Bob Georgiou
@bobgeorgiouto.bsky.social
Torontophile, writer, historian. Toronto history. Writings in York Pioneer & Spacing Magazine. Loves libraries&archives, parks & cultural heritage. (he/him/his)
www.scenesto.com
www.scenesto.com
The @museumoftoronto.bsky.social's "Mr. Dressup to Degrassi" is a great exhibition!
Lots of childhood memories and lots of new things learned. Will have a full review on an upcoming Substack!
Lots of childhood memories and lots of new things learned. Will have a full review on an upcoming Substack!
February 16, 2026 at 12:49 AM
The @museumoftoronto.bsky.social's "Mr. Dressup to Degrassi" is a great exhibition!
Lots of childhood memories and lots of new things learned. Will have a full review on an upcoming Substack!
Lots of childhood memories and lots of new things learned. Will have a full review on an upcoming Substack!
Is Tom Wilson the first person to have a Gordie Howe Hat Trick in the Olympics?! 🥅🍎👊
February 15, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Is Tom Wilson the first person to have a Gordie Howe Hat Trick in the Olympics?! 🥅🍎👊
Happy Valentine's Day! ❤️ My latest Substack features my return to York University where my love of history began!
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February 14, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Happy Valentine's Day! ❤️ My latest Substack features my return to York University where my love of history began!
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Today marks 38 years around the sun. Tired in the moment but overall reflective and grateful.
February 11, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Today marks 38 years around the sun. Tired in the moment but overall reflective and grateful.
Are you awake? ☕️ How about a Sunday Read? ⬇️
My latest Substack is OUT! 📰
I pay tribute to Moira Rose, talk about the Toronto that could've been, and take on the robots! 🤖
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I pay tribute to Moira Rose, talk about the Toronto that could've been, and take on the robots! 🤖
open.substack.com/pub/bobgeorg...
February 1, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Are you awake? ☕️ How about a Sunday Read? ⬇️
The Historic Places website is being re-created! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Parks Canada planned to delete a heritage website — but one proud Canadian hit 'Save' | CBC News
Parks Canada plans to decommission the Canadian Register of Historic Places website , a national searchable database of 13,500 listings, this spring.
www.cbc.ca
February 1, 2026 at 2:20 AM
The Historic Places website is being re-created! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
My latest Substack is OUT! 📰
I pay tribute to Moira Rose, talk about the Toronto that could've been, and take on the robots! 🤖
open.substack.com/pub/bobgeorg...
I pay tribute to Moira Rose, talk about the Toronto that could've been, and take on the robots! 🤖
open.substack.com/pub/bobgeorg...
January 31, 2026 at 3:44 PM
My latest Substack is OUT! 📰
I pay tribute to Moira Rose, talk about the Toronto that could've been, and take on the robots! 🤖
open.substack.com/pub/bobgeorg...
I pay tribute to Moira Rose, talk about the Toronto that could've been, and take on the robots! 🤖
open.substack.com/pub/bobgeorg...
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January 31 – On this date in 1907, Timothy Eaton died at his mansion at 182 Lowther Street.
January 31, 2026 at 12:23 PM
January 31 – On this date in 1907, Timothy Eaton died at his mansion at 182 Lowther Street.
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Here's the interior of the Drill Shed on 28 March 1885 with troops mustering for the Northwest Campaign. From Illustrated War News: www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm....
January 31, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Here's the interior of the Drill Shed on 28 March 1885 with troops mustering for the Northwest Campaign. From Illustrated War News: www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm....
This is a building that completely stumped me: The Armouries on the current site of St. Lawrence Market. Succeeded by the now lost building on University Avenue? No idea it existed.
📷: TPL 1889, TPL 1894, Toronto Archives 1899
📷: TPL 1889, TPL 1894, Toronto Archives 1899
January 31, 2026 at 1:18 AM
This is a building that completely stumped me: The Armouries on the current site of St. Lawrence Market. Succeeded by the now lost building on University Avenue? No idea it existed.
📷: TPL 1889, TPL 1894, Toronto Archives 1899
📷: TPL 1889, TPL 1894, Toronto Archives 1899
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It begins next Thursday! SECRET TORONTO: SPIES, TRAITORS & UNDERCOVER AGENTS explores true tales of espionage, betrayal and conspiracy from the city's past — in four online lectures.
