Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

[thecharioteer]

Yonge , north of Alexander/Grosvenor:

1914:

1938:

2016 (thanks to Caltrane74) and a little further north:

 

[thecharioteer]

Yonge south of St. Joseph, 1971:

2016 (pic by G.L.17):

 

[DarkSideDenizen]

Nice. Lum's Garden Restaurant; that takes me way back.

 

[the lemur]

Gould street, north side, looking east from Yonge. Late 80s or so, going by that Volvo.

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I wouldn't be so sure of that. That looks like one of the '70s Volvo wagons, and those things last forever. Maybe the Sun vending box is a better indicator of the period.

 

[Goldie]

Here's a challenge for someone to provide a "NOW" image to accompany this 1928 "THEN" view looking north on Bay St., near Harbour St.
I suspect that the two buildings under construction (Royal York Hotel and Toronto Star Building) will be well-hidden behind today's skyscrapers.
However, the Old City Hall clock tower may still be visible.

 

[thecharioteer]

Kensington Avenue:

Mid-1950's (photo by Michel Lambeth):

Today:

 

[Mustapha]

Almost like time travel; this pair. Thank you FrankRoberts.

 

[FrankRoberts]

38 Yonge Street, Then & Now 1954-2014

38 Yonge Street., Then & Now 1954-2014

August 1 addition.


Harbord and Palmerston, NW corner.. quite the dignified older lady.

The building behind it, with cupola, now demolished, was the original Harbord Collegiate (my wife's alma mater).

Great before & after of an original building.

 

[FrankRoberts]

83 Yonge Street, Then & Now 1954-2014

 

[FrankRoberts]

273 Yonge St., Then & Now 1954-2014

 

[FrankRoberts]

369A & 371 Yonge Street, Then & Now 1954-2014

 

[FrankRoberts]

354A Yonge Street N.S. Then & Now 1954-2014

 

[Koolgreen]

that art deco-y look with the marble and stainless was ubiquitous in my childhood...Still see it occasionally in street plaza's around the city...soon to be extinct...

 

[J T CUNNINGHAM]

"that art deco-y look with the marble and stainless was ubiquitous in my childhood "
Koolgreen.

http://www.decopix.com/the-vitrolite-story/

Regards,
J T

 

[Koolgreen]

over the years, by observation, I noticed that most of these panes of glass were installed with blobs of cement in the back rather than the entire surface like say when doing floor tiles.... perhaps this was to allow adjustability in depth when aligning panes....