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Paper, 32 p, 50 b&w facsims., Retail Price: $5 Baxter Publishing Company in cooperation with the Toronto Public Library, 1961. Available for sale at
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![[Abridged History of the Township of Scarborough]](b_abridged_scarborough.jpg)
Mary
Campbell and Barbara Myrvold
Cynthia Patterson, Carol McDougall, and George Levin
![[Cabbagetown in Pictures]](b_cabbagetown.jpg)
Edith G. Firth
Margaret Penman
![[Danforth in Pictures]](b_danforth_pictures.jpg)
Edith G. Firth
![[Fascinating Facts about East York]](b_fascinating_facts.jpg)
Joan C. Kinsella
![[Historical Walking Tour of Kensington Market and College Street]](b_kensington.jpg)
Mary Campbell and Barbara Myrvold
| Historical Walking Tour of Lawrence Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Barbara Myrvold and Lynda Moon
Paper, 66 p, 4 col. illus, 50 b&w illus., 22 cm. Retail Price: $10 Toronto Public Library Board in partnership with Lawrence Park Ratepayers’ Association and North Toronto Historical Society Revised and expanded edition, 2007. ISBN 978-0-92061-59-4 The beginnings of Lawrence Park go back to 1907 when Wilfrid Servington Dinnick, the young, English-born president of a Toronto loan and mortgage company, convinced the board of directors to purchase two farm properties near Yonge Street and Lawrence Avenue East. His intention was to create a garden suburb - one of the first in Canada - for the city’s middle classes. Originally published in 1994, the revised, expanded book now features 33 stops highlighting 48 houses and other sites of architectural and historical interest. It also includes an overview history of Lawrence Park; biographies of major architects and important residents and more than 50 illustrations of historic maps, archival photographs and drawings. Many of these historical images are from early promotional materials for Lawrence Park and are identified for the first time. One of the book’s many new features is “Lost Lawrence Park”, listing original houses that have been demolished and replaced with new buildings.
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| Historical Walking Tour of the Danforth | ||||
Barbara Myrvold![[Historical Walking tour of the Danforth]](b_danforth_walking.jpg)
Paper, 32 p., 28 b&w illus., 22 cm. Toronto Public Library, 1992. ISBN 0-920601-18-9 The route covers 22 stops in the Danforth area from the Prince Edward Viaduct east to Pape Avenue. Gives origin of 25 local street names. "Hits the area's high spots from Broadview to Pape, with photos and anecdotes of mansions and bygone dignitaries, as well as the area's churches, banks and business landmarks." Out of print and no longer available for sale.
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| A History of Scarborough | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Robert R. Bonis (ed.)
Enlarged edition Paper, 387 p, 270 b&w illus., 22 cm. Retail Price: $10 Scarborough Public Library Board, 1968. A comprehensive history of Scarborough from native settlements to the 1960s. This is the 'first-stop' for the general reader interested in Scarborough's past. "Rev. Robert Bonis' book is considered the bible of borough history." "... the publication has become the most common source of general information on the history of Scarborough currently readily available to the City's citizens." Available for sale at
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| A History of the City of Scarborough: An Annotated Bibliography | ||||||||
Paper, 174 p.![[A History of the City of Scarborough: An Annotated Bibliography]](b_scarborugh_biblio.jpg) , 28 cm.
Scarborough Public Library Board, [1991] The most comprehensive list of source materials relating to Scarborough. To assist the researcher, most entries include a location code. Retail Price: $5 Available for sale at
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| Landmarks of Canada: A Guide to the J. Ross Robertson Canadian Historical Collection in the Toronto Public Library | ||||||||
Illustrated Reprint Edition of Volume I (1917) and Volume II (1921) with a consolidated Index.
