Evocative Images of Lost Toronto

[Anna]

FILMING NOTIFICATION

The Strain is a television series adaptation of the horror novel trilogy written by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan starring Corey Stoll (“House of Cardsâ€), Mia Maestro (“Frida") and Kevin Durand (“X Men Origins: Wolverineâ€). The Strain tells the epic story of a vampiric virus as it spreads through the city of New York.

Thursday, April 2
1. FILMING Exterior Day scenes on York St, Front St W to Wellington St W. Filming for 5 hours between approximately 12noon and 8pm. Note: There will be intermittent traffic stoppages on York St. The scene depicts a small crowd of characters responding to an perceived off-screen gunshot, however there will be NO special effects and NO simulated gunfire.
- preparations will begin on York St at 7am.
2. FILMING Exterior Night scene on Heenan Place, University Ave to York St. Filming for 3 hours between approximately 7pm to 12mid. Note: This scene requires a CLOSURE of the east end of Heenan Pl. For those who require access to Heenan Place, we will ensure access from University Ave. Toronto Police Services will coordinate laneway access and intermittent traffic stoppages on University Ave and York St.

http://empireplaza.frontdeskinc.net/files/376879/149204/Royal_York_res_letter_legal_coc.docx

 

[canoehead]

Good find! Thanks....

 

[Conrad Black]

Ah that makes sense.

 

[Goldie]

Jack Sillen wins in featherweight class weightlifting Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, 1941:

 

[Goldie]

Jewish newsboys, Toronto, c.1910

 

[Goldie]

Southeast corner of Queen and Bay Streets, February 1965

 

[Goldie]

"Bumps" Jones Orchestra-Hanlan's Point c.1920

 

[Koolgreen]

does anyone remember an off site parking lot for eatons and a vw bus shuttle from that lot to eatons? Late sixties early seventies?

 

[Goldie]

A wonderful pictorial history of baseball in Toronto at this site:

http://spacing.ca/toronto/2015/04/14/illustrated-history-baseball-toronto/

 

[Goldie]

Welcome home Varsity Blues Football Team at Union Station, 1947

 

[Goldie]

ROM under construction, 1931

Convocation Hall under construction, 1906
- The perspective here seems wrong.
- Was the observatory later moved to its present location?

 

[adma]

- Was the observatory later moved to its present location?

In 1907.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Magnetic_and_Meteorological_Observatory

 

[Goldie]

In 1907.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Magnetic_and_Meteorological_Observatory

Thanks adma.
That certainly answers my question - I was puzzled by its appearance in the photo.

 

[Goldie]

Ore crushing in the UofT Chemistry and Mining Building, ca. 1906

 

[Goldie]

Class in a U.of T. laboratory, January 1924