Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

[JasonParis]

The rainbow lettering is a bit prescient too.

 

[Goldie]

 

[CharmAlarm]

Does anyone know where this beauty was located? Home Life Building. I can't seem to find anything online. Thanks.

 

[adma]

Adelaide & Victoria, NW corner.

 

[thecharioteer]

Architect E.J. Lennox designed the building and had his offices in there:

 

[thecharioteer]

 

[Northern Light]

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Just to add, that's the north-west corner of Adelaide and Victoria

 

[DSC]

North East corner Jarvis and Front (in the older photo the small building in middle of Front is the old Weigh House.)

 

[DSC]

George St Diner, George & Richmond 1972 and today

 

[Goldie]

Always nice to see a business that's survived for 50 years!

 

[thecharioteer]

Bloor Keele 1914:

Today. The houses with the turrets in the 1914 pic are still there on Mountview:

 

[W. K. Lis]

Bloor Keele 1914:

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Today. The houses with the turrets in the 1914 pic are still there on Mountview:

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Keele and Bloor is where Spring Creek flows underground, causing problems for many of the buildings that were put up.

From link.

Link to this PDF.

 

[DSC]

I recently came across this map/plan of Toronto, it is clearly from a book.. Any ideas where it is from? I tried to check Robertson's Landmarks but ....

 

[Richard White]

I recently came across this map/plan of Toronto, it is clearly from a book.. Any ideas where it is from? I tried to check Robertson's Landmarks but ....

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That is Union Station in the middle. I would have to guess that is either Metropolitan United or St James Cathedral in the background.

I would say this was done from the foot of Brock Street (Spadina Avenue)

 

[DSC]

That is Union Station in the middle. I would have to guess that is either Metropolitan United or St James Cathedral in the background.

I would say this was done from the foot of Brock Street (Spadina Avenue)

Sorry, I was unclear. I am interested in know which book the plate is from, what I copied is clearly only part of a larger Plan.