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A good illustration of the homoginization of Yonge. Nostalgia aside, gone are the free-standing cinemas, live music, record stores, book stores, bars, clubs, one-off restaurants, mom-and-pop stores, piano and music stores, bowling alleys and department stores.

Another view west in 1915:

View from The Parker:

Yonge looking north from the blocks north of College (note the Masonic Hall at Gloucester in all three): 1914: 1972: Today (pic by CanadianNational):

View of Five St. Joseph from Breadalbane Street: Around 2015: Now:

Always liked this pic of the Royal Visit in 1959 showing the SE corner (which was replaced by the Simpson Tower):

https://www.omb.gov.on.ca/e-decisions/OLT-22-004195-MAR-01-2024.PDF

Also, the Simpson Tower was completed in 1968 and it does not appear in the archival photo. Notwithstanding its setback, it left only three windows exposed in the Bay/Richmond building, and it the photo there are four windows:

1980's: Proposed:

Front Street, looking east from Bathurst: 1908 (note the dome from Loretto Abbey to the east, now the site of The Well): 1980's: Today (photo by Red Mars):