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The Underground Railroad restaurant was one of the first Black-owned and -operated soul food establishments in Toronto. It opened on February 12, 1969, in the basement of 406 Bloor Street East and soon became a destination for locals as well as…

Vincent Massey, diplomat, philanthropist and patron of the arts, was born in Toronto and educated at the University of Toronto and Oxford. He served as Canada’s first Minister to Washington (1926-30) and as Canadian High Commissioner to London…

A pioneer in the study of terrestrial magnetism, Lefroy was director of the magnetic observatory here from 1842 to 1853. Born in Hampshire, England, he was commissioned in the Royal Artillery at the age of seventeen and, because of his aptitude for…

Founded in 1897, the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada united a largely urban group of Jewish women dedicated to effecting meaningful social change at home and abroad. The first section, here in Toronto, engaged in advocacy, created…

This building was the first purpose-built Yiddish-language theatre in Canada and a cultural landmark in the local Jewish community.

Architect John MacNee Jeffrey designed the Standard Theatre in the Art Deco style, possibly with architect Benjamin…