Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

[Mustapha]

Your right!

Browning Avenue, mattelderca, thank you both - for the correction and that Google pic (I don't know how to do that... ) A few changes in that neighbourhood... and always neat to see what remains.

 

[Mustapha]

Why not? He's outdoors.....

I still remember this as a kid... had lots of family there.

 

[Mustapha]

1944:

This one is just something else.

 

[Mustapha]

Going back to the original impetus for these pics, (i.e. overhanging signs), I'd be happy if the City just allowed door to curb canopies (their reasoning is based on issues of snow removal and liability):

And yet, here in T.O., they allow restaurant sidewalk patios to put down permanent footings and that pedestrian blocking nonsense by the vendors on Spadina Avenue.

These two scenes, so New York, so Fifth Avenue.

 

[Mustapha]

Great work with this thread - unbelievable how much the city has changed. It's a shame we didn't try and preserve some of the finer examples of Canadian architecture.

Hi Jamziz, in these things as always, I'm sure someone or a group, somewhere, tried.

 

[Mustapha]

Tough 24 hours. thecharioteer does NYC; mattelderca and Browning Avenue do Hastings Avenue and I get to do a TTC loop.

 

[thecharioteer]

Tough 24 hours. thecharioteer does NYC; mattelderca and Browning Avenue do Hastings Avenue and I get to do a TTC loop.

Where would you rather visit, Mustapha?

 

[Mustapha]

Where would you rather visit, Mustapha?

NYC for the vibrancy; VAN for Hon's Won Ton on Robson street, Whistler and the wonderful clean air.

 

[GenerationW]

This one is just something else.

You mean besides Jane Russell's floatation devices?

 

[Mustapha]

You mean besides Jane Russell's floatation devices?

She only passed away earlier this year. Marilyn Monroe stole all the scenes in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes but I still prefered Jane's less breathless style.

 

[Mustapha]

Then and Now for Oct 6.


Then. '2910 Dundas Street W. 1954.' LOTS more interesting overhanging signs.

Now. June 2011. A wonderful neighbourhood, interesting shops along this stretch; well worth a visit and stroll. The CIBC bank has left this location... as far as I could determine, the old building has been turned into rental apartments.

 

[Mustapha]

http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/

 

[thecharioteer]

http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/

Great site!

 

[Mustapha]

Great site!

Ain't it.

 

[Mustapha]

JTCunningham will be along in a moment...