Hard, 383 p., 66 b&w illus., Retail Price: $25 Toronto Public Library, 1967. Descriptive catalogue of over 4000 paintings, drawings, prints and photographs, of Canadian scenes and peoples, from the 18th century to 1918. The collection is especially rich in material relating to Toronto. Available for sale at
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Retail Price: $10 City of Scarborough Public Library Board, 1997. Twenty long-time residents record their recollections about growing up and living in Scarborough. Branches:
Memories of Scarborough: A Bicentennial Celebration
Paper, 139 p
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| The Mimico Story | ||||
Harvey Currell ![[The Mimico Story]](b_mimico.jpg)
Second edition (revised), Town of Mimico & Mimico Library Board, 1967. This history, from native settlement to 1966, includes sections on geology, early families, politics, transportation, education, religion, Out of print and no longer
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| The Most Attractive Resort in Town: Public Library Service in West Toronto Junction, 1888 - 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Barbara Myrvold
2nd revised and expanded edition Paper, 82 p., 126 b&w illus., 28 cm. Retail Price: $20 Toronto Public Library Board, 2009. This chronicle goes back to 1888, when library service was introduced to the area by the West Toronto Junction Mechanics’ Institute and extends to 2009, the 100th anniversary of the opening of Toronto Public Library’s Carnegie-funded branch on Annette Street. Originally published 20 years ago, this new edition is triple in length with four times more illustrations than before, and features an attractive colour cover and a detailed index. Major community events and trends that influenced the library’s growth and biographical details about key personalities are woven into the history. A special section is provided on Ellis and Connery, the architectural firm of Junction resident James A. Ellis who planned the Carnegie library as well as more than 50 other local buildings. Available for sale at
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| North Toronto in Pictures, 1889 - 1912 | ||||
![[North Toronto in Pictures]](b_north_toronto.jpg) Barbara Myrvold
Paper, 32 p., 42 b&w illus., Toronto Public Library, 1974. Local History Handbook No. 1. Based on a display at the George H. Locke Memorial Branch, Toronto Public Libraries. Includes "A Brief History of North Toronto" by Barbara Myrvold. Out of print and no longer available for sale.
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| Parkdale in Pictures: Its Development to 1889 | ||||||||||||||||
 Margaret Laycock and Barbara Myrvold
Paper, 64 p., 71 b&w illus., Retail Price: $10 Toronto Public Library, 1991. Local History Handbook No. 7. ISBN 0-920601-12-X. Tracks the evolution of the Parkdale area from its beginning as an Indian portage route and French fur trading post to its annexation to Toronto in 1889. The book focuses on Parkdale's decade as an independent municipality, 1879-1889. Gives origins of 45 Parkdale street names. "A sophisticated work of local history." Available for sale at
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Paper, 270 p, 29 b&w illus., 24 cm. Retail Price: $20 Scarborough Public Library Board, 1997. ISBN 0-9683086-0-0 A chronological overview of the many diverse peoples and cultures that have contributed to Scarborough's economic, cultural and social development. Received a Heritage Toronto 1999 Certificate of Commendation. "...complements and expands the library board's ongoing commitment to both multiculturalism and local history." "...is filled with enough facts and tables to satisfy even the most erudite historical nit-pickers, it is the triumphs and struggles of the many settlers that make this volume interesting." Available for sale at Branches:
The People of Scarborough: A History
Barbara Myrvold
Scarborough Mirror, Dec. 13 - 14, 1997.
Carol Stimmell, Beach Metro News, Feb. 10, 1998.
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| Recording Toronto: A Catalogue of Selected Pictures of Early Buildings and Street Scenes in the Town of York and the City of Toronto from the John Ross Robertson Historical Collection and other Picture Collections of the Toronto Public Libraries | ||
Elspeth Smith 
Paper, 36 p, 1 col., 50 b&w illus. Toronto Public Libraries, 1960. Out of print and no longer available for sale.
