Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

[ReiwaMagi]

Almost forgot to post today.

Then. Old workers houses awaiting demolition. 20-26 Claremont Street. April 22, 1940

Later. Ukrainian Presbyterian Church (according to the Archives) now taking the plot of 20-26 Claremont Street. March 4, 1942

Now. March 2011. Now a Chinese Baptist Church.

 

[ReiwaMagi]

"Old workers houses awaiting demolition." QUOTE TKWizard.


Those three small houses were know as "cottage style", back in the day.


Regards,
J T

Ah. Never knew that. Well you learn something everyday!

 

[Mustapha]

Ah. Never knew that. Well you learn something everyday!

And they're not extinct yet either. My aunt used to live in one on Larch street. Quite small inside but that's no surprise.

 

[Mustapha]

March 27 addition.





Then. Beverley looking N. Phoebe street on the left. Stephanie street on the right. Not sure of the date on this one; about 1900?

Now.

 

[ReiwaMagi]

March 27 addition.





Then. Beverley looking N. Phoebe street on the left. Stephanie street on the right. Not sure of the date on this one; about 1900?

*points to date on the Road*. May 13, 1911.

 

[ReiwaMagi]

And they're not extinct yet either. My aunt used to live in one on Larch street. Quite small inside but that's no surprise.

Yep. Theres two samples 110 and 112 Manning that are like that, oh and they're super duper renovated to boot..

 

[Mustapha]

*points to date on the Road*. May 13, 1911.

Boy, when I have a brain blip, it's no longer confined to my small circle of acquaintances.

 

[Mustapha]

" The new windows are simply splendid. They are wooden. . . . I was admiring the craftsmanship while I was waiting for the Queen car." QUOTE Mustapha.


The above quoting appears as if you were "casing", the joint.

(LOL)


Regards,
J T

Well, it took 48 hours but I finally got the joke, JT. "Casing". Casement. As in windows

 

[Mustapha]

Now a widow, her husband having died, she wears what was known as "Widow's weeds",
aka Women's mourning attire.

Italian and Portugeuse widows dressed in black in our City seem to be rare now. It was so common in years past. I suppose that generation has passed and the new one don't wish to adhere to old traditions.

 

[Mustapha]

March 28 addition.




Let's do something a little different than the usual street scene Then and Now.

It's still so very cold outside for late March.

So let's go into the downtown Bay store at Queen and Yonge, proceed to the 8th floor and visit the very last two "old school" department store restaurants in our city. Take the escalator. Trust me on this. You will arrive on the 8th floor in Mid Century Modern style.

Both close this Friday April 1st, [for redevelopment into Oliver and Bonacini restaurants ] so visit this week if you can.

The Panorama Room became the City View Cafe which in turn was renamed the Bon Appetite Cafe.

 

[FAC33]

Both close this Friday April 1st, [for redevelopment into Oliver and Bonacini restaurants ] so visit this week if you can.

Thanks for the reminder. I'll have to make one last visit this week and enjoy that view while I can still partake.

 

[wwwebster]

A friend emailed me this link, which I thought might be interesting to many here:

http://kodachrometoronto.wordpress.com/project/

 

[Mustapha]

A friend emailed me this link, which I thought might be interesting to many here:

http://kodachrometoronto.wordpress.com/project/

Thanks wwwebster. Not unexpectedly some luscious but sublime colours there.

 

[Mustapha]

March 29 addition.



Then.

"File consists of a view of the old Magistrate's Court building, located at 5290 Yonge Street, just north of Ellerslie Avenue. Building was demolished to make way for the new Magistrate's Court building. The new Magistrate Court building is now in use as "DUCA Credit Union" 1959?".

Now. March 2011. This building doesn't look 1959 vintage... may we safely assume this is the third building on this site?

 

[Goldie]

16-year habit

Until I found this old file, I hadn't realized how long I've been doing "Then & Now"s.

Habit-forming, isn't it?