Evocative Images of Lost Toronto

[thecharioteer]

Drawings:

And in 1880 (Toronto Archives, Larry Becker Collection):



And 1882:



And from the Illustrated London News 1863, morning after the fire at the Rossin House (King & York):



1906 drawing of Toronto in 1842:



1903:



1879:

 

[plink]

Is it an accurate depiction? The painter was Henry Martin. The only online biography I found says that he was mainly a Romantic landscape painter. In other words, his pictures may be no more accurate than Bartlett's!

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Do you have other pictures of Firehall No 1 that you can share?

For what it's worth, Landmarks of Toronto (Vol2, p565) has this image of the 'First Fire Hall' :



That seems to match the face of the middle building in:

It seems to have cost (according to the mention on p576) £200 to construct.

 

[J T CUNNINGHAM]

"For what it's worth, Landmarks of Toronto (Vol2, p565) has this image of the 'First Fire Hall'."
QUOTE: Plink.

Once again, Nathan to The Rescue!


Regards,
J T

 

[plink]

Nice stuff! They also have the best view of Temple Building I've seen.

Speaking of the Temple building, I came across this 1900 night image of it:

Source: TPL

 

[thecharioteer]

Speaking of the Temple building, I came across this 1900 night image of it:

Source: TPL

Great picture, plink. Here's a colourized postcard version of it I have in my own collection:

 

[k10ery]

For what it's worth, Landmarks of Toronto (Vol2, p565) has this image of the 'First Fire Hall' :



That seems to match the face of the middle building in:

Nice find! But as you were probably thinking it matches the print awful closely - right down to the drape of the curtain. I guess it might have the same original source.

Have you been able to find evidence that the Bay and Temperence firehall was constructed with a hose tower? I've done a lot of research on Toronto firehalls and have never seen a photograph of Bay & Temperence with a tower. The hall that was built in 1841 (to replace the ad hoc sheds put into use in 1839) seems to have survived in mostly its original form until it was decommissioned.

Here's another view of the later hall - this time with the tower! Some time 1910-11, by the election signs.

 

[Goldie]

Old Post Office at 685 Danforth Ave.
What is it now?

 

[Uncle Teddy]

^ lcbo?

 

[LowPolygon]

Old Post Office at 685 Danforth Ave.
What is it now?

last time i was by there it was still an unmolested Canada Post building.

 

[pnpphoto11]

I like this post and i have also one more rare picture of evocative lost Toronto.

 

[thecharioteer]

University College 1900's (TPL):

West hall museum, 1890:

1909:

 

[Goldie]

Does anyone in Toronto have a collection of street-portrait-photography such as the work of Foncie Pulice of Vancouver? Vancouver's most famous street photographer snapped about 15 million pictures of people strolling downtown during his 40-year career. His photographs have been displayed in the Museum of Vancouver.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti.../06/04/bc-foncie-pulice-vancouver-museum.html

 

[Davidackerman]

beautifiul

 

[Davidackerman]

old pic- not sure what store

This is from my dad's collection 1940's I think Dundas but not sure


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[Goldie]

That's a beautiful and, no doubt, historic photo of a family store.
I wonder if any member of the Frankel family will be able to identify the child in the doorway.
The street number appears to be "380."
Perhaps our friend J.T. will have some info from an old city directory.