Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

[DSC]

Yonge 1936

Yonge 2021 (Streetview)

 

[thecharioteer]

Yonge and St. Joseph:

1990's:

2016:

2022:

 

[thecharioteer]

NW corner of Wellesley and Sherbourne (only the Victorian wall remains):

1950's:

1970's:

2022:

 

[thecharioteer]

Wellesley & St. Nicholas 1972:

2023 (pic by Rascacielo in the 8 Wellesley thread):

 

[thecharioteer]

Wellesley west of Yonge

1975:

2023 (pic by Rascacielo):

 

[adma]

Interesting pop machine in the 1975 photo. (And I'm not sure if that's the first health food store I was ever at w/my family--I was really into the natural peanut butter, the licorice root, etc...)

 

[thecharioteer]

1907: Yonge looking north at Erskine (note the street sign on the corner building). The only building that appears to still be standing is the houseform building with the sloped roof halfway up the block:

Today:

 

[lenaitch]

Cue the comments that we tore up existing transit for the evil automobile

 

[thecharioteer]

Cue the comments that we tore up existing transit for the evil automobile

What's shown in the 1907 pic is the single track Metropolitan Line which ran from the city to Lake Simcoe (can be seen in DSC's May 28th post in Hogg's Hollow).

Metropolitan line (Toronto) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[lenaitch]

What's shown in the 1907 pic is the single track Metropolitan Line which ran from the city to Lake Simcoe (can be seen in DSC's May 28th post in Hogg's Hollow).

Metropolitan line (Toronto) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Am aware. I was preempting some who comment on old road pics. It seems there was problems with streetcar bunching back then.

And a sidecar motorcycle. On a dirt road - would have be an adventure.

 

[reetdoontoon]

Yonge and St. Joseph:

1990's:

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2016:

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2022:

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Cafe New Orleans.. Great lemonade.

 

[DSC]

Villiers Street 2020 and 1932

 

[thecharioteer]

Queen's Park, looking north to Bloor:

 

[lenaitch]

^ I liked it the old way.

 

[thecharioteer]

King & Bay:

1915:

1966:

2000's: