Evocative Images of Lost Toronto

[Goldie]

Your guess is as good as mine.
Could certainly lead to some interesting and amusing captions, eh?

 

[W. K. Lis]

U. of T. students 1880, U. of T. Archives
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The first more unrestrained version of an university challenge quiz.

 

[Goldie]

Toronto Water Works -image from Illustrated Toronto, Past and Present 1877

 

[Goldie]

Image from: Illustrated Toronto, Past and Present by J. Timperlake 1877
East view along Front St., towards Church St.
Isn't that the 'Coffin' building?

 

[DSC]

Image from: Illustrated Toronto, Past and Present by J. Timperlake 1877
East view along Front St., towards Church St.
Isn't that the 'Coffin' building?

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Yes, the City Hotel was on north side of Front St between Church and Market Streets - where Market Square now is. See: https://digitalarchive.tpl.ca/objec...e1a9b5d5bfbabb62dc93e1df886efe23bc7bec&idx=24

 

[DSC]

Here's a 1934 hotel development that never happened!

12/3/1934

Original Toronto Star caption: Proposed hotel buildings looked over by civic property committee. Property committee of the city council; under Ald. Beamish; accompanied by Building Commissioner Gillies and Fire Chief Sinclair; looked over these buildings to-day to judge at first hand their suitability and safety as beverage-room sites. In each case approval was sought for alternations necessary to turn the properties-all of brick; three-storeys in height-into standard hotels. (1) The building at 862 Danforth Ave.; owned by the wife of Robert Allen; M.P.P.; and formerly occupied by a drug store and Mr. Allen's real estate office.

 

[Goldie]

Heintzman - image from Illustrated Toronto, Past and Present, published 1877

 

[W. K. Lis]

Heintzman - image from Illustrated Toronto, Past and Present, published 1877

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That's strikes the right note ♪

 

[thecharioteer]

Heintzman - image from Illustrated Toronto, Past and Present, published 1877

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Just prior to demolition for the TD Centre (1964):

 

[Goldie]

British America Assurance Company - image from Illustrated Toronto, Past and Present, published in 1877

Would this be the N/W corner or S/E corner?

 

[thecharioteer]

British America Assurance Company - image from Illustrated Toronto, Past and Present, published in 1877

Would this be the N/W corner or S/E corner?

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NW corner. It can be seen to the far left in this pic. Seems from the number of pics online it was one of the first in the area to become a parking lot.

 

[Goldie]

Gooderham & Worts -image from Illustrated Toronto, Past and Present, published in1877

 

[Goldie]

Carriage Works -image from Illustrated Toronto, Past and Present 1877

 

[Goldie]

Image from "Illustrated Toronto, Past and Present" published 1877
The address may, in fact, be 50 Church St.

 

[DSC]

Image from "Illustrated Toronto, Past and Present" published 1877
The address may, in fact, be 50 Church St.

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Yes, 50 Church it is

. From 1878 City Directory: