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Designed by local architect George W. Gouinlock in a Romanesque Revival that would Old City Hall would come to compliment a few years after its construction in 1896, the Temple Building was arguably the first skyscraper built in Toronto, and the tallest building in the city for a brief period. Home to the world headquarters of the Independent Order of Foresters (IOF), a fraternal …

Here’s a list of things you can do this weekend and enjoy Toronto The Fall Home Show is on from Thursday September 22nd to Sunday the 25th at the Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place. Meanwhile The Clothing Show is on in the Queen Elizabeth Building at Exhibition Place (but only from Friday to Sunday). One of my favourite Toronto events, The Word on the Street …

The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup is an annual September event that aims “to promote understanding and education about shoreline litter issues by encouraging Canadians to rehabilitate shoreline areas through cleanups.” This year’s events began on September 17th, but there are still lots of chances to get involved by helping out at one of the many cleanups taking place in Toronto and GTA …

I love the history lessons about different aspects of Toronto.  I came across a visual history of Toronto Streetcars that I really enjoyed.  I’ve included the link of the original post in the bottom on the page and all photo credits are listed there. Enjoy!   Source: A visual history of Toronto streetcars.

Back in May, we saw the new trains order by TTC unveiled at the Open Doors Toronto Event.  The trains have been a great hit and been getting positive review on different websites such as Urban Toronto.  Here are some pictures that I’ve found of the new trains. Have you been on the new subways?  If so, share your thoughts… …

As discussed in the articles, the outside work has started and following are some pictures I took of the work completed so far. Enjoy!

A great piece written on blogTO about the lost Union Station of Toronto. The image collection is stunning including the rich history included.

I hope you get out this weekend and check out Doors Open Toronto. I give you the properties that I will be checking out... Hope to see you there!

Most of us have that stereotype in our head that rich people are more like Montgomery Burns from The Simpson while it’s not true. The source is an article posted in the Financial Post that talks about the stereotype of a survey that was conducted.

I’m a regular at multiple sites such as Red Flag Deals where I offer advise to the general public about different questions they may have about Real Estate. It’s a strain on my time but it gives me the satisfaction of helping someone who I don’t know through something that they have little to no knowledge about. Isn’t that what …