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Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

Anna said:
I saw the Google car in my neighbourhood a couple of weeks ago so maybe updated Streetviews are on their way;)
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Would Google be in the position to offer (or allow for) *archival* Streetviews, by any chance?
 
Mustapha said:
Then and Now for Sep 13.


Then. Queen and Carlaw, 1982, looking west along Queen. Picture sourced by Valshere.

More than a few overhead wires here for moe45673 to admire. :)


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Now. June 2011.


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I'm intrigued by these two--not least by how the big-box Shoppers just can't match the bright, effortless main-street 50s-supermarket-retail urbanity of its predecessor. (Notice how the new *doesn't* address the intersection, while the old does.)

But also...what was Thrift?!? I kinda remember it, bearded Scotsguy and all; but dunno whether it was specific to this location, or even whether it was a standalone or a mini-chain, or affiliated with any LoblawDominionWhatever whatchamacallits. (And probably didn't patronize it; after all, a store called "Thrift" on Queen East at its early 80s blue-collar-decline nadir wasn't exactly an appetizing prospect. Kinda like how the Parliament No Frills gives people the willies these days--not that Thrift actually was like that, but...)

I'm also wondering if this location later became a Howie's (a homegrown discount-pharmacy-chain phenomenon before it was bought out by Shoppers; great place to get one's fix of 200-gram Cheetos for 99 cents)
 
adma said:
Would Google be in the position to offer (or allow for) *archival* Streetviews, by any chance?
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I'm sure they will archive the old images for whatever research or academic purpose the future may bring.

I wonder what people use Streetview for now? Myself, I use it to give me an idea of whether a building is there before I go out to shoot a 'Now'. I also use it to 'walk' around a hotel neighbourhood to see if I want to book a prospective hotel in any given city. Finally, I use it to 'revisit' places I've been - to see the changes..
 
moe45673 said:
What are the dates on those two pics?

Mustapha, thanks for the continuing series on hot wire on wire action ;)

Oh yeah, and the whole rest of this thread!
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I'm just one of the facilitators here. You're welcome just the same.

'wire on wire action'... easy cowboy, this is a family friendly forum. :)
 
J T CUNNINGHAM said:
It has been suggested (by the powers that be) that I post the following:



THE BELOW WAS SUBMITTED ON THE WIND.CA CELL PHONE FORUM IN REPLY TO A QUESTION:

"In 1972 I had a Bell Mobile installed in my auto; yes, I was one of those 350 in

Ontario that had a 'phone in my car, at the monthly rate of I believe, $35.00

per month and it was a "partyline". Thirteen chanels were "available", with many

subscribers having only two, with me having full access. (13) Regular landline rate

was $7.00? per month.

Enter Interconnect.

Mobile service went down? in base price but a user charge per minute was

levied - $.15/$.20/$.25 . My mobile 'phone bill averaged $ 400.00/ MONTH

in 1970's dollars!"

MY ABOVE QUOTE.


WHAT WAS NOT REVIELED IN THE ABOVE QUOTE WAS THAT THERE WERE 2 PHONES IN THE LINCOLN,

ONE IN THE FRONT AND AN EXTENTION 'PHONE IN THE BACK! THE ADDITIONAL

'PHONE TOOK BELL 3 MONTHS TO ENGINEER AND HAD A MONTHLY RATE OF $7.00.

SOME TIME AFTER INTERCONNECT ARRIVED, I WANTED TO BUY MY OWN SYSTEM.

RETURNING THEIR EQUIPTMENT WAS NOT A PROBLEM, HOWEVER THEY HAD NEVER CHARGED ME FOR THE "EXTENTION PHONE"!

AFTER HAVING BEEN CONNECTED TO BELL'S "BACK OFFICE" I SPOKE WITH THE MAN THAT HAD THE HARDWARE ENGINEERED.

