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toronto, movie theatre, john edward de toro, italian canadian, eglinton avenue, eglinton ave., discrimination, di toro, de toro, colony theatre, car
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John Edward De Toro in front of the Colony Theatre, Toronto, ON
Black and white photograph of John Edward De Toro in front of the Colony Theatre in Toronto, Ontario. The movie theatre was designed by architects Kaplan & Sprachman and was located on Eglinton Ave. It was closed down in 2002, although its facade still exists. A portion of the theatre's sign can be seen on the right-hand side of the image. A 1940s vehicle is seen parked on the street at the left. During World War II, John Edward and his father faced discrimination for being of Italian heritage.
