Stephan Petar
A born and raised Torontonian, Stephan is passionate about the city’s heritage and architecture. He enjoys wandering the streets of Toronto, where he always manages to discover something new. He is known for developing lifestyle, entertainment, historical and LGBTQ+ content.
Cities
This Mid-Century Modern Bungalow In Toronto Is An Absolute Time Capsule
This Etobicoke residence at 44 Princess Margaret Boulevard is brimming with nostalgia, offering stylish vintage vibes in these modern times.
Retail
More Than Stores: The Historic Architecture and Lasting Legacy of Hudson’s Bay Buildings
Once grand department stores, these buildings now stand as monuments to a bygone era — and reminders of the role architecture plays in shaping Canadian cities.
Listed Luxe
Bridle Path Bungalow Of Beverley Salmon, Toronto’s First Black Female Councillor, Listed For Sale
Located in Toronto’s Bridle Path, 38 Suncrest Drive was home to Toronto’s first Black female councillor who created several beloved memories with her family in her over 50 years at the property.
Legendary Houses
Legendary Houses: The Home of Indigenous Doctor Oronhyatekha
Located in Cabbagetown is the home of Doctor Oronhyatekha, the second Indigenous doctor in Canada to receive a medical degree.
Legendary Houses
Legendary Houses: The Homes of Community Activist Jean Lumb
Jean Lumb was an entrepreneur, activist and Order of Canada inductee with five homes that can be found throughout Toronto.
Legendary Houses
Legendary Houses: The Toronto Homes of Literary Icon Ernest Hemingway
American novelist Ernest Hemingway called Toronto home in the early 1920s when he wrote for The Toronto Star.
Legendary Houses
Legendary Houses: Christmas in the Annex with the Eaton Family
In the Annex is a frat house that was once home to a relative of Timothy Eaton, founder of Canada's famous Eaton's department store.
Legendary Houses
Legendary Houses: The Music Filled Homes of Glenn Gould
A musical prodigy, Toronto's Glenn Gould filled the world with music from the global stage to the many homes he lived in.
Legendary Houses
Legendary Houses: The Massey Family Hauntings
The Massey name is associated with multiple hauntings in Toronto. Euclid Hall, at 515 Jarvis St, is said to be the most haunted house of all.
Legendary Houses
Legendary Houses: The Draper Street Cottage of Canada’s First Black MP
Hidden among the condominiums of downtown Toronto is charming heritage street where Canada’s first Black MP, Lincoln Alexander, was born.
Toronto
Legendary Houses
Legendary Houses: The Riverdale Home of Toronto’s First Black Alderman
Torontonian William Peyton Hubbard was a baker, inventor, driver and in 1894 became Toronto’s first Black elected official
Legendary Houses
Legendary Houses: The Teenage Home of Olympian Fanny “Bobbie” Rosenfeld
A block south of Mirvish Village on Markham Street is a home that once housed Canadian track and field Olympian Fanny "Bobbie" Rosenfeld.
Toronto
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