Evocative Images of Lost Toronto

[Goldie]

Old Toronto streetcars being sent to Haileybury for emergency housing after a 1922 fire.

 

[LowPolygon]

 

[LowPolygon]

Bank of Toronto, northwest corner of Church & Wellington St
Wellington St, east from Yonge St, south side
November 24, 1955

 

[DSC]

Bank of Toronto, northwest corner of Church & Wellington St
Wellington St, east from Yonge St, south side
November 24, 1955

Interesting shots but it would be good if everyone identified the photo sources (Toronto Telegram?) - so that we can go and look at others in the 'series'.

 

[thecharioteer]

Great set of pics and closeups a few weeks ago, deepend!

In the garden of 432 Sherbourne 1899:

And in 1907:

 

[thecharioteer]

Another shot of Sherbourne looking south from Wellesley:

NE corner Sherbourne and Carlton:

 

[thecharioteer]

Spring is coming......

1923. TPL from The Globe with the caption:

A half-tone block after the print is in The Globe, Toronto, Saturday 21 April 1923, p. 17, with letterpress t.: SPRING-AT LAST!; b.: The Beautiful Weather of Yesterday Afternoon Brought Forth the Artists From Their Indoor Work, and / the Young Folk Are Interested Spectators. The Picture Was Taken at the Grange. Date Created year accurate; month and day unknown for 1923
Inscribed in pencil, vso (trimmed b.): Friday afternoon's beautiful / weather brought forth the / Artists from indoors, with / the young elements as / interested spectators / [Taken at the] Grange; vso u.c.: 3 cols

From the Grange, 1920:

 

[Hippie Joe]

Note here

and, I *guess*, here

Yup, the very first Mr. Sub.

"where are they now"? Well I'm 60 years old driving trucks doing deliveries around Yorkville. I'm not in these pics but remember the first Mr Submarine in Yorkville, great sandwiches for less than a dollar 1968 - 1969

 

[the lemur]

Spring is coming......

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The modern view, maybe some of the same trees?

 

[thecharioteer]

From the Toronto Telegram Archives, the Royal Regiment at St. James Cathedral, Nov.11, 1963:

 

[thecharioteer]

1958, also from the Telegram Archives, a photo with the intriguing caption:

"Royal Bank, King and Yonge, scene of murder-suicide of Marion Spencer and David Hill"

(Note the Manning Arcade on the left)

 

[btlflpztk]

Thank you so much for these treasures of the past (my past).

 

[chriskayTO]

1958, also from the Telegram Archives, a photo with the intriguing caption:

"Royal Bank, King and Yonge, scene of murder-suicide of Marion Spencer and David Hill"

(Note the Manning Arcade on the left)

The Royal Bank Building is one of my favourite downtown. Anyone have any shots of the main floor before it was chopped into two floors?

 

[wwwebster]

The Royal Bank Building is one of my favourite downtown. Anyone have any shots of the main floor before it was chopped into two floors?

Large image available at:

https://ia600306.us.archive.org/Boo...ctionjour08macduoft_0287.jp2&scale=1&rotate=0

more at:

https://archive.org/stream/constructionjour08macduoft#page/284/mode/2up

 

[chriskayTO]

Thank you for sharing this - that's fantastic.

A few interesting observations:
- It appears the bank hall was not level with the street, as per page 284 - a set of stairs led up from King St, and there appeared to be retail units below street level, accessed directly from the street, with stairs down inside.
- Only men's washrooms on the floors. I mean, I know why, it's just interesting to see that on a floor plan.
- At some point there was obviously a major project to lower the floor of the bank hall to street level. Anyone know when this happened?