Sketches Of Toronto - 1858

[CityPlaceN1]

What a cool book.

http://ve.torontopubliclibrary.ca/showcase/sketches/index.html

 

[Malthus]

That is a cool book. Great find.

I love the annotations and even the period advertisements at the end!

 

[299 bloor call control.]

"The Lunatic Asylum" starting on page 19 is a good read

 

[Mystery White Boy]

Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk

 

[Urban Shocker]

Architect J.G. Howard was a dapper little man, wasn't he?

 

[Conrad Black]

They used to have a new mayor every year according to this.

 

[Archivist]

Needs more pitures.

 

[MetroMan]

What a cool book.

http://ve.torontopubliclibrary.ca/showcase/sketches/index.html

What a cool website! I didn't know that the Toronto Public Library had this. It's a great idea for people who just want to look up a particular piece of information on a book. It saves the library from having to loan it out, leaving the book for somebody who really want to borrow the physical book.

 

[Edward Skira]

Also keeps really old books in circulation without physically damaging them.

 

[Benc7]

Excellent! The British Library has a wonderful selection of their rarest works on line in a similar format. I'm glad that the Toronto Public Library is doing the same. What a great companion to Michael Redhill’s "Consolation". Makes me wish I could go "The Lyceum"; "Comedies, Tragedies, Dancing, Singing "etc....plus "a good orchestra"...all for 50 cents!

 

[Redroom Studios]

that's cool! I love how you can virtually 'flip' through the pages!

 

[grey]

Eeek! Check out the picture of Joseph Bloor on page 52! There's a glare to kill a moose.

Walking along Bloor St will never be the same again.

 

[svenglezz]

that is sooooo cool that web site...love the way you can click on items and opens up more info or a pic etc.
thanx so much for that, dam I got'a go to the library more
Sven

 

[Esch]

Love it! I guess I will spend many an hour at that site. Thank you!