Amazing changes in 40 years.
MANY on the City Archives site and lots on the Toronto then and now thread.Wow great photo's, do you have anymore before the tower was completed?
Wow great photo's, do you have anymore before the tower was completed?
I grew up and live in North York, but down by the 401. However, I'm quite familiar with Yonge between Hogg's Hollow and Doncaster, where I used to accompany my mom when she shopped at Bi-way. Remember Studio 81? Farther south, remember the Willow theatre and the Fire Pit next to the fire station? Ah, fond memories from my childhood in the '80s.
Ha, nice story about breaking in during demolition. That would have been late-'80s or early-'90s, no? Such a pity, too, about Fire Pit. It was like Harvey's, but better quality. Apparently there's still one outlet in Mississauga.Spent many Friday nights at the original Fire Pit after hitting bars like the Black Sheep. The Willow IIRC was two movies for something like $5. Me and a friend broke in one night after demolition work was starting on it and went up to the projector room and then the roof. Too bad the police station was/is directly across the street. Luckily they let us go with a warning.
Yep, and Willy Wonderful, Hy and Zel's (still a few of these hanging in), and of course the bigger guys like Eaton's, Simpsons, et al.AlbertHWagstaff said:e.g. Bargain Harold's, Family Fair, Towers.