baseball aspect, but also because it’s everything I want in a baseball history book. Give me all the social context!
Obviously for the women’s baseball aspect, but also because it’s everything I want in a baseball history book. Give me all the social context!
December 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
If anyone is looking to close out the year with a great read about 19th century women’s baseball, I finally read this, and LOVED it.
Obviously for the women’s baseball aspect, but also because it’s everything I want in a baseball history book. Give me all the social context!
Obviously for the women’s baseball aspect, but also because it’s everything I want in a baseball history book. Give me all the social context!
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Starting from 1958, the former City of Toronto had foster child zoning. Originally had a hard cap of 4 foster children before getting to these regulations in 1986. There was a lot of unjust zoning in the City's history but this one struck me as completely egregious. (It's not in the current by-law).
December 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Starting from 1958, the former City of Toronto had foster child zoning. Originally had a hard cap of 4 foster children before getting to these regulations in 1986. There was a lot of unjust zoning in the City's history but this one struck me as completely egregious. (It's not in the current by-law).
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Your yearly reminder that due to the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement that replaced NAFTA, nothing new will enter the public domain in Canada until 2043.
www.lib.sfu.ca/help/publish...
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December 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Your yearly reminder that due to the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement that replaced NAFTA, nothing new will enter the public domain in Canada until 2043.
www.lib.sfu.ca/help/publish...
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www.lib.sfu.ca/help/publish...
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Nice to see this, as I'm pretty sure that urban myth was first exposed in my 1997 history of the Law Society, p131. Such is fame.
Qwillamina would like to dispel an urban legend about Osgoode Hall’s fence.
December 27, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Nice to see this, as I'm pretty sure that urban myth was first exposed in my 1997 history of the Law Society, p131. Such is fame.
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Christmas Eve, Toronto, circa 1929
Artist: Stanley Francis Turner (1883-1953)
Private Collection
Notes: Yonge Street, looking north from Richmond Street. Robert Simpson’s department store is prominent above the last-minute shoppers.
#ChristmasEve #1920s #torontohistory #toronto #jeremyhopkin
Artist: Stanley Francis Turner (1883-1953)
Private Collection
Notes: Yonge Street, looking north from Richmond Street. Robert Simpson’s department store is prominent above the last-minute shoppers.
#ChristmasEve #1920s #torontohistory #toronto #jeremyhopkin
December 25, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Christmas Eve, Toronto, circa 1929
Artist: Stanley Francis Turner (1883-1953)
Private Collection
Notes: Yonge Street, looking north from Richmond Street. Robert Simpson’s department store is prominent above the last-minute shoppers.
#ChristmasEve #1920s #torontohistory #toronto #jeremyhopkin
Artist: Stanley Francis Turner (1883-1953)
Private Collection
Notes: Yonge Street, looking north from Richmond Street. Robert Simpson’s department store is prominent above the last-minute shoppers.
#ChristmasEve #1920s #torontohistory #toronto #jeremyhopkin
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Toronto's waterfront, 1951, a few years before construction of the Gardiner Expressway began. This might be one of the best photos I've seen that shows how Maple Leaf Stadium (in the foreground) fit into the landscape.
The Sphere, November 17, 1951 #TOHistory
The Sphere, November 17, 1951 #TOHistory
December 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Toronto's waterfront, 1951, a few years before construction of the Gardiner Expressway began. This might be one of the best photos I've seen that shows how Maple Leaf Stadium (in the foreground) fit into the landscape.
The Sphere, November 17, 1951 #TOHistory
The Sphere, November 17, 1951 #TOHistory
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Happy Tibb's Eve!
Also known as Tipp's Eve and Tipsy Eve, it is a holiday to honour a fictional saint.
The holiday found its way to Newfoundland from Britain and has slowly spread around Canada.
This is the story!
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Also known as Tipp's Eve and Tipsy Eve, it is a holiday to honour a fictional saint.
The holiday found its way to Newfoundland from Britain and has slowly spread around Canada.
This is the story!
🧵 1/7
December 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Happy Tibb's Eve!
Also known as Tipp's Eve and Tipsy Eve, it is a holiday to honour a fictional saint.
The holiday found its way to Newfoundland from Britain and has slowly spread around Canada.
This is the story!
🧵 1/7
Also known as Tipp's Eve and Tipsy Eve, it is a holiday to honour a fictional saint.
The holiday found its way to Newfoundland from Britain and has slowly spread around Canada.
This is the story!
🧵 1/7
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Filmores Hotel announcing its closure on Jan. 31 2026
December 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Filmores Hotel announcing its closure on Jan. 31 2026
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In 1984, with the Leafs in a major slump, the Toronto Star ran a Cruel Maple Leafs joke contest to win tickets to a game.
I think my favourite entry was "I don't want to enter the joke contest because I'm afraid I might win the tickets."
I think my favourite entry was "I don't want to enter the joke contest because I'm afraid I might win the tickets."
December 22, 2025 at 5:52 AM
In 1984, with the Leafs in a major slump, the Toronto Star ran a Cruel Maple Leafs joke contest to win tickets to a game.
I think my favourite entry was "I don't want to enter the joke contest because I'm afraid I might win the tickets."
I think my favourite entry was "I don't want to enter the joke contest because I'm afraid I might win the tickets."
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The LEGO Tower on Harbord Street by Toronto artist Martin Reis.
December 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The LEGO Tower on Harbord Street by Toronto artist Martin Reis.
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Canadian followers, please sign this! 🏳️⚧️
there’s now a petition for the canadian government to overturn the recent legislation in AB and SK designed to strip trans youth of their rights. please sign: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
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December 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Canadian followers, please sign this! 🏳️⚧️
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ICYMI: I launched a Substack! First real post comes out in the new year! bobgeorgiou.substack.com?r=1ihhi&utm_...
Toronto History Curiosities | Bob Georgiou | Substack
Welcome to the Toronto History rabbit hole! Click to read Toronto History Curiosities, by Bob Georgiou, a Substack publication. Launched a day ago.
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December 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
ICYMI: I launched a Substack! First real post comes out in the new year! bobgeorgiou.substack.com?r=1ihhi&utm_...