Pay what you like! tinyurl.com/secretTOreg
Pay what you like! tinyurl.com/secretTOreg
Adam Bunch | Secret Toronto: Spies, Traitors and Undercover Agents
Learn about Toronto history in an online course filled with stories of espionage and betrayal.
tinyurl.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:27 AM
It begins next Thursday! SECRET TORONTO: SPIES, TRAITORS & UNDERCOVER AGENTS explores true tales of espionage, betrayal and conspiracy from the city's past — in four online lectures.
Pay what you like! tinyurl.com/secretTOreg
Pay what you like! tinyurl.com/secretTOreg
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Jan 30, 1947: Lone workman has huge task in clearing snow from steps of York County registry office as Toronto struggled to dig out from under drifting snow which blanketed city.
📸: Unknown
Toronto Star Archive / Toronto Public Library
#OnThisDay #1940s #snow #torontohistory #jeremyhopkin
📸: Unknown
Toronto Star Archive / Toronto Public Library
#OnThisDay #1940s #snow #torontohistory #jeremyhopkin
January 30, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Jan 30, 1947: Lone workman has huge task in clearing snow from steps of York County registry office as Toronto struggled to dig out from under drifting snow which blanketed city.
📸: Unknown
Toronto Star Archive / Toronto Public Library
#OnThisDay #1940s #snow #torontohistory #jeremyhopkin
📸: Unknown
Toronto Star Archive / Toronto Public Library
#OnThisDay #1940s #snow #torontohistory #jeremyhopkin
Thank YOU, Catherine O'Hara.
a woman sitting in a diner with #schitts creek written on the bottom left
ALT: a woman sitting in a diner with #schitts creek written on the bottom left
media.tenor.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Thank YOU, Catherine O'Hara.
Just because: Snow plows on Queen Street at Yonge on January 30, 1982. (City of Toronto Archives.)
January 27, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Just because: Snow plows on Queen Street at Yonge on January 30, 1982. (City of Toronto Archives.)
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NEW! For today's Saturday Star, I wrote an opinion piece on the value of historical plaques that commemorate events such as the story of Conrad the Raccoon - they are good community investments for so many reasons! #TOHistory #history
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Bring on the fanfare for Conrad the Raccoon
The plaque for Conrad the Raccoon shows that Heritage Toronto is attuned to the stories Torontonians want to hear.
www.thestar.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:39 PM
NEW! For today's Saturday Star, I wrote an opinion piece on the value of historical plaques that commemorate events such as the story of Conrad the Raccoon - they are good community investments for so many reasons! #TOHistory #history
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
I don't like to fall into the "I like the before better" and "We destroy everything" commentary because it's not an exclusively Toronto thing when pretty buildings get knocked down....BUT this one hurts.
General Post Office (1873-1960), Adelaide St. E., north side, opposite head of Toronto St., Toronto - January 23, 1955.
📸:James Victor Salmon
Baldwin Collection of Canadiana, Toronto Public Library
#OnThisDay #1950s #torontohistory #toronto #jeremyhopkin
📸:James Victor Salmon
Baldwin Collection of Canadiana, Toronto Public Library
#OnThisDay #1950s #torontohistory #toronto #jeremyhopkin
January 24, 2026 at 4:55 PM
I don't like to fall into the "I like the before better" and "We destroy everything" commentary because it's not an exclusively Toronto thing when pretty buildings get knocked down....BUT this one hurts.
I'm taking in a show at the Royal Alex in a few weeks so this was a great primer!
The Royal Alex is the grand old dame of Toronto theatres. In this episode of Muddy York, you can learn about how it was built in a fit of upper-class pique, how it survived the Depression, and how it became the heart of the Mirvish theatrical empire.
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Royal Alexandra Theatre by Muddy York: A Toronto History Podcast
The Royal Alex is the grand old dame of Toronto theatres and the oldest continuously-operating legitimate theatre in North America. In this episode, you can learn about how it was built in a fit of up...
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January 24, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I'm taking in a show at the Royal Alex in a few weeks so this was a great primer!
Steinberg's stores in Toronto (and Ontario) in 1960. Look at those designs! Do you remember Steinberg's?
(Toronto Star, November 14, 1960)
(Toronto Star, November 14, 1960)
January 24, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Steinberg's stores in Toronto (and Ontario) in 1960. Look at those designs! Do you remember Steinberg's?
