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Wasn't Georg Jensen at the corner of Bloor and Balmutto? I seem to recall Zumburger was also located close by.

Isn't this thread fantastic? I only stumbled upon it late last year. What strikes me about the the 1920 Woodbine photo is that the scene seems timeless until one notices the dirt road and the children. It's hard to believe that it is 90 years old. Are you the person who posted the photo or...

I'd say the early 60s given the subway station. What strikes me is how uncluttered the streets were back then with unobstrusive street lights fading into the background. I would love to know who came up with the notion of having replacing those lights with the insipid street lights which look...

Tadlecreek Magazine ran a great piece on Dupont's history, it includes a photo of a Power Store on Dupont at Huron, now a LCBO as well as some info of the owner Leon Weinstein. snip The future is always visible, but hard to decipher. Who’d have thought when grocer Leon Weinstein bought...

Not just Sundries but Notions. Simpsons and Eaton both had Notion Depts.

I helped someone moved books into storage in July. The elevator is the original as are the floors. A real step into the past.

Words can not describe how much I love your work and sensibilty Mustapha. This thread from the first post is mesmerizing and like no other. It is no wonder that it has attracted such informed, sensitve and perceptive commentators. Reading posts lamenting not just the terrible loss of magnificant...

That developers haven't learnt how to incorporate signage is bang on. It seems they simply avoid it the issue because it clashes with their desire for purity if that's the right word. Oddly that view doesn't simply apply to developers. A libarian at Yorkville library told me that they...

I just discovered this thread and absolutely love all the the posts . Just wanted to thank you for posting these shots of trees on Jarvis. So beautiful.

My Mom also lived on Manning near Follis in the 20s in a house her grandfather James Yates, stone mason built which is BTW still standing.