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The Maltese Falcon, based upon the novel by Damiell Hammett, is great entertainment

As a part-time Ryerson film student I’ve recently watched some great movies. In this post I’ll discuss The Maltese Falcon (1941) starring Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957) and Mary Astor (1906-1987). The movie is black and white with fairly hard light sources. The lighting contrast ratio in the production – the relation between key light (the light that […]

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Construction now under way on Hanlan Feedermain Project in Mississauga

  I’ve been following with interest, and for some time, the construction details of the work on the Hanlan Feedermain Project, which I have discussed in previous blog posts in relation to the Lakeview Waterfront Connection Project. I’ve been following the process, regularly taking photographs and short videos, since before the time that a temporary […]

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David Webster, who grew up in Long Branch (Toronto not New Jersey), has a great recollection of local history dating back to the 1940s

Updates: Colleen O’Marra – see Comments at the end of this post – has added details about Police Chief Smythe that I read with much interest. For additional comments about Toronto-area postwar emergency housing, click here > [End]   I had the good fortune to spend a couple of hours on the morning of Dec. […]

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We’ve received valuable comments from David Webster regarding Long Branch (Toronto not New Jersey) history

We’ve received valuable comments from David Webster about the Colonel Samuel Smith property and related topics: http://preservedstories.com/2011/12/07/notes-regarding-colonel-samuel-smith-talk/#comment-8396 http://preservedstories.com/2013/10/18/long-branch-was-a-great-place-to-be-an-adolescent-alistair-thomson-reports/#comment-8398 http://preservedstories.com/2013/10/04/colleen-omara-found-the-small-arms-open-house-was-very-crowded/#comments http://preservedstories.com/2013/05/05/second-long-branch-janes-walk-on-may-5-explored-the-mississauga-toronto-border-south-of-lake-shore-blvd-west/#comments http://preservedstories.com/2013/10/14/1905-survey-map-shows-buildings-at-colonel-samuel-smith-homestead-site/#comments A more recent comment (Nov. 28, 2013) concerns the aftermath of Hurricane Hazel. I’ll post the comment in the next while.  

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Do you have a photo of Robin’s Nest, built by Alfred Bray who moved to Long Branch (Toronto not New Jersey) in 1910?

Sandy Bray has a question that you may be able to answer “I’ve been enjoying your site very much,” Sandy Bray writes, “and have been thinking alot of memories and questions, etc. etc.” Sandy has recently sent a question to her dad, Jim Bray, asking if he remembered the address of the house called “Robins Nest” […]

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Sept. 17, 2013 Lakeview Waterfront Connection Project Informational Open House at Long Branch Legion

The following information is from Councillor Mark Grimes’ website: [I have added a link (see below) to an interview I did with Mississauga Ward 1 Councillor Jim Tovey in August 2013. I have also broken the single concluding paragraph in the original into shorter paragraphs.]   Lakeview Waterfront Connection Project Informational Open House Posted September […]

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E-News update from Heritage Toronto

Below is a text-only version of a recent E-News update from Heritage Toronto. [You can subscribe to the newsletter at the Heritage Toronto website.] HERITAGE TORONTO E- NEWS July 11, 2013 Hello there. We hope everyone survived the storm on Monday relatively unscathed. There are reports that this was as much, if not more rain […]