Evocative Images of Lost Toronto

[Goldie]

I like how the man in the shade under the awning on the porch remains in black and white. The porch is Kansas, the front yard Oz.

In those days some lantern slides were hand coloured. That area was obviously missed.
Or perhaps, the colouring was done recently - the caption doesn't tell us.

 

[Skeezix]

I wonder if it was missed or the colourist just liked the effect of leaving the man in the shadows in black and white.

 

[W. K. Lis]

In those days some lantern slides were hand coloured. That area was obviously missed.
Or perhaps, the colouring was done recently - the caption doesn't tell us.

Most of the red brick in Toronto (and other cities) slowly turned black or grey due to the soot from the coal furnaces or boilers. To "fix" the discoloration, people painted the bricks (usually red). Later the paint was removed or the soot sand blasted off to return to the original colours.

 

[Goldie]

At one time, some office workers worked on their feet and handled "punched cards." --------remember those?
Today most will be seated in front of computer screens.

Canada Life office workers, 1945 Ontario Archives

 

[Goldie]

Press Club Dinner, King Edward Hotel, 1910 Toronto Public Library

 

[Goldie]

CNE Transportation Building, 1923 Toronto Public Library

 

[thecharioteer]

Richmond Street West at Brant in the late 1950's/early 1960's. The City's 1932 Waterworks Building to the right:

Looking north at the Waterworks Building from Adelaide and Maud:

 

[adma]

Probably early 60s, going by some of those car models (incl. a '61 Chevy)

 

[ShonTron]

Probably early 60s, going by some of those car models (incl. a '61 Chevy)

Definitely early 1960s. Adelaide Street was made one-way west of University Avenue in June 1960.

 

[thecharioteer]

Thanks for the "auto"-dating guys.

Here are some pics of the Waterworks Building (505 Richmond Street West) under construction in 1932. A glimpse into Depression-era Toronto. The Waterworks Building was a make-work project at the time, on the site of the then recently demolished St. Andrew's Market.

View looking NE from Maud, showing buildings on the north side of Richmond at Augusta:

Looking east toward Spadina, showing St. Andrew's Playground to the right:

Looking west towards Bathurst, showing the steeple of St. Mary's:

Looking south to Adelaide:

Looking SW:

 

[Goldie]

Those are wonderful location shots. Thanks to *thecharioteer. (*correction)

Here's the current view:

Google Maps View:
https://www.google.com/maps/search/richmond+augusta+toronto/@43.6473066,-79.399667,19z/data=!3m1!1e3

 

[thecharioteer]

Wonderful location shots, Mustapha.

Here's the current view:
View attachment 126162
Google Maps View:
https://www.google.com/maps/search/richmond+augusta+toronto/@43.6473066,-79.399667,19z/data=!3m1!1e3

Mustapha?

 

[adma]

I find the endurance of a street name like "Maud" intriguing--it's like the kind of street you'd expect to be renamed, or redeveloped, or subsumed over time...

 

[Goldie]

Mustapha?

My sincere apology to thecharioteer for my inexcusable oversight.
What was I thinking?

 

[thecharioteer]

I find the endurance of a street name like "Maud" intriguing--it's like the kind of street you'd expect to be renamed, or redeveloped, or subsumed over time...

Reminiscent of other Victorian names like Augusta, Adelaide, Beatrice and Charlotte.....