Evocative Images of Lost Toronto

[LPCI]

Aerial of Flatiron at Front, Church, Wellington c.1976 CTA
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I’ve seen this photo here before. What I love about it is all the varied colours of the cars! Today it’s all black, white and gray/silver.

 

[Goldie]

Electric products in 1890.........ahead of their time?

 

[Goldie]

Site of future Nathan Phillips Square in foreground 1911 CTA

 

[Goldie]

 

[Freddy]

A picture I took of a picture of Toronto from St. James Cathedral in 1873. Looking north.

 

[LPCI]

A picture I took of a picture of Toronto from St. James Cathedral in 1873. Looking north. View attachment 224730

So that white “road” strip to the right of the spires...is that Mutual St? The perspective is awkward.

 

[adma]

Dalhousie, I presume.

 

[LPCI]

Dalhousie, I presume.

Thank you. This block between Dalhousie and Church is so narrow. I wonder why.

 

[Goldie]

Looking N-E from the Terminal Warehouse at York St. 1928 LAC

 

[adma]

I presume those are the cranes for the Royal York on the left (and its just-barely-rising skeleton?)

 

[Goldie]

Keen observation, adma........certainly logical!.

 

[Goldie]

TTC motor coaches in Orange Celebration 1926 LAC

 

[Goldie]

Nineteenth-century maps of Toronto
1816 Garrison reserve [and] town of York TPL

1834 map of Toronto-area near present day Spadina (south at top of map) TPL

1836 map of Toronto-area near present day Spadina (south at top of map) TPL

 

[Goldie]

The 48th Highlanders held their annual church parade to St. Andrew's Presbyterian church; accompanied by the cadets of St. Andrew's College with sporans swinging 1933 TPL

 

[Goldie]

Sunnyside Promenade 1922 LAC

Sunnyside 1924 LAC

Sunnyside amusement area 1926 LAC

Bathing Pavilion, Sunnyside Beach 1922 LAC