Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

[J T CUNNINGHAM]

"In the Yonge & Front 1888 photo what is the "thing' hanging from the wiring/pole in foreground. It does not look like a streetlight."
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Arc street lighting, John J Wright, 1905 - Torontonians as we see 'em, page 85; and elsewere.


Regards,
J T

 

[adma]

What a tragedy.

http://www.nonstick.com/sounds/Cat_and_Dog/ltct_006.mp3

 

[thecharioteer]

More Church/Wellington:

1868:

1913:

1967:

 

[Goldie]

 

[Goldie]

Here's an opportunity for someone in the neighbourhood to give us a "now" image of this building which, I believe, is still there.

Then………

 

[Koolgreen]

 

[urbantext]

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Oh Yes, Love the before photo !! Thank you for posting

 

[urbantext]

Thanks, Goldie!

Here's another view from 1888 (TPL):

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Love the Set very much, thank you for posting it. The above Sepia is incredibly amazing, so much to look at here!

 

[Goldie]

Centre Island boathouse 1908

IT'S GONE!

https://www.google.com/maps/place/T...2!3m1!1s0x89d4cab7615e8755:0x17c993e3cfa0a160

 

[Daniel Tripp]

This boathouse is great. Thanks for posting.

 

[Mustapha]

'Flo's Diner'. Bellair, west side, just south of Cumberland. 1980s - ish.

Have I 'done' this one already? I can't remember.

I've always had a mental image of this old Toronto Archives picture in my head. A charming place that little diner. I never ate there but wished I had.

In the past when I posted here often I would take a picture of the Then picture and have it in my camera as a composing aid. That wasn't the case this time so my Now picture is a bit 'tighter' than it should be. Anyways, I would say the front door of Flo's and the front door of the condo that's here now occupy the same location...

Now. October 16, 2015.

 

[Goldie]

Welcome back Mustapha, we've missed you!

I'm trying to visualize "Flo's" in that sign.

I can only see something that looks like "4Ds."

 

[Mustapha]

Welcome back Mustapha, we've missed you!

I'm trying to visualize "Flo's" in that sign.

I can only see something that looks like "4Ds."

Hey Goldie, thank you. I hope to be busier here in future.

The Archive's description for the Then photo is: "4D's / Flo's restaurant, 10 Bellair at Critchley Lane".

I went by the description; I hadn't even noticed the sign on the restaurant. I was busy looking at, and mourning the University Theatre, the rear portion which can be seen in the right distance.

 

[Mustapha]

The University Theatre: It will always be a mystery to me how the original façade was left standing for quite some time, only to be taken down and a simulacrum built in its place, which still exists.

 

[adma]

The University Theatre: It will always be a mystery to me how the original façade was left standing for quite some time, only to be taken down and a simulacrum built in its place, which still exists.

Was the theatre facade actually taken down? I know that the Lothian Mews frontage was removed, never to come back...