Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

[Isotack]

Park Hyatt's roof lounge has a great view of the city. The original photo is from Leonard Poole circa 1958. My view is from 2016View attachment 133947 View attachment 133948

I took this one in September

 

[Michael Bruce]

Michael, thanks for the mention of "Vintage Toronto on facebook."
I've just spent a pleasant hour browsing and really enjoyed your excellent site.
I'll be back for more.

Thanks Goldie - It has been quite the undertaking trying to get every photo ever taken of Toronto in one place. If you check it out again forget about the timeline and go directly into the albums. - https://www.facebook.com/pg/VintageToronto/photos/?tab=albums

 

[Koolgreen]

what a shame this city cannot support a planetarium.....

 

[Goldie]

Eastwood Theatre, 1924.......1430 Gerrard St. E.

Google street view:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/1...2!3m1!1s0x89d4cc77dc08a931:0x23c14fe52e00774f

 

[Goldie]

Beach Theatre, 1971 Queen St. E.

Google street view:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/1...2!3m1!1s0x89d4cbf803682b51:0x34869647083e99b8

 

[Goldie]

Bay at Front 1926

Google street view:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/F...2!3m1!1s0x89d4cb3af7675513:0xc3899f62b02e07a0

 

[Goldie]

Yonge at Front 1903........looking towards the wharves immediately south the RR tracks.

Google street view:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Y...2!3m1!1s0x89d4cb2daf2c16f9:0x777103ad7c812c77

 

[Goldie]

Walker House - Front at York, S/W corner - built 1873 demolished 1976

Google street view:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/F...m2!3m1!1s0x882b34d3152a8e61:0x154fe230e73270f

 

[Goldie]

Bay St., immediately north of Harbour St. 1932
Toronto Harbour Commission Building on the right.

Same Harbour Commission Building at right.

Google street view:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/T...2!3m1!1s0x882b34cbb3d0d457:0xb1be9d65977437ee

 

[thecharioteer]

Bay at Front 1926
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Google street view:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/F...2!3m1!1s0x89d4cb3af7675513:0xc3899f62b02e07a0

Interesting that the 1926 photo still shows a level crossing on Bay. Although the new Union Station was completed in 1920, it took seven years until the station openend in 1927, given that the railways (the Grand Trunk which ended up going bankrupt, nationalized by the federal government and merged into CN) had not constructed the required grade separations on the major north-south streets.

 

[thecharioteer]

Having said that, it took an additional three years after the 1927 opening of Union Station until the Bay Street grade separation "subway" was completed and Bay was re-openend to traffic:

 

[DSC]

Having said that, it took an additional three years after the 1927 opening of Union Station until the Bay Street grade separation "subway" was completed and Bay was re-openend to traffic:

And people say the City 'used to be run so efficiently".

 

[thecharioteer]

And people say the City 'used to be run so efficiently".

And in the end, the City did not get what it originally wanted, namely continuations of all the north-south streets east of Yonge (as seen in this map from 1913);

 

[DSC]

That's a great map - can you post its source please? Now the City are planning to make a connection under the berm at Church (ands Trinity) at VAST cost!

 

[thecharioteer]

That's a great map - can you post its source please? Now the City are planning to make a connection under the berm at Church (ands Trinity) at VAST cost!

It’s part of a larger map I found on: http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/TTR/map_viaduct.jpg