Evocative Images of Lost Toronto

[Goldie]

Funeral of Sir John Craig Eaton 1922

I expect few today have ever seen the famous bronze statue of Timothy Eaton, founder of the Eaton's Department Store chain. The statue was given to the Eaton family in 1919 by store employees to commemorate the store's 50th anniversary.
It could be seen and admired by shoppers inside the Queen St. entrance of the store.
Today It's on display at the ROM. The highly polished left foot reveals the effect of customer worship.

 

[J T CUNNINGHAM]

"Funeral of Sir John Craig Eaton 1922."
Prof Goldie.

The hearse, shown in the picture, was that of belonging to A W Miles and was the first motorised coach within Canada;
it having been built by one of my family's ancestors, James Cunningham, a cousin from Rochester, N Y - 1914.
Odd, too, I worked at A W Miles - '69, '70.
Also odd, one reason for my hire, was J Rennie Graham had known my father during the 30's.

Regards,
J T.

 

[Goldie]

A fine insight, J.T. - Thanks.
Particularly your identification of "the first motorised coach within Canada."

 

[J T CUNNINGHAM]

This also, might be of interest:

As these too:

http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/c/cunningham/cunningham.htm
http://www.coachbuilt.com/

Regards,
J T

 

[Goldie]

I thought this was an interesting image from the time of WWI.
"Cadet Course No.12 Royal Flying Corps Toronto"
May have been photographed at the U.ofT.

The panorama was reconstructed from 4 separate images found at: http://www.canadaatwar.ca/forums/showthread.php?p=9362
There appears to be 2 images missing from the panorama.
Can anyone locate the missing images for me?

UPDATE AND A BIG SURPRISE (to myself)
I've discovered the complete panorama of that 1917 photo in my own files!
No recollection of where I obtained it.

 

[W. K. Lis]

CBC's Murdock Mysteries had an episode, Great Balls of Fire (Pt 2), that intermingled actual film scenes of the 1904 Great Fire of Toronto. See link.

 

[Goldie]

Thanks to W.K.Lis for that link.

 

[torman404]

CBC's Murdock Mysteries had an episode, Great Balls of Fire (Pt 2), that intermingled actual film scenes of the 1904 Great Fire of Toronto. See link.

As was mentioned in a comment on the YouTube video, the 1904 fire was in the evening, and so the first part of the film was likely not the initial response to the fire.

 

[Goldie]

Don Mills Rd. at Eglinton -- Science Centre in foreground -- FORTY YEARS AGO

 

[Koolgreen]

With the iconic imperial oil and bata buildings too!!!!

 

[Leanne]

I am wondering if anyone can help me with this photo. It is my gg grandfather during WWI. He supposedly worked at a munitions factory in Toronto. His caps says C F M Co POLICE. Does anyone know what munitions factory this might be and where it was located? Thanks.

 

[Goldie]

I can't decipher the CFM, however there was a munitions plants in Leaside.
- Leaside Munitions Works.........Laird Dr. at McRae Dr.

 

[Goldie]

Scarborough Town Centre, 1991 ............ Does everyone remember Simpson's?

 

[r937]

Does everyone remember Simpson's?

yes, i do

this counts as "lost toronto" right? here's me in 1968 and 2012 --

location is Ritz restaurant, Donlands at Gamble

 

[Goldie]

Fantastic, Rudy.
It's also a wonderful "Then & Now" too.