Evocative Images of Lost Toronto

[Anna]

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.

Allow me
FRANKEL, Jos, gro, 380 Queen e, h same (1921)

The boy might be Louis, born 1911, or Abe born about 1913.

 

[Anna]

It still has an awning

 

[J T CUNNINGHAM]

"Allow me
FRANKEL, Jos, gro, 380 Queen e, h same (1921) "
QUOTE: Anna.

To expand on the above from Anna:

MIGHT'S TORONTO CITY DIRECTORY - 1950:

Fit - Rite Tailors,
Paskaleff, Louis.
Phone - EL 0009
Fortunato, Angelo.
Tashos, Dimitria.

MIGHT'S TORONTO CITY DIRECTORY - 1942:

Fit - Rite Tailors,
Paskaloff, Tomka.
Phone - AD 0975.

MIGHT'S TORONTO CITY DIRECTORY - 1933:

Fit - Rite Tailoring Co,
Pascoe, Toma.


MIGHT'S TORONTO CITY DIRECTORY - 1925:

Frankel. Jos,
Grocer.
Lives same.

MIGHT'S TORONTO CITY DIRECTORY - 1909:

Caswell, Benjamin,
Stoves.
Lives same.


JUST TO CONTINUE -

MIGHT'S TORONTO CITY DIRECTORY - 1909:

Frankel, Jos
208 - 210 Adelaide w.
Grocer.


Regards,
J T

 

[Goldie]

To Davidackerman, Anna & J.T.,

I'm absolutely amazed by the influence this site can have on the history of Toronto!

 

[Davidackerman]

sure is incredible ... more pics to comes. We've just been scanning hundreds of my dad's old pics

 

[J T CUNNINGHAM]

"more pics to comes. We've just been scanning hundreds of my dad's old pics "
QUOTE: Davidackerman.

I was afraid you would mention something like that!
LOL.


Regards,
J T

 

[nostalgic]

I drove through that intersection today and noticed that the lovely stonework on the Dominion store has been covered by what looks like panels of fake stucco.

 

[CityPlaceN1]

Bayview and York Mills. One of my favourite areas in Toronto.

 

[Goldie]

I expect some viewers will find these to be "evocative" images of the Titanic.

Subject: Titanic in Colour: Photographer colours black and white pictures of world's most famous ship with extraordinary results | Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...worlds-famous-ship-extraordinary-results.html

 

[LowPolygon]

sure is incredible ... more pics to comes. We've just been scanning hundreds of my dad's old pics

would love to see some of these David! post when you can. these are some of the nicest and most interesting family photos we've seen on here.

 

[thecharioteer]

More family photos (from the TPL):

Ridout, Samuel, 'Roselands', Seaton St., w. side, n. of Queen St. E. 1860; House later occupied by Charles Unwin. Shows l. to r.: Mrs. James Unwin, Sarah Unwin, Folly Parsons (child), Charles Unwin, Elizabeth Unwin (Mrs. Archer Agar). REPRO (left 1/2): T 11454 (slide, of left 1/2, MTL 1480). See also TORONTO/HOUSES/'ROSELANDS'; See also TORONTO/HOUSES/UNWIN, CHARLES, 'ROSELANDS' Date Created decade accurate; year, month and day unknown for 186?

Denison, George Taylor II, 1816-1873, Family; at his house "Rusholme", Dundas St. W., n.w. lot Rusholme Rd. 1871: Inscribed in the print, l.r.: 10882; Blindstamp, l.r.: NOTMAN & FRASER. / TORONTO.; Inscribed in erased pencil, mount vso u.l. (trimmed; partly illegible): [...] Rusholme [?] / Toronto [?]; In a later hand: 214
Shows Denison, his wife, children (and their wives), grandchildren and his wife's nephew George Denison Dewson (at right, seated on steps). Key in Acc. File. Acc. 974-30-1 is a companion photograph of the house. TEC 201.8B Date Created year accurate; month and day unknown for 1871

