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It also shows an unwidened Jarvis Street, almost intact in its 19thC builtform:

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Interesting the inclusion of the caduceus in the old Metro coat of arms. Not to be confused with the symbol for medicine, the staff of Mercury with the twin snakes became the symbol for commerce,...

The King/Wellington/Bay/York block:

1889:

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Today:
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By 1927, the Empire building was gone:

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And one last view, in a postcard postmarked 1904:

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The Empire newspaper, founded by Sir John A. MacDonald:

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http://torontoist.com/2011/03/historicst_the_conservative_empire/

Another view, 1911:

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The rapidity of development, even before the war, can be seen in this aerial for the Eglinton/Bathurst area in 1935 (only 17 years before the Ellesmere photo which started this thread);
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Note that the site was owned, until developed by Diamante in the 90's as the "Phoebe", by the Weston family.
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A detail from the upper floor of the Grand: Selznick Pictures? J.T.? Were they tenants in the 20's?
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According to www.silenttoronto.com:

Like the Royal Alexandra on King St., the Grand would occasionally play motion pictures. On January 14, 1917, backed by a full orchestra and choir, one could...

The first one is captioned in the Archives as Mary Pickford, group outside hotel, March 23, 1924. I think it's the King Edward.

The Grand? Could it have been the old Grand Opera House on...

Ms. Pickford made many visits to Toronto over the years:

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Another triumph for the hard-working folks at Heritage Preservation Services at City Hall......Why the delay in expanding the Cabbagetown Heritage Conservation District?

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The old coat of arms at least contained images that communicated to the citizens of the city, (and in some ways were quite radical), namely, that the original native inhabitants were given equal...

There are also some wonderful examples of the Canada coat of arms throughout the city.

The Metropolitan Church:
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Our old motto again:

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And the shield (1885):

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I thought the exact same thing when I saw it, nostalgic!

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This was, of course,...

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It phonetically spells out Cut Rate Drug Store.

Cut-Rate Drug Store, NW corner of Spadina and Nassau, 1910's:

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Ontario Dry Goods & Dresses Co., Spadina Ave., SW corner Nassau, 1920:

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Kensington Market, 1924:

My favourite pic of the old Colonial Tavern:

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Lost houses:

Robert Simpson House, Bloor Street East at St. Paul's Square:

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More documentation of the demolition of Old Toronto in the mid-50's:

The 1910 Shea's Victoria Theatre:

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Great work, as always, deepend.

With the development of tall buildings downtown in the first half of the 20th century, a whole new world of "aerial" photography emerged. One of the most popular...