"YES, WE HAVE NOT INVOICED YOU, THE REASON BEING THAT TO DO SO WOULD REQUIRE AN APPLICATION BEFORE THE CRTC;

NOT COST EFFECTIVE"! MY QUESTION TO HIM NATURALLY WAS THEN "WHY DID YOU BUILD IT IN THE FIRST PLACE?"

HIS REPLY FLOORED ME. (SAID IN A FRIENDLY TONE) "JACK, WE ARE BELL CANADA AND WE LIKE TO KEEP OUR SUSCRIBER'S HAPPY."


KIND REGARDS,
J T
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How's the equipment working nowadays? :) Seriously, I had one of the battery-in-a-shoulder bag cell phones in 1989. Very liberating, the early cell phones. I think for many they have become something like an prisoner's electronic monitoring bracelet..
 
Anna said:
I want to get business cards with my phone number that way.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/home-and-garden/real-estate/article855005.ece

http://jbb.poslfit.com/Pages/416.html
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It just might catch on in a Masonic secret-handshake-kind-of-way.

Earlscourt-Lad's mention of 'Lloydbrook' - you can imagine how all of this went down with non-English speaking immigrants back in the day. My Asian ancestors would have pronounced it 'Roydblook'. :) Kidding, just kidding.

I do remember how one poised oneself with a pen when taking down a phone number. You paid extra attention for those first two letters.
 
adma said:
I'm intrigued by these two--not least by how the big-box Shoppers just can't match the bright, effortless main-street 50s-supermarket-retail urbanity of its predecessor. (Notice how the new *doesn't* address the intersection, while the old does.)

But also...what was Thrift?!? I kinda remember it, bearded Scotsguy and all; but dunno whether it was specific to this location, or even whether it was a standalone or a mini-chain, or affiliated with any LoblawDominionWhatever whatchamacallits. (And probably didn't patronize it; after all, a store called "Thrift" on Queen East at its early 80s blue-collar-decline nadir wasn't exactly an appetizing prospect. Kinda like how the Parliament No Frills gives people the willies these days--not that Thrift actually was like that, but...)

I'm also wondering if this location later became a Howie's (a homegrown discount-pharmacy-chain phenomenon before it was bought out by Shoppers; great place to get one's fix of 200-gram Cheetos for 99 cents)
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Nothing like Cheetos to mark one's fingers and lips making you look like some sort of snack hound youngster. :)
 
Now and Then for Sep 15.


Then. 235 Carlaw. c1916. 'Front and side exterior. W.M. Wrigley Jr. factory.' Picture sourced by wwwebster.

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Now. June 2011. Gum isn't made here any longer. You can lease office space here now. Sorry about the converging lines of the buildings upper floors. I couldn't stand any further back. The Wrigleys brands are now owned by the Mars family; who also own M&Ms, Snickers, Altoids, etc.

By the way, the Wrigleys Building in Chicago is an absolute gem.


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I think I have the view from the back of the Old Scott House here Goldie with the pool. No way to Now/Then this as the back is so built up so much so Then/back , Now/front. Nice photo you used , never seen that one before.


SCOTT by Mr T.O., on Flickr
 
J T CUNNINGHAM said:
'The Wrigley's brands are now owned by the Mars family" QUOTE Mustapha.


Yes, the Mars family own their companies - their own, Private Companies!


After having trudged up to the second floor condo sales office, I walked around looking at the "layout".

Not one of the "sales team" could answer my question: "Who is the tall man standing in the centre of

that group (line) of men?" Of course I had to tell them, for it was he whom had built the Canadian company

and it's 235 Carlaw office/plant; J Allan Ross.

A picture of one of Mr Ross's homes is displayed on The Toronto Archives to which I will copy to our "Fearless Leader"

aka Mustapha which he may diseminate here. Another of his dwellings was/is on the N/W corner of Heath St & , &,

and, AND! Timothy Eaton Church & St Clair. (Stone masonry, tile roof, coach house, circular drive.)


If any of his grand kids ever read this, yes, I have read "The Book"!


Regards,
J T
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Various internet sites have pictures of 16' ceilings in there... very cool.
 
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