Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

LPCI · Apr 19, 2018

Goldie said:
Toronto Postal Delivery Building (built 1941) ……photo 1944
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Postal building and Royal York barely visible in this 2013 photo.
With a new addition (1999), the Postal Bldg. became Air Canada Centre and will soon be named (July 1, 2018), Scotiabank Arena.
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The Gardiner Expressway is such an eyesore.

LPCI · Apr 19, 2018

LPCI said:
The Gardiner Expressway is such an eyesore.

DSC · Apr 20, 2018

Others have probably found the Archives Twitter account but I came on it today and it is worth following. https://twitter.com/@TorontoArchives\

Koolgreen · Apr 20, 2018

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I don't find it an eyesore, and even it is an eyesore to some, it is a useful artery of a typical city....

Goldie · Apr 23, 2018

Harbour St. 1928

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Goldie · Apr 23, 2018

Yong St. S. of Merton .....1952

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Goldie · Apr 24, 2018

Front St. E. at York - 1927 - TPL

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Goldie · Apr 26, 2018

Eglinton Ave. E. n. side looking e. from opp. Dunfield Ave. -1916 -TPL

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Goldie · Apr 27, 2018

Queen Street E., S/E corner Waverley Road 1995 TPL

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Goldie · May 1, 2018

Hanlan's Point in 1919 - A popular amusement park and baseball stadium.
The Island Airport would be built in 1939 on the adjacent island, landfill and the stadium site.