Evocative Images of Lost Toronto

[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)

The gap to the east of the Manning Arcade was occupied by the original Toronto Star Building at 18-20 King Street West:

 

[thecharioteer]

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?

Interesting view of the main entrance:

 

[thecharioteer]

Yonge Street postcard 1910:

Baker & Company, 100 Wellington:

Which is on the left mid-block (now the TD Centre):

 

[Goldie]

 

[thecharioteer]

Greetings from Toronto:

 

[BuyNSell]

I love these old pictures!

 

[thecharioteer]

What has to be one of the strangest captions in the City Archives:

"Carrying Dynamite to blow up Riverdale Park, Broadview Avenue" (1907)

 

[DSC]

What has to be one of the strangest captions in the City Archives:

"Carrying Dynamite to blow up Riverdale Park, Broadview Avenue" (1907)

See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHkvD7-u7y8&feature=kp

 

[wwwebster]

Mid-1920s, south side of Bloor Street East, between St. Paul’s and Church Street:

 

[LowPolygon]

Nice to see one of the most neglected old mansions on Jarvis finally getting a little TLC. unfortunately, it looks to be in pretty rough shape.

 

[DSC]

It's Casey House: See http://www.caseyhouse.com/redevelopment-update-paint-removal-at-571-jarvis-street/

 

[thecharioteer]

Summer in the City:

 

[Goldie]

Royal Flying Corp Cadets - Toronto - 1917
Can anyone identify the location?
It appears to be somewhere within the U of T.
A current photo of the site would be great for a "Then & Now."

 

[LowPolygon]

 

[MattB]

Doesn't the guy grabbing at the rye bottle look a bit like our soon-to-be-erstwhile mayor?