Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

[FrankRoberts]

364 Yonge St., Then & Now 1954-2014

 

[FrankRoberts]

350 Yonge Street, Then & Now 1954-2014

 

[Mustapha]

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/02/15/56726/

 

[Goldie]

Thanks, Frank. For showing us that "selfie" made at 350 Yonge St. in 1954.
Do we know his name?

 

[Mustapha]

364 Yonge St., Then & Now 1954-2014


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This Aden camera closed a couple years ago. It's nice to see the image. A couple of businesses have already come and gone in this location. I spent many hours looking in this window at camera lenses. I love nothing more in life than my family, and camera lenses. By the way, the canon 24mm 2.8 "pancake" is the most useful lens I've ever had...

 

[Mustapha]

Some serious hill leveling was going on in Seattle back in the day.

http://www.quirksee.org/2014/09/18/...ts-of-seattles-past-and-present-side-by-side/

 

[FrankRoberts]

Thanks, Frank. For showing us that "selfie" made at 350 Yonge St. in 1954.
Do we know his name?
Goldie, Yes first ever "selfie" made in Canada, even before the term was invented

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[FrankRoberts]

363-365 Yonge St., Then & Now 1954-2014

 

[FrankRoberts]

365 Yonge St., Then & Now 1954-2014

 

[Skeezix]

I think it's interesting that store entrances used to be designed to maximize window display space, while today seem designed to maximize interior GFA.

 

[DSC]

I think it's interesting that store entrances used to be designed to maximize window display space, while today seem designed to maximize interior GFA.

Yes, interesting point. In the 'old days' there used to be lots of small companies (or individuals) who went around doing window displays for small stores, I bet there are fewer now.

 

[Mustapha]

I think it's interesting that store entrances used to be designed to maximize window display space, while today seem designed to maximize interior GFA.

The 'Nixon' / 'Accessory Bar' store in FrankRobert's pic is an original storefront. How neat.

 

[Mustapha]

http://www.battledetective.com/nowthenWorld.html

 

[FrankRoberts]

243 Yonge St., Then & Now 1954-2014

 

[Mustapha]

http://news.buzzbuzzhome.com/2016/03/then-and-now-photo-tour-torontos-parkdale.html