Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

[adma]

Note the early traffic light on the left, in front of the Woolworth canopy.

 

[Goldie]

Area known as "The Ward" (1910) before demolition for Nathan Phillips Square and New City Hall.
Note Osgoode Hall........

From a slightly different angle.

Google street view (Nathan Phillips Square):
https://www.google.com/maps/place/N...2!3m1!1s0x882b34cc50761607:0xfd78ef1b308ab9d4

 

[Goldie]

Toronto harbour west of York St., 1934

Site of "Harbourfront"

Google street view:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/H...2!3m1!1s0x882b352982d2a06b:0x479446ec6338be2c

 

[Goldie]

Bay St., S. of Bloor, 1929
Why does the streetcar indicate "CHURCH?"
Did the archive mis-identify the image or did I err.

Google street view:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/B...2!3m1!1s0x882b34b02ad7db6f:0xddc676e0c7949e50

 

[DSC]

This, from Transit Toronto, MAY explain the signage? "CHURCH service continued to operate on Dupont Street until April 13, 1931, when Asquith loop opened on Church Street north of Bloor. Monday to Saturday service was revised to operate from this loop via south on Church, looping at the south end via Front, Yonge and Wellington. The DUPONT streetcar returned as a name for a daytime route, although CHURCH cars continued to operate to Christie loop during Sundays. On July 5, 1931, CHURCH Sunday service was revised to operate from Christie Loop via Dupont, Davenport, Bay and Bloor to Church and Front, looping via the regular loop. The service was switched from St. Clair to Eglinton Division on June 16, 1932, although some Sunday cars continued to operate out of St. Clair carhouse."

 

[Goldie]

Bay St. looking N. from S. of railway tracks, c.1925-29

Google street view:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/L...2!3m1!1s0x89d4cb2b714e313f:0xaafb3c5f1d05da99

 

[thecharioteer]

Area known as "The Ward" (1910) before demolition for Nathan Phillips Square and New City Hall.
Note Osgoode Hall........
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From a slightly different angle.
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Google street view (Nathan Phillips Square):
https://www.google.com/maps/place/N...2!3m1!1s0x882b34cc50761607:0xfd78ef1b308ab9d4

Note the building sporting the sign Clapperton Glass, once one of Canada's premier glass companies, which is on Albert Street. It can be seen again in this pic of the Santa Claus parade from 1919, which puts the site in context of the old city hall and Eaton's:

 

[thecharioteer]

113 St. Joseph Street, the site of the Convent of the Sisters of the Precious Blood:

1932 (with a description from the Toronto Star):

"In this quiet house on St. Joseph street (Toronto) dwell the sisters of the Precious Blood cloistered from the world".:

1966 (photo by Boris Spremo):

"Grim Old Convent on St. Joseph St. will have serenity shattered by wreckers; A Sister of St. Joseph walks by the structure which; for nearly 100 years; has sheltered Precious Blood nuns".

Today:

 

[thecharioteer]

One can see in the 1890 Goad atlas the beginning of the St. Joseph Street convent, which appears to be a house (that can be seen behind the main building in the 1932 photo). One can also see the huge Convent of St. Joseph and its grounds on the south side of Wellesley (then called St. Alban's), which was demolished for the MacDonald Block, etc. in the 1960's:

 

[Goldie]

Front at Simcoe, 1928

Google street view:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/S...2!3m1!1s0x882b34d3ff01e227:0xb62b6d483b92c6bb

 

[Goldie]

Scarborough Town Centre, LRT line under construction, 1983

 

[Mustapha]

Yonge and Dundas. Just a few feet south of the intersection. Here looking east across Yonge. 'Then' being described by the Toronto Archives as 'between 77 and 82'.

Now. This was last June. I just wanted to repurpose an old photo. I'm a few feet south of the Then location too.

 

[Mustapha]

Non Toronto Then and Now content:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/p...conos-catskills-abandoned-resorts-photos-spd/

 

[Mustapha]

Intriguing visual arts exhibit at the Barnicke gallery at U of T.

Can 'old-school-Chinese-Restaurant' even be a 'thing' worth curating?

Yes.

Enter from the west side of Hart House (the Back Campus Field - the one that abuts Hoskin Ave. will be behind you as you enter).

If I've confused you with the sentence above just look for the 'Art Museum' banner on the west side of Hart House. Go in that little old door under the banner. Honestly, this gallery/museum has to be one of Toronto's best well known/unknown museums.

Hours 12-5pm. 12-8pm on Wednesdays. Closed Sunday and Monday. On until Oct 29. FREE.

You can walk around and immerse yourself in the exhibit. Read the menus; specially created as part of the installation.

Neat.

 

[Goldie]

Mustapha, you have a fine knack for finding the most interesting/unusual locations and images!
Welcome back.