Pictures show the front entrance of a large commercial building.

Jacobs and Sparrow's Opera House

DateApproximately 1888

Names

Notes

Built in 1886 as Toronto Opera House, two doors west of the Grand Opera House. Burnt down in 1903 and replaced by the Majestic Theatre.

Subject

GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto

GeographyNeighbourhoodFinancial District

GeographyNorth-south streetBay Street

GeographyEast-west streetAdelaide Street West

GeographyProvince stateOntario

GeographyCountryCanada

Medium

Stereoscopic photographs

DimensionsCarrier size: 10.5 cm x 17.5 cm (4 1/8 in. x 6 7/8 in.)

Language

English

ProvenanceGift of Norman Attikin

CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Object Number2015-2-1-235

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