Evocative Images of Lost Toronto

[Goldie]

Alexandra Apartments, University Ave., west side, between Elm & Orde Sts. 1906 TPL

 

[Goldie]

Austin, James, 'Spadina' (1866), Spadina Rd., opposite Austin Terrace. 1880 TPL

 

[Goldie]

Armstrong, Robert R., house, 91 Sumach St., east side, north of Queen St. E. 1890 TPL

 

[karledice]

Queen's Hotel, Front St. W., north side, between Bay & York Sts. 1886 TPLView attachment 233962

Queen's Hotel, 1927 TPL
View attachment 233963

Beautiful! Sad it's gone

 

[Goldie]

Amazingly large group photo , St. Patrick's Congregation c.1920..........I can provide a larger file for anyone who wants to view individual faces.

 

[Geogblog]

Armstrong, Robert R., house, 91 Sumach St., east side, north of Queen St. E. 1890 TPL
View attachment 235671

At that time Robert R Armstrong was a police officer.

 

[Goldie]

William Warren Baldwin house, Front St. W., north east corner Bay St. 1886 TPL

 

[Goldie]

King St. East 1872 TPL

 

[Goldie]

York St., looking S. from Osgoode Hall (Queen St. W.) 1927 CTA

 

[Goldie]

Queen St. W., looking W. towards Dufferin 1897 CTA

 

[Goldie]

Danforth Ave. looking east from west of *Jarvis St. 1912 CTA
*note: Jarvis ?...more likely E. of Broadview Ave.

 

[Goldie]

Bloor-Danforth subway yard at Greenwood Ave., S. of Danforth 1965 CTA

 

[adma]

Interesting to see the Torbrick neighbourhood when it was still a quarry--and to be reminded of how the present Greenwood Towers seniors' home on the Danforth straddles the wye that leads to the Greenwood yards...

 

[LPCI]

Armstrong, Robert R., house, 91 Sumach St., east side, north of Queen St. E. 1890 TPL
View attachment 235671

Ok, this has been bothering me for two weeks....according to Google Streetview this is half of a semidetached building. The neighbours on both sides of the street are all the same build as the current house, see attachment. However, sure the gingerbread is gone and now there is a front porch, but the bay windows are rectangular, not bowed, the decorative brickwork in the facade is not there...it just doesn’t add up.

 

[Goldie]

Yes I agree, it's somewhat puzzling isn't it LPCI?
Three possible answers:
- the old home has been completely replaced by a new semi
- it was extensively renovated after the attachment (number 93) was added
- the house numbering system has been altered