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    Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

    Hello, all, I've been busy with "other things" (what she had me doing) but I have a contribution which might be other side of the coin; civilian buildings put to military use. I have not been able to find particulars, but the general impression seems that the World War I "School(s) of Military...
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    Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

    Here's another in the series of vintage panoramic photos from my collection. This one is pretty big (38"x8" ) and badly sun-bleached. I had to stitch four scans together, then tinker with the contrast and tonal values. Even in the original, it's hard to read... "Chorley Park Military R.C.A.M.C...
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    Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

    I'd love to have all the answers, but you have a more complete list than I do. I was a rookie in 1973, sixteen years after amalgamation. It was all I could do to find my way to our neighbouring stations. I remember one afternoon in the mid 70's, my partner and I, working out of 12 Division at...
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    Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

    Hello again, my friends... Thanks for the suggestion about contacting the Toronto Police, Mustapha. Unfortunately, because no public money has been made available the museum is chronically underfunded and understaffed. I do have a connection with the Toronto Police, I served from 1973 to 2007...
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    Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

    Greetings once again, Mustapha, Goldie, JT et al... You guys are an amazing research team! I had been spinning my wheels searching online archives without a firm foothold for months – now, thanks to you, I’ve got traction. The first photo I’d like to share is the vexatious “Number 2...
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    Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

    Wow, thanks! You've given me a lot to chew on. I've seen the picture with Chief Draper before but had no idea where it was taken. My next step was going to be research on Eugenio D'Angelo's "travel agency". You're bang-on with the tall doors. They match with the single photo I'm working on...
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    Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

    R100: "Shopped" or not ? Greetings, Mustapha, Goldie, JT et al... I happened across this thread while looking for an image of the old Toronto Police Number 2 Division station. I have almost no information: "Dundas/Bay until about 1949, when it was amalgamated with Number 1 Division (Court...

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