the_yellow_dart
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Where are you guys getting these 1910 maps?
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Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now
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colbyb
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I checked the Land Registry Office and interestingly enough, the empty lot and the building to it's right (now the TD Bank) are one parcel of land. So at some point the lots merged (or were never legally severed)
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Anna
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Someone, I can't remember who, posted this link a while back
http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/ourl...7&rfr_id=info:sid/collectionscanada.gc.ca:pam
which is good because the Ontario Digital History Quest site, where I used to get them, doesn't seem to be working right now.
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thecharioteer
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Anna: That collectionscanada link doesn't seem to be able to access the maps right now either. Wikimedia Commons has a limited collection of the 1910 Goads: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Atlas_of_the_City_of_Toronto_and_suburbs,_1910,_Volume_1
Anna
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Does this work? You'll need to click on 'show arrangement structure' to get the full list.
http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/ourl...7&rfr_id=info:sid/collectionscanada.gc.ca:pam
http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/ourl...7&rfr_id=info:sid/collectionscanada.gc.ca:pam
Goldie
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Are we able to access the Land Registry Office information online?
If so, what's the address?
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The City's official Map site shows street numbers and building outlines at http://map.toronto.ca/imapit/iMapIt.jsp You need to check off the boxes on right to get this info and magnify quite a bit.
thecharioteer
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Thanks..it's working!
Caitlin_C
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Hey, Great post- I love the photos. I'm an independent filmmaker in Toronto and me and my friends just shot this video at Yonge and Dundas Square for a video contest. I'm not originally from Toronto so to me, it feels like shooting at Times Square- so big and bright and awesome!
Please check it out- it's kind of cool- Doritos rain down on Dundas Square from the top of a 40 story office tower! CityTV news anchor reports on the chaos. Amazing shots of the Toronto landmark at night.
http://bit.ly/aSavEs
Thanks!
Please check it out- it's kind of cool- Doritos rain down on Dundas Square from the top of a 40 story office tower! CityTV news anchor reports on the chaos. Amazing shots of the Toronto landmark at night.
http://bit.ly/aSavEs
Thanks!
Goldie
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Thanks, DSC, but I'm particularly interested in the Land Registry Office because I believe it has complete property records - including name of owner and $ amount of each sale. It would be interesting to study such information.
My understanding is that this info (online) is available only to real estate lawyers.
I think it's available to everyone but only by visiting the LR Offices.
And thanks to Anna for that lead to the maps at the National Archives.
I was able to study the landscape of my birthplace (1910 map of East York) before the homes were built.
Interesting that Donlands Ave. was named Leslie St. before housing developments arrived.
Mustapha
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One now never needs to leave one's chair to go to the library. Nice link, thanks big guy.
Well done Caitlin_C. It's "commercial quality" to my eye. I hope you win. The accompanying music is catchy. Welcome to Urban Toronto.
March 15 addition.
Then: College, south side, between Beverly and Huron. "Odd Fellows Temple". Does anyone know the history of this old survivor?
Now: January 2010.
thecharioteer
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My late father actually belonged to the Odd Fellows, a benevolent association. The building on the NW corner of College and Yonge was one of their buildings. Here's some info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Order_of_Odd_Fellows
Caitlin_C
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Thanks! I really appreciate that!
seemsartless
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Inspired by the many amazing photos in this thread, I tried my hand at blending a historic photo with a recent view (was lazy and used Google Street view - didn't have to leave the computer at all). Here' Dundas and McCaul from 2009 and 1923, posted to my blog, here:
The original photo is from the Toronto Archives, here.
The original photo is from the Toronto Archives, here.
FURNIOJO
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Hi Goldie,
Depending on how far back you would like to go, the Archives of Ontario has Land Registry Office records that you may find useful, although Toronto records can be tricky since Toronto land was subdivided several times.
Also, for records that were earlier than these, pertaining to granting use of Crown Land (which would then lead to a land patent, which entitled ownership of the land) consult the Ontario Land Records Index.
http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/guides/rg_205_land-records.aspx
Good luck!