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I wrote the post below on June 28th, but I refrained from posting it until the July 4th holiday was over. The article "An Aristocracy o...

Childe Hassam (American, 1859–1935) The Fourth of July, 1916 (The Greatest Display of the American Flag Ever Seen in New York, Climax of th...

Bill Cunningham, New York There's gentle documentary about New York Times fashion photographer Bill Cunningham, Bill Cunningham New Yor...

[Photo by KPA] Sovereign Ballroom in the King Edward Hotel Above is (a corner of) the "Sovereign Ballroom" in the King Edward Hote...

[Photo by KPA] The back of The King Edward on Colborne Street is calmer than the more ostentatious main entrance aptly located on King Stre...

From CTV News : The countdown to summer ends when the much-loved season officially arrives Tuesday afternoon, bringing with it dreams of cl...

The Kajama at Harbourfront [Photo by KPA] The tall ship Kajama, which sails tourists around Toronto's Lake Ontario, has a lofty history....