Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

[adma]

Yet another depressing post.

Remember with a lot of these "depressing posts": often, there was some interval of parking-lotdom btw/the moment of demolition and the moment of present-day construction...

 

[pman]

I’m not sure that makes me feel any better about it.

 

[Goldie]

1597 to 1599 Bathurst st. .....1926 ......TPL

Google street view

 

[Goldie]

Front St. looking W from Scott St. ...1955 ...TPL

 

[Goldie]

Woodbine Ave. looking s. from s. of Merrill Ave. to C.N.R. crossing ...1955 ...TPL

 

[JB1980]

North East Corner of Gerrard Street and Main Street. June 1935

 

[donoreo]

Hey, the now actually looks better, not often that happens

 

[Goldie]

Looking south from Steeles Ave. along Bathurst 1958 TPL

"Now" image has been removed.....was incorrect as posted! Goldie is embarrassed and in hiding.
Someone please give us the view from Steeles, looking S. on Bathurst.

 

[W. K. Lis]

Looking south from Steeles Ave. along Bathurst 1958 TPL
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Curious? Has any of those trees in 1958 survived into 2018 (60 years later)?

 

[LPCI]

Curious? Has any of those trees in 1958 survived into 2018 (60 years later)?

Somehow I doubt it. I feel so sad.

 

[gimbal]

Goldie your "now" picture appears to be Bathurst at Sheppard. For Steeles it may be:
https://goo.gl/maps/eLEpbgfepy32
I say "may" because I'm not sure when the jog in Bathurst St just below Steeles was done so it's possible the original photo might not be the Bathurst of today. Any thoughts?

 

[Goldie]

Goldie your "now" picture appears to be Bathurst at Sheppard. For Steeles it may be:
https://goo.gl/maps/eLEpbgfepy32
I say "may" because I'm not sure when the jog in Bathurst St just below Steeles was done so it's possible the original photo might not be the Bathurst of today. Any thoughts?

gimbal, I thank you profusely for pointing out my unacceptable error.
Chalk it up to another GOOF by Goldie........I think he's becoming demented in his old age!
I'll have him remove the error immediately.

 

[Gebbois-LTIA]

Goldie your "now" picture appears to be Bathurst at Sheppard. For Steeles it may be:
https://goo.gl/maps/eLEpbgfepy32
I say "may" because I'm not sure when the jog in Bathurst St just below Steeles was done so it's possible the original photo might not be the Bathurst of today. Any thoughts?

In the very early 60's, my uncle wanted my dad to invest in a piece of property on the southeast corner of Bathurst and Steeles, but he unfortunately couldn't afford the $500.

 

[gimbal]

A demented Goldie is still interesting

For Bathurst, it seems they put in a bypass in the early 1950's

 

[Goldie]

Looking south from Steeles Ave. along Bathurst 1958 TPL
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This "Now" may be the same intersection as in the previous "Then" image.
Bathurst appears to have been renamed Carpenter Rd. (Thanks for that very useful aerial, gimbal.)