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Jeremy Hopkin
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Toronto History Aficionado, Artist & Graphic Designer, Ambassador of Motorista Studio, Proud Husband & Father
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Nov 10, 1915: Looking east to streetcar track construction on King St. W., from Beaty Ave. I've included a more recent view from the same spot as it appeared in 2021.

#OnThisDay #OTD #1910s #kingwest #kingstreet #parkdale #thenandnow #torontohistory #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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"...The seasonal illumination, stretching from King to College Streets, gives a delightful Yuletide air to our downtown."

📸: Frank Grant - DIgitally enhanced by me.
Toronto Star Archives / Toronto Public Library

#OnThisDay #OTD #1960s #Christmas #torontohistory #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Nov. 9, 1962: "Can Santa be far behind? A reminder that jolly gent in the bulky red suit will be parading through Toronto streets one week from tomorrow in the annual Santa Claus parade was brought home to shoppers last night when the Yonge St. Christmas lights were turned on..."
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Trinity college was moved to its current location in 1925.

The original 1852 structure was torn down by the 1950s, but the gates still stand on Queen Street as an entrance to Trinity Bellwoods park.
November 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Queen Street West gate, Trinity College, November 9, 1911.

#OnThisDay #OTD #1910s #education #trinitybellwoodspark #college #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin
November 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Boarding a streetcar from a new “safety” boulevard on St. Clair Avenue West at Bathurst Street, Toronto, 101 years ago today - Nov. 9, 1924.

📸: City of Toronto Archives, with digital edits by me.

#OTD #OnThisDay #1920s #streetcar #transit #torontohistory #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin
November 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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This original pond at Mount Pleasant Cemetery was created by damming Yellow Creek as part of the cemetery's original rural cemetery design, but it disappeared around the 1930s.
November 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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A pond in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, circa 1907.

The back of this postcard has a hand-written note on it with postmark dated November 8, 1907.

#cemetery #postcards #OnThisDay #OTD #1900s #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin
November 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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On November 8, 1917, a training plane that had been missing from the R.F.C. Camp Leaside aerodrome for almost a week was located in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

#leasideaerodrome #leaside #worldwarone #aviation #OnThisDay #OTD #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin
November 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Looking west on Queen St. E. at Hiltz Ave. in Toronto, on this day in 1934, and a more recent view of the same spot.

Nov 8, 1934 📸: Alfred Pearson / City of Toronto Archives
Sept. 2021 📸: Google

#OnThisDay #OTD #1930s #queenstreeteast #thenandnow #torontohistory #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin
November 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Congratulations to my bud Sean Sirianni on his podcast "The Creative Imbalance" being nominated for the 2025 Canadian Podcast Awards! 👏😄

www.thecreativeimbalance.com

#thecreativeimbalance #podcast #podcastawards
November 8, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Ontario Street backyards, Toronto, 1962

Artist: Albert Franck (1899-1973)
Medium: Oil on board

#FlashbackFriday #1960s #torontoart #art #artist #architecture #winter #oilpainting #torontohistory #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin
November 8, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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In recent years the open moat area was extensively renovated and enclosed from the elements with a glass roof. It now functions as a pedestrian pathway that includes retail space.
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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107 years ago today: Toronto Union Station construction progress photos - Nov. 7, 1918

These document the sunken automobile driveway, also called "the moat".

📸: City of Toronto Archives

#OnThisDay #OTD #1910s #architecture #railways #railroad #torontohistory #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Toronto harbour, circa 1920s

Artist: Stanley F. Turner
Medium: Goache on illustration board

#1920s #torontoart #art #artist #harbourfront #architecture #torontohistory #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin
November 7, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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The Hillcrest complex is currently undergoing a major upgrade, planned to be completed by 2030.

More details here:
www.ttc.ca/about-the-tt...
November 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Brill-built "Peter Witt" streetcar being moved on a transfer table at TTC Hillcrest Shops, Toronto, 101 years ago today - Nov. 6, 1924.

📸: City of Toronto Archives + digital edits by me.

#OTD #OnThisDay #ttc #ttchillcrest #1920s #streetcar #transit #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
November 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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2024 marked fifty years of Toronto's iconic flag. Rene DeSantis returned once again to meet with Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow and city staff at City Hall to celebrate the anniversary.

📸: City of Toronto Archives, Toronto Public Library & The City of Toronto.
November 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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When the city updated the flag to a new 3' x 6' format in 1999, De Santis was asked to return to the drawing board to slightly update his original design to fit the dimensions.
November 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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The winning entry was created by Rene DeSantis, a 21-year-old North York resident attending George Brown College.
November 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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On this day in 1974, (Nov 6) a new official flag for the City of Toronto was adopted by city council. The design was chosen from over 700 entries made through a competition open to city residents of all ages.

#1970s #OnThisDay #OTD #flag #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin
November 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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November 5, 1919: Toronto Union Station construction progress photos.

Looks to be near completion, but it wouldn't open until almost eight years later.

📸: City of Toronto Archives

#OnThisDay #OTD #1910s #torontounionstation #construction #railways #torontohistory #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin
November 6, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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After a career on the operatic stage she moved, from the late 1920s, into recitals, recordings and film.

A voice that bridged Edwardian grand opera and the modern media age. She died in Alassio, Italy in 1953.
November 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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The Orchestra was featured on Tuesday, October 16 with the famous English contralto singer Marguerite d'Alvarez as special guest performer.

Born to Peruvian and French parents and trained in Brussels, Marguerite d’Alvarez brought a velvety contralto to Europe and America from her 1907 debut onward.
November 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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97 years ago today: A photo taken to document streetcar advertising cards. These are for a Toronto Symphony Orchestra concert that had already taken place at Massey Hall.

#OnThisDay #OTD #masseyhall #concert #1920s #streetcar #transit #masseyhall #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
November 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM