Goldie
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Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Trinity Sq. 1875
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Evocative Images of Lost Toronto
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old boy
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Is the stadium at Hanlon's Point where Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run ?
old boy
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Is Hanlon's Point Stadium where Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run ?
Goldie
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It's been reported that the Babe played at Hanlan's Point, but I'm not sure of the accuracy of the claim, "his first professional home run."
That story also suggests that the ball was hit into the Lake and may still be there for treasure-seekers to find.
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Gas meter readers at St James Cathedral in 1931. Did Consumers Gas have some sort of 'Blessing of the Meter Readers' ceremony?
Goldie
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Riverdale Zoo 1907
Riverdale Zoo 1912
Riverdale Zoo 1927
Riverdale Zoo 1912
Riverdale Zoo 1927
Blovertis
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Women's fashions in 1912 v 1927: what a radical change in a relatively short time.
Goldie
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Slum housing - northeast corner of Terauley (now Bay St) and Louisa St. (T. Eaton Co. factory complex), 1916
Slum house, The Ward, c.1911
Slum courtyard. 142 Agnes Street, 1913
Slum house, The Ward, c.1911
Slum courtyard. 142 Agnes Street, 1913
Goldie
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Yonge Street at Queen St., looking N/W - September 20, 1912
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just east of the creek
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The City has a web page covering the topic of slum housing and mentions that in this same general time period, some 1600 dwellings were demolished due to the very poor comditions of the housing. It does not really speak to any programs of replacement.
Goldie
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The homes in the above photos were replaced by Toronto's "new" City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square.
That area now contains no housing, only businesses and government buildings.
W. K. Lis
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1912! No traffic signals until 1920 (piloted at Yonge and Bloor).
old boy
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My extended family lived around Greenwood and Gerrard in the 40's, 50's and 60's. The Riverdale zoo and High Park and Cherry Beach were our getaways. They say that odours are powerful in memory - I can still smell the 'fragrance' of Riverdale, and those monkeys.
W. K. Lis
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The High Park Zoo is still there. Come with a stuffy nose.
Goldie
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Toronto Harbour 1912, at the foot of York St.
In the background we see towers of the old Union Station and dome of the Cyclorama.
In the background we see towers of the old Union Station and dome of the Cyclorama.