Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

[Uncle Teddy]

Cool streetcar picture.

 

[thecharioteer]

According to www.silenttoronto.com: Like the Royal Alexandra on King St., the Grand would occasionally play motion pictures. On January 14, 1917, backed by a full orchestra and choir, one could see D.W. Griffith’s Intolerance.

http://silenttoronto.com/?tag=grand-opera-house

 

[DSC]

According to www.silenttoronto.com: Like the Royal Alexandra on King St., the Grand would occasionally play motion pictures. On January 14, 1917, backed by a full orchestra and choir, one could see D.W. Griffith’s Intolerance.

http://silenttoronto.com/?tag=grand-opera-house

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Thanks to Wiki:

Alf's Button (1920 film)

Alf's Button

Directed by
Cecil Hepworth

Produced by
Cecil Hepworth

Written by
William Darlington (novel)
Blanche McIntosh

Starring
Leslie Henson
Alma Taylor
Gerald Ames
James Carew

Studio
Hepworth Pictures

Distributed by
Hepworth Pictures (UK)
First National (US)

Release date(s)
May 1920

Running time
7 reels

Country
United Kingdom

Language
English

Alf's Button is a 1920 British silent comedy film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Leslie Henson, Alma Taylor and Gerald Ames. It was based on the novel Alf's Button by William Darlington. A British soldier discovers a magic coat button which summons a genie to grant his various wishes. It was remade as a sound film in 1930.

 

[Goldie]

Re: Mary Pickford

If any of you have the time; even just to listen to some of it; Mary talks to the CBC in 1959 here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMfrwNQ_Ntk

Includes her description of her bike-horse accident at University and Queen.

That's a wonderful interview, Mustapha. Thanks for the link.
Everyone should listen.

 

[thecharioteer]

A detail from the upper floor of the Grand: Selznick Pictures? J.T.? Were they tenants in the 20's?



And a little "Then, Then and Then"?

1885:

1924:

1947, The Adelaide Coach Termimal:

1956:



1970's:

 

[Mustapha]

Funny, I noticed and admired Mary's shoes in this photo.

Those shoes emphasize her petiteness. Various internet sites give her height variously as 4' 10", 5' 0" or 5' 1/2". And she is slim.

No chance of a modern Canadian diet creating a modern woman of that size nowadays.

 

[Mustapha]

According to www.silenttoronto.com: Like the Royal Alexandra on King St., the Grand would occasionally play motion pictures. On January 14, 1917, backed by a full orchestra and choir, one could see D.W. Griffith’s Intolerance.

http://silenttoronto.com/?tag=grand-opera-house

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R-iiight, this Grand Theatre.

Thank you thecharioteer.

 

[Mustapha]

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A detail from the upper floor of the Grand: Selznick Pictures? J.T.? Were they tenants in the 20's?

The leftmost window says - I think - maybe - 'Select Pictures' - Select Pictures Corporation was a movie distribution outfit active at that time.

The third window to the right might say: 'Selznick Pictures' - another [better known] movie distribution outfit of the time run by Lewis J. Selznick - father of David O. - the latter better known for producing Gone With The Wind.

 

[Mustapha]

Thank you the charioteer for that walk-through-time along Adelaide Street. It's also, and always, nice to see the Adelaide Coach Terminal. If it had survived it would be one of Toronto's coolest Mid-Century structures. A shame it couldn't have been re-erected somewhere; not too difficult given it's small scale...




Then and Now for June 5, 2013.





Then. 20-30 Beverley Street. c1908.

Now. April 2013.

 

[thecharioteer]

Note that the site was owned, until developed by Diamante in the 90's as the "Phoebe", by the Weston family.

http://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/geta...laque-of-the-Month/George-Weston-ENG.pdf.aspx

 

[mattelderca]

"Note that the site was owned, until developed by Diamante in the 90's as the "Phoebe", by the Weston family."
QUOTE: Thecharioteer.

Although there is, from what I gather, no relationship except for the name, maybe Matt Elder could

enlighten us about one of Weston's neighbours.


Regards,
J T

Sorry, my knowledge of my family's name and any ancestry associated with it is VERY limited!
We (my father and myself) were an unknown off shoot of the one Elder family branch. At least until shortly after my fathers death in 1994. My father was born in 1938 to teenage parents, who quickly divorced. The marriage and child were not known to my paternal "grandfather's" subsequent family. As such I have very little information on how they were related to the more well known Toronto Elders.

 

[J T CUNNINGHAM]

"Sorry, my knowledge of my family's name and any ancestry associated with it is VERY limited!"
QUOTE: mattelderca


The only reason I asked for your for input was for you to possibly give some info

re the Elder Carriage Co who were neighbours to/with the Weston Co. Aside from

the above placed connection, Elder may, if not did supply, Weston with their waggons

during not only during their heydays as noted within the PDF link, but many other

companies as well, these not being limited to only horse - draw vehicles, and well after

motorized transport came into being. The Elder family was held in high regard, with

they being, everything aside, "Card - carrying Members" of the city/provincial Horsey - Set".

How my own father knew the Elder family, I am not privy, but he mentioned them any time

we passed that area.


Regards,
J T

 

[Mustapha]

Then and Now for June 6, 2013.






Then. 42 Adelaide W. 'The New Premises'. c1907. McLeod & Allen. I wonder what commerce they were engaged in? Another wwwebster sourced picture; a little different than the usual TPL/Toronto Archive stuff around the internets.

Now. April 2013.

 

[thecharioteer]

Another view, 1911:

 

[wwwebster]

42 Adelaide W.

38 – 42 Adelaide W. circa 1892: