More Lost Toronto in colour

[TKTKTK]

yes who can forget those fab plaid suit jackets of the early 70's! i real "what were they thinking??" moment...

If it weren't for the elephant-ear lapels, and if it were a couple inches shorter, the middle jacket wouldn't be terrible. Bet it itches like mad though.

 

[TKTKTK]

Church just South of Carleton...(standing about where those townhouses on Granby are now)

Did this just get its window surrounds repainted? Or are there new, larger, windows in there entirely? I actually like this building in person, though in the photo it doesn't quite look the same.

 

[adma]

yes who can forget those fab plaid suit jackets of the early 70's! a real "what were they thinking??" moment...

Though to be honest, there's also at least a couple of hippie-ish looking dudes who'd transpose themselves to some modern-day Gladstoneish cultural event just fine...

 

[thecharioteer]

Great pictures and discussion!

Here are some more colour pics from my own postcard collection:

 

[smuncky]

Great pictures and discussion!

Here are some more colour pics from my own postcard collection:

this one is great. just goes to show how much the area has changed.

 

[JasonParis]

The O'Keefe and St. Lawrence Centres are really quite complimentary in that photo. Funny, how we don't necessarily look at them that way now.

 

[Urban Shocker]

Yes, they form a strong Concrete Toronto Modernist context that could have been creatively appropriated by the designers of several adjacent residential towers ... but, sadly, wasn't.

 

[ganjavih]

Yup, the London on the Esplanade developers really dropped the ball by not adding more concrete to the cityscape.

What happened to all that cool neon we used to have?

 

[adma]

Notice the T-D sign already obscuring John Lyle's reliefs; as much as one regrets that a pub's replaced the bank, at least it's uncovered what was long covered.

Notice, bottom right: the beginnings of Conko The Clown. (I always wondered why nobody thought up Conko e-tabs back in the rave era.)

 

[LowPolygon]

Great pictures and discussion!

Here are some more colour pics from my own postcard collection:

thank you--great collection of images! the colour printing of old post cards is always so distinctive. the long lost inks and presses add as much to the melancholic vibe as the images themselves....

 

[thecharioteer]

They're also interesting representations of how we looked at ourselves, as to what would we would find interesting about this city that would warrant sending the image as mail.

A few more:

1973:

Allen & 401:

Not a postcard but a picture I took late 60's with my Kodak Instamatic:

Demolition of the Temple Building, early 70's:

Bloor & Yonge:

Queen Street:

Carlton:

Picture taken from the roof of 45 Colborne, late 70's:

Early 80's, site of 100 Yorkville:

 

[Mustapha]

Bassel's restaurant. In colour. Thank you. Thank you. Anyone remember their renowned Boston Cream Pie?

 

[thecharioteer]

Bassel's restaurant. In colour. Thank you. Thank you. Anyone remember their renowned Boston Cream Pie?

Who doesn't? Of course, Bassel's was for special occasions when you were downtown. The regular haunt was uptown at The Noshery on Eglinton, west of Avenue Road ("Kishka a la Tony" anyone?)

 

[jaborandi]

Who doesn't? Of course, Bassel's was for special occasions when you were downtown. The regular haunt was uptown at The Noshery on Eglinton, west of Avenue Road ("Kishka a la Tony" anyone?)

Are you taking the micky?

Great photos charioteer - looking forward to seeing further installments!

 

[Urban Shocker]

Yes, thanks for coming over from the dark side and joining this forum.