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| St. Clair West in Pictures: A History of the Communities of Carlton, Davenport, Earlscourt, and Oakwood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Nancy Byers and Barbara Myrvold
Third Edition - Revised & Expanded Paper, 158 p, 141 b&w illus., Retail Price: $20 Toronto Public Library, 2008. Local History Handbook No. 8 ISBN 078-0-9206021-62-4 This history of the communities that border St. Clair Avenue West between Oakwood Avenue and Old Weston Road is now its third edition. Now more than 20 pages longer than earlier editions, the book now has many more pictures and maps, and a detailed index. A new highlight tells about St. Clair's streetcars, part of the thoroughfare since 1913, and an updated history covers recent events. "Origin of Local Street Names" features the story of 43 streets. Heritage Toronto's Award of Merit winner in 1999.
View an interactive map of St. Clair West in 1910-1912 with highlights from the 3rd edition of St. Clair West in Pictures. Compare pictures to see how locations have changed over the years. Reviews for 2008 edition "Just like the dozen other books Ms. Myrvold has been involved with for the TPL, this is a thoroughly researched document of a place that is all but gone. In this case, it's a mostly working-class area just like the kind almost everyone has lived in at one time but almost every publisher overlooks. … Thanks to the Toronto Public Library, that's no longer the case." Reviews for 1997 edition "St. Clair West takes us to places that almost everyone has forgotten were places a century ago, when Toronto was still a fairly small city ringed by myriad farming and industrial centres... We have Nancy Byers and Barbara Myrvold to thank for bringing back to mind those folk and what they did." "This is a rich portrait. . . . Byers and Myrvold take pains to cover every aspect of history, but do it with enough style to make the text entertaining, a kaleidoscope rather than an inventory. . . . Many a photographic jaw-dropper in this fine addition to a series that is itself one of the many outstanding contributions the TPL has made to life in old Toronto." "Through informative text and precious old photos, this book (the term "handbook" really doesn't do justice to the work of authors Nancy Byers and Barbara Myrvold) describes the history and development of the Carlton, Davenport, Earlscourt and Oakwood communities that form part of Greater Toronto." Available for sale at Research and Reference Libraries:
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Paper, ix, 38 p., 17 b&w illus. Retail Price: $8 City of Toronto Economic Development, Culture & Tourism Department in partnership with the Toronto Public Library, 2000. ISBN 0920601448 A picture album documenting some fragments of Scarborough's past that managed to survive the sweeping changes in the half century following the Second World War. Readers are provided with clues for discovering remnants of the city's older landscapes. Available for sale at Branches:
Signposts to Scarborough's Rural Past: A Photographic Journey
George W. J. Duncan
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| Their Memories: A Collaborative Project of the North York Public Library & the North York Seniors Centre | ||||||
Paper, 21 p., 11 b&w illus![[Their Memories]](b_their_memories.jpg) ., 21 cm.
Retail Price: $2 North York Public Library, North York Seniors Centre, 1987. In this delightful collection of anecdotes, eight local residents recal life in North York in the 1920s and 1930s. Available for sale at
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| Toronto and Early Canada: A Catalogue of the Toronto and Early Canada Picture Collection in the Toronto Public Library. | ||||||||
Paper, 63 p., 31 b&w illus.![[Toronto and Early Canada]](b_toronto_early.jpg) ,21 x 28 cm. Retail Price: $2.50 Baxter Publishing Company in cooperation with the Toronto Public Library, 1964. This supplement to Landmarks of Canada includes information on 1000 images. Available for sale at
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| York, Upper Canada Minutes of Town Meetings and Lists of Inhabitants 1797 - 1823 | ||||
Christine Mosser (ed.)
Paper, 185 p. Metropolitan Toronto Library Board, 1984. ISBN 0-88773-028-0 The earliest record of the residents of the area that is now the City of Toronto. Out of print and no longer available for sale
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| Yorkville in Pictures, 1853-1883 | ||||
 Stephanie Hutcheson
Paper, 32 p., 42 b&w illus., Toronto Public Library, 1978. Local History Handbook No. 2. ISBN 0-919486-69-X Outlines Yorkville's history, buildings, and people, especially during its 30 years as a village prior to its 1883 annexation to Toronto. "excellent pictures...each accompanied by a brief history, which together add up to a very readable story of the municipality whose toll gate at one time was the northern entry point for Toronto." Out of
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