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A couple of searches and I figured out the movie that first photo reminded me of - The Prestige - David Bowie as Nikola Tesla, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson, written and directed by Christopher Nolan (of Momento fame). Even found this still from the movie:

February 17th: Four photos today from the Feb 17th Historic Toronto Photos page, all from the City of Toronto Archives, starting with this rather cinematic photo of the corner of Shuter and Church Street in 1922 in the Garden District. The garbage on the street is surprising, and the fact that...

Less disastrous photos now, starting with 1913, and the Rosedale Ravine looking north from Roxborough Street Bridge: And the older steps to the east of Casa Loma - Spadina Road Park looking north from Davenport Road: Then two photos from Dufferin Grove - kids on a walk in the park...

February 14th: Lots of historic photos today; we'll start way back in 1890 of the fire at University College - while the photos are from the next day or days after, I figure +/- a day or two after 121 years is close enough. First, two photos from the City of Toronto Archives: Then a...

February 12th: Two photos from Yonge Street today, back in 1917. The first from Hillsdale, just south of Eglinton, looking north, in Chaplin Estates: Then farther north on Yonge Street, to Bedford Park. On the left is the fence around Knockaloe Estate (also known as the Ellis Estate? Or is...

February 9th: 111 years ago, in 1900, the Don River was full of ice. Here's 'Demolished Eastern Avenue wooden bridge looking north from Grand Trunk Railway bridge': Then a bit farther north we see the river over-flowing to the west side of Riverdale Park. The Necropolis is to the left...

I wonder what the guy climbing the top of the pole does, besides show off? Is he carrying a line, maybe?

Nice, thanks! February 8th: Three photos from 1912 around St. Clair Avenue west and Bathurst Street in the south-west corner of Forerst Hill, while they were filling in the ravine. The Fleming Property, and the ski hills, are on the north (right) side: (Details on these three...

Ah, beyond the Regent Theatre sign, right? Here's a photo from sometime between 1885 and 1895 (details here): And then in 1920, with a sign on the front (Archives of Ontario)

February 7th: A cool picture to start with.... Here is a view of the north end of Dufferin Grove park, looking south from Gladstone Avenue, at the stone gates at the entrance, dated Feb 7th, 1914. The gates are long gone now, unfortunately, and in fact looks more like a photo from Feb 14th...

February 6th: I've finally figured out how to link directly to the Archives of Ontario entries, and while the photos don't tend to be as large as the City of Toronto Archives, they have a lot of great content. Here's an 86 year old photo of snowy Knox College, University of Toronto back in 1925...

(Been a while for this thread, but it seems the best place to ask everyone about some historic photo locations, too.) Anyone know where the 'Keele St. Stables' were/are? Under construction, Aug 9th, 1923 (with Rockland Tire and Rubber company sign in background): And a complete photo...

February 4th: One photo from 1984 by Collations, from the Garden District, of an awful addition to a beautiful old house at 247-249 Dundas St E: Details in his Flickr photo stream, here, and photos from up and down the street, here.

I agree, it is also amazing that Toronto has no real 'heart' where people go - City Hall, perhaps? Or maybe it IS great that different neighbourhoods have their own meeting places (think world cup soccer). February 3rd: Two old wooden houses today from a snowy 1912 - 99 years ago. The first...

February 1st: We start a new month in South Riverdale back in 1928 at the looking at the 'subway' on Queen Street East at De Grassi Street. The building on the left (north) side of the street is still there, but on the south side is a parking lot. If you take a look at the photos around this...

Indeed! I guess if you can afford the property taxes, you can afford to take care of those huge homes! I'm more familiar with the ravine that runs through Alexander Muir gardens, under Mount Pleasant, through Blythwood Ravine Park, through Sherwood Park and Sunnydene park to Bayview (for about...

Wow, I was just earlier tonight looking through the Archives of Ontario site, and found a photo from between 1911 and 1913 of that very same house being built: What are the chances!? As an aside, someone from the Archives responded to an online question of mine with the format that we can use...

January 31st: A relatively recent Collations photo today, from 1988, of a wonderful old building on the west side of Spadina, just south of Sussex Ave in the Huron Sussex neighbourhood which seems to remain unchanged, complete with those distinctive windows: Here's the link to the Flickr...

January 28th: Two photos from 1913 just outside the Protestant Orphans Home in Dufferin Grove on Coolmine Road: And a sidewalk crossing on east side opposite north gate: Then in 1931 we have a photo of 130 Wellington Street West demolished as part of the University Avenue Extension, I...

From the Library and Archives Canada page for the photo: Veronica Foster, an employee of John Inglis Co. Ltd. and known as "The Bren Gun Girl" posing with a finished Bren gun in the John Inglis Co. Ltd. Bren gun plant. (10 May 1941) She could do it all! Work the lathe: Eat in the...