Denison, Frederick Charles, 1846-1896, Family; at his house "Rusholme", Dundas St. W., north west lot Rusholme Rd., Toronto, Ont. 1895: Inscribed in the print, l.l.: J [in monogram with B in following] BRUCE / Photo / -95; In pencil, mount vso t.:[trimmed]; mount vso l.l.: 8306. Denison's diary (in MS Coll.) for 8 July 1895 states "Bruce took a Group of all the family & of house [Acc. 974-30-3] this afternoon". Key in Acc. File. TEC 201.9B. Rev. Nov 20 1990

Clark Family; Sir William Mortimer Clark, Lady Clark and their two daughters in the drawing room of Clark's house, Wellington St. W., s. side, e. of Clarence Sq. 1912:

Fisken, John, 'Lawton Park', Yonge St., n.w. cor. Heath St. W.; looking s.w. 1900 (Inscribed on vso of mount, identifying figures.
Shows l. to r.: Dora Ridout, Lawton Ridout (with dog), Evelyn Ridout, Lizzie Ridout, Anita Ridout, Mrs. John Fisken):

Scarlett, John, 1777-1865; Family Portrait (?); 1855

Susanna Mary (Yarwood) Baldwin, 1831-1904; 1856; Married William Willcocks Baldwin (1830 -1893), as his second wife, 16 October 1856.
Stamped, mat l.l.: PALMER; mat l.r.: TORONTO mounted, with brass mat and preserver and coverglass in bluish black leather case; in front cover, opposite portrait of her husband, Acc X 74-4, in back cover.

 

[CityPlaceN1]

They sure loved formal poses in those days.

 

[nostalgic]

Wonderful photos; so much interesting detail

 

[thecharioteer]

Thanks all!

One of the photos I posted above was of Lawton Park, and I was struck by the architectural quality of the house. The following is the result of some research I did into the estate:

1878:



The history of Lawton Park (where Lawton Boulevard meets Yonge Street, north of St. Clair) is intertwined with that of Christ Church Deer Park, which can be seen to the right of Lawton Park, on the triangular piece of land where Lawton meets Yonge. A history of the church and the neighbourhoold can be found on: http://www.christchurchdeerpark.org/pdf/CCDP_HowItAllBegan.pdf .

The history relates how in 1847, a Colonel Arthur Carthew bought a 6-acre parcel from the son of Agnes Heath, who owned 40-acres of land in the area, and who was selling off pieces of the estate. The Colonel commissioned one of Toronto's most prominent architects Henry Bowyer Lane, an English architect who lived in Toronto between 1841 and 1847 (and who designed Little Trinity Church, the Church of the Holy Trinity, the second City Hall and the central and west wings of Osgoode Hall) to design the estate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Bowyer_Lane). In 1850, the estate was bought by John Fisken, founder of the Imperial Bank, whose family can be seen in the TPL pictures below.

In 1870, land was bought on the triangular piece of land between Lawton and Yonge for a new parish church, to be called Christ Church Deer Park:



In 1872, a rectory was built on a piece of Fisken's land, on the Heath corner, the site that would become the new Christ Church in 1923.

Lawton Park in the 1890's and 1900's:















Lawton Park lasted until 1935, and the maps show the original land holdings becoming smaller and smaller:

1893:



1913:



1924:



One of the few pictures showing the house prior to demolition is this one from 1923, when the site of the original Church was known as the Lawton Loop. The house appears in the middle:



Today, the site of one of Toronto's finest Regency villas is now a cul-de-sac, flanked by 1950's apartment buildings:

 

[AlexCorey]

What a loss! Thank you for compiling that information, I knew nothing about the Lawton estate. Interesting to note how they used landscaping to accentuate the wrap around verandah, and the inclusion of the window awnings on the 1878 sketch. Also how close the greenhouse at the rear was to the house (whether that was fact, or simply a lack of space on the paper).

Do you happen to know whose estate was across Yonge Street, shown in the first illustration?