W. K. Lis
Superstar
I remember the maintenance workers applying asbestos around the old boilers in the 1960s and 1970s. Many of the coal furnaces/boilers just converted using an oil or natural gas burner attachment.
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Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now
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egotrippin
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Yea that's when the real danger begins, when it degrades and becomes friable. For now ours is safely contained under several fresh layers of latex paint, not to be disturbed.
lenaitch
Senior Member
It was the 'miracle mineral' back in the day. Floor and ceiling tiles, some drywall, insulation, and on and on.
thecharioteer
Senior Member
King looking east from Bathurst:
1927:
1973:
Showing the old Executive Motor Hotel on the right:
Today:
1927:
1973:
Showing the old Executive Motor Hotel on the right:
Today:
thecharioteer
Senior Member
Portland Street looking south from Richmond:
1980's:
2021:
Today:
1980's:
2021:
Today:
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Blovertis
Active Member
Back then, that intersection felt like the edge of city. Now it feels like its part of the vital core.
thecharioteer
Senior Member
579 Richmond Street West, near Bathurst:
February 26, 1914:
Today:
February 26, 1914:
Today:
February 26, 1914:
Today:
February 26, 1914:
Today:
Northern Light
Superstar
The City's Urban Forestry Unit posted a 'Then and Now' of Chester Springs Marsh in the lower Don.
The site before it was planted (1996), and the site today.
27 years later, looking pretty good.
Text associated w/the post:
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The site before it was planted (1996), and the site today.
27 years later, looking pretty good.
Text associated w/the post:
Nature in the City - Toronto
Nature in the City - Toronto. 6,898 likes · 156 talking about this. Toronto's Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division aims to support the growing awareness of the importance of nature in our city.
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lenaitch
Senior Member
I'm often amused by the sensibilities and standards back in the day. The highest brick wall is clearly unstable, yet folks are standing around below. There could even be folks living in the attached house. Nowadays, the entire block would be evacuated and cordoned.
Braindamage1972
New Member
thecharioteer
Senior Member
King West from Yonge:
1914-1918:
1982:
Today:
1914-1918:
1982:
Today:
TwinHuey
Active Member
Bluffers Park
1972- Photo from Toronto Public Library
August 2023
1972- Photo from Toronto Public Library
August 2023
adma
Superstar
Boy, the bluffs and the flatlands were bare--but at least you could see the bluffs from up top (indeed, the first time *I* saw the Bluffs was from the foot of Scarborough Cres in '72; and they were flat-out visible from atop as here, whereas now you can scarcely see the Bluffs for the erosion-prevention foliage draped across them...)
TwinHuey
Active Member
Yes, the Bluffs look completely different now.
Friends and I rented a house at #1 Harding Blvd in the 70's. It was right on the edge of the Bluffs. During the time we lived there, the Bluffs eroded so much that eventually the foundation was exposed and the City condemned it.
It was demolished in 1977 and the property is now the Harding Parkette.
I took some aerial photos when I lived there and went back a few days ago to get some drone shots to see the change.
1975. It's in the foreground with the flat roof.
Unfortunately, I did not mark the date of the clipping.
Completely tree covered now. Drone shots taken August 22, 2023.
Looking East from Harding Blvd.
Looking West from Harding Blvd.
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