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March 22nd: We start the list of Historic Toronto Photos from March 22 back in 1930 down in The Beach with a view of the Homes on Lee Avenue north of Lake Ontario and also Leuty Avenue north of the beach with a horse drawn delivery wagon: Then in 1934 we head over to Bickford Park for a...

Ha, six months ago... I guess its reasonable that I forgot - I was even the one who posted this same picture! But looking in my database I see that I've added 1,315 photos from the City of Toronto Archives, so not quite remembering the context of one isn't TOO bad.

Right, so there are two signs - both of the photos have the Lincoln Lunch sign, hanging over the smaller door on Queen Street, but in the 1st photo looking north across Queen street there is a larger sign, on the far right, partially covered - on the top all we see is "HO...." horizontally, then...

Indeed! It is interesting that the University still owns houses like this... March 21st We start back in 1916 with a couple of 95 year old photos, name and all. The first, from Little Italy is John Connolly, 55 Caledonia Avenue: And then to Fanny Kombloom, with such character in those...

Wow, that's great, thanks ever so much! What wonderful photos and descriptions of such interesting (mostly) lost buildings. I've added them to my list of theatres to add to my online list of theatres.

March 20th: Two photos today as listed on the Historic Toronto Photos from March 20 page, starting in 1913, Looking south at the water at the foot of Church Street 3:10PM just south of St. Lawrence Market The a slightly newer picture - just a year old today, to be exact, of a house built...

March 17th: I didn't manage to post this right at 5:30pm, but 5 hours off, after 83 years isn't too bad... it is a 1928 photo of westbound traffic on Front St, from west side of Simcoe St, at 5:30 p.m., showing line up of cars and vehicles, almost back to York St. On the far left is the Hotel...

March 16th: Two similar subjects today that I recently added for my growing Historic Toronto Hotels page. I didn't realize at the time that they were both from March 16th though. The first, from 1927, is Heydon House Hotel, northwest corner of Old Weston Road and St. Clair Avenue in The...

These are great! Interesting that you have the old, then the new, logo.

Couldn't help imagining your avatar saying 'Way-ba-lay' but I assume that's right! Waverley Park - all the real estate sites have this description: Known as Waverley Park until 1931, the actual building of homes in this district was stalled initially by World War I and then by the Great...

I agree that seeing photos of these long gone buildings is tough sometimes, not to mention the before and after street-widening photos. I hope that it also makes us realize that we gave up a whole way of life when we embraced the automobile - which is both good and bad. Like the idea that TV and...

Here's a night time photo ca 1920 of the corner when it was dressed up as a theatre (I have a long way to go with my Historic Toronto Theatre page, but every addition is a step in the right direction):

March 13th: Just one photo today, from 1931, of 121-123 Wellington Street West as part of the planning for the University Avenue Extension. Looks like a beautiful old building, and of course the exposed fireplaces add even more interest to the photo.

March 12th: We start in Chaplin Estates back in 1923, with two photos of the culvert at the northwest corner of Hillsdale and Yonge Street: Then a couple of 1951 photos from Gladstone Avenue looking north from Queen Street before the road was widened. The first photo is one of the few...

As an added bonus, here's a 120 year old photo from the Archives of Ontario of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, just south of the above photos, at 520 Sherbourne St. which hasn't changed all that much. Somehow I've never noticed this building before...

adma, I think you're right! I dropped in via Google Street View, and the houses on the left of the photo look right, if we were facing north, as does the distinctive roof at the north end of the park. The building in the distance is likely on St. Clair then, or a bit closer on Davenport... I've...

March 9th: Just one photo today, from 1923, of Howard Park & Keele (I assume which is now called Parkside Drive) on the east side of High Park. I can't quite place this... I assume we're looking south, with the park to our right, but then what is the large building in the distance, not to...

March 8th: We start our set of Historic Toronto Photos from March 8th back in 1928, of Front St, midway between York and Simcoe, 5:30 p.m., showing heavy vehicular traffic: Then to a sketch from 1935 of the Alexandra Gates "colours for railings and lamps." Here's a link to more details on...

Wow, thanks guys, fascinating! March 7th: Another set of photos today - for details and locations of these photos, see the March 7th Historic Toronto Photos page We start way up in Wanless park in 1935 and a sketch of a proposed fieldhouse: Then in 1938, a photo of 21 Draper Street, in...

Great photo, JT! Here's a shot from 1901 of the Temple Building in its prime, with the Independent Order of Foresters Arch in preparation for the Royal Visit. I've started a new set of pages, organized by subject, and I've started testing things out with a Historic Toronto Ornamental Gates and...