Evocative Images of Lost Toronto

[W. K. Lis]

Taking a ferry in those day would certainly add to the wonderful experience of attending a game.
Remember, traffic problems were not as they are now, and there was no TV to distract baseball fans.
Life was simply lived at a slower pace.

The first night baseball games, played under lights, was around the 1930's. Though likely most games were afternoon games, or as long as daylight was available. However, since lights would have been "new" and expensive, they would have been used sparsely.

 

[Goldie]

Maple Leaf Stadium was built on landfill at the foot of Bathurst in 1929.
I expect that's where the first lighting for night games was installed.
The stadium on the Island was soon abandoned.

Maple Leaf Stadium

 

[Koolgreen]

of those buildings surrounding the stadium, tip top still exists.
I don't think that imperial bldg. still stands...
That bldg. at the SE corner of Bathurst I believe is there as is the esso...but I think the esso is entirely new....
What else is still there?

 

[DSC]

of those buildings surrounding the stadium, tip top still exists.
I don't think that imperial bldg. still stands...
That bldg. at the SE corner of Bathurst I believe is there as is the esso...but I think the esso is entirely new....
What else is still there?

The building on south-east corner of Bathurst and Lake Shore, now occupied by Rogers is still there.

 

[Red October]

The Imperial Building is gone, there are condos there now.

Out of view, but the Loblaws warehouse was there, though it's currently an empty pit it will be back!

And of course the malting silos are still there.

 

[Goldie]

Here's the current Google view

Google view:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/L...2!3m1!1s0x882b35ee2967c025:0xe8a679ad2d4a2221

 

[W. K. Lis]

"Stadium Road" was named such because of Maple Leaf Stadium. Nowadays, it needs a plaque to explain it. Or at least an entry in Wikipedia, see link.

Also see
Opening Day at Maple Leaf Stadium

at this link.

 

[Goldie]

Riverdale Park 1905 -- note Necropolis Cemetery at left-background
Unidentified event ---???

 

[LUVIT!]

I love these historical photos. Please keep them coming!

 

[r937]

note Necropolis Cemetery at left-background

bridge across the centre background carries the "Don Branch" line which runs past the Brick Works up to Leaside

in the right background, you can see the subway under the rail line where Winchester Street crosses -- Winchester St is of course the road coming down the hill beside the Necropolis, but the Winchester St bridge is directly behind the rail bridge and not visible in your 1905 pic

here's the subway looking west, Winchester St in foreground --

at the very far right background in your pic, the smallpox isolation hospital, accessed by Winchester St --

 

[Goldie]

Compare the changes since 1930.
A single building today in Toronto can cost $450,000,000 (One Bloor East).
How many dollars have been invested in Toronto building construction in the last seven years ??????

 

[Goldie]

Wharf at the foot of Yonge St., 1903

 

[Goldie]

Bell demonstration of dial-service 1924

 

[W. K. Lis]

What's a rotary dial grandpa?

 

[DSC]

What's a rotary dial grandpa?

OK, sonny. https://publicdomainreview.org/collections/how-to-use-the-dial-telephone-1927/