Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

[DSC]

King Street in 1874

King Street in 2021 - yes, the east section of St James Park used to have buildings!

 

[thecharioteer]

O'Brien Ladies Tailors, No. 186-188 King Street West 1931:​

Today:

 

[adma]

So...if that's the address, would that have been demolished very shortly thereafter for the University Av extension?

 

[thecharioteer]

So...if that's the address, would that have been demolished very shortly thereafter for the University Av extension?

That's what I was thinking, looking at the 1924 Goad atlas:

 

[thecharioteer]

Princess Theatre, 165-173 King Street West, 1930. Just prior to its demolition for the extension of University Avenue from Queen to Front:

Today:

 

[DavidJamesTO]

Good article, Northern Light, thank you. I'll just add (unmentioned in the article) that the 'Richford Arms" in Erie PA, is a 2/3's scale former 'Ford Hotel' and still exists.

Also 1425 Rene-Levesque Ouest in Montreal. It didn't last long, becoming CBC's Montreal studios till the 70s. It's offices now, with the openings between the wings glassed in.

 

[thecharioteer]

Richmond at University Avenue, just after the completion of the extension south of Queen. The church is the Church of the Ascension, designed by Darling & Curry in 1877 and demolished in 1933. Originally mid-block, the extension made it a corner site.

Today:

 

[thecharioteer]

View of St. Lawrence Market 1894:

Now (photo by DSC on North Market thread):

 

[DSC]

Here's a challenge! Find an old (pre storefront) photo of the Strathy House!

See: https://tayloronhistory.com/2011/08/17/torontos-mysterious-historic-house/

 

[Northern Light]

The N/E corner of Yonge-Dundas Then (1950):

The same corner now: (streetview)

Frankly, I like the 1950 version better.

 

[thecharioteer]

Here's a challenge! Find an old (pre storefront) photo of the Strathy House!

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See: https://tayloronhistory.com/2011/08/17/torontos-mysterious-historic-house/

 

[Northern Light]

North side of Gerrard, just a bit east of Parliament:

Then: (year not specified)

From John Carlson - Friends Who Like Vintage Toronto


Now:

 

[JasonParis]

I always suspected Double Take was a grocery store. I believe what is now Barbara Hall Park was once a grocery store too.

 

[DSC]

I always suspected Double Take was a grocery store. I believe what is now Barbara Hall Park was once a grocery store too.

Wow! Who knew, certainly not me!

 

[W. K. Lis]

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They had painted the bricks (white for example) because of the soot that covered just about everything, from coal fired boilers and furnaces.