(Toronto Star, November 14, 1960)
(Toronto Star, November 14, 1960)
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I shared my editor's intro to the new issue of Spacing, where I describe Eglinton as Toronto's "prime rib" spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
NEW ISSUE: Crossing Town - Spacing Toronto
We still don’t know when the Eglinton Crosstown LRT will open. It could be any day – the testing is all done. Or it could be many weeks away, given its history – there are still processes to go throug...
spacing.ca
January 22, 2026 at 2:11 PM
I shared my editor's intro to the new issue of Spacing, where I describe Eglinton as Toronto's "prime rib" spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
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I use this as part of my research all the time
This here is some mind boggling ridiculousness. Parks Canada announced the Register for Historic Places - a searchable database and a cornerstone for understanding heritage places – will be permanently unplugged this spring @willgreavesmp.bsky.social #CdnHist
nationaltrustcanada.ca/online-stori...
nationaltrustcanada.ca/online-stori...
Alarm as Canadian Register of Historic Places to Shut Down - National Trust for Canada
The Canadian Register of Historic Places, better known as the historicplaces.ca website, is coming down. Parks Canada announced in late...
nationaltrustcanada.ca
January 21, 2026 at 9:33 PM
I use this as part of my research all the time
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Thrilled to announce that on April 14th I'll be a guest speaker for the Toronto Railway Museum’s Second Tuesday Zoom Talk.
I’d love to see you there - details and registration on the museum event page.
torontorailwaymuseum.com/event/second...
#railway #museum #TorontoHistory #jeremyhopkin
I’d love to see you there - details and registration on the museum event page.
torontorailwaymuseum.com/event/second...
#railway #museum #TorontoHistory #jeremyhopkin
Second Tuesday Zoom Talk: Rails Reclaimed: How Toronto’s Rail Infrastructure Found New Life - Toronto Railway Museum
Rails Reclaimed uncovers the afterlives of Toronto’s rail infrastructure. How many former streetcar, radial and rail properties were eventually repurposed as markets, subways, parks and neighbourhoods...
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January 22, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Thrilled to announce that on April 14th I'll be a guest speaker for the Toronto Railway Museum’s Second Tuesday Zoom Talk.
I’d love to see you there - details and registration on the museum event page.
torontorailwaymuseum.com/event/second...
#railway #museum #TorontoHistory #jeremyhopkin
I’d love to see you there - details and registration on the museum event page.
torontorailwaymuseum.com/event/second...
#railway #museum #TorontoHistory #jeremyhopkin
I saved about a hundred articles about a two day strike in Toronto a hundred years ago. Not sure if it's been written about or if I can even do something with it....BUT at the least I can say I know 'jitneys' were a thing!
January 22, 2026 at 2:27 AM
I saved about a hundred articles about a two day strike in Toronto a hundred years ago. Not sure if it's been written about or if I can even do something with it....BUT at the least I can say I know 'jitneys' were a thing!
This is very neat! Muirhead's Cafeterias is at the Ryrie Building. I mention Muirhead's in my latest Substack. People didn't initially like serving themselves!
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January 18, 2026 at 5:05 PM
This is very neat! Muirhead's Cafeterias is at the Ryrie Building. I mention Muirhead's in my latest Substack. People didn't initially like serving themselves!
bobgeorgiou.substack.com/p/2-the-rest...
bobgeorgiou.substack.com/p/2-the-rest...
A "Bridge To Nowhere" it was not!
On this date in 1915, Mayor Tommy Church turned the first sod for the Bloor Street Viaduct. It would open a bit less than four years later.
January 17, 2026 at 9:51 PM
A "Bridge To Nowhere" it was not!
From espresso machines to legendary clubs: Discover lost Toronto restaurants, Greek-owned hotspots, old maps, and the Horseshoe Tavern! 🍽️My latest Substack Issue is out NOW!
bobgeorgiou.substack.com/p/2-the-rest...
bobgeorgiou.substack.com/p/2-the-rest...
January 17, 2026 at 3:31 PM
From espresso machines to legendary clubs: Discover lost Toronto restaurants, Greek-owned hotspots, old maps, and the Horseshoe Tavern! 🍽️My latest Substack Issue is out NOW!
bobgeorgiou.substack.com/p/2-the-rest...
bobgeorgiou.substack.com/p/2-the-rest...