Evocative Images of Lost Toronto

[Anna]

Thanks for that. There is an aerial picture in Unbuilt Toronto that shows the buildings, but it was taken from quite a distance.

There is this one, described as Yonge & Front ca 1880, but it looks further east than that to me.

 

[J T CUNNINGHAM]

"Deepend, do you have any close-up shots of the buildings that stood where Berczy Park currently is?"
QUOTE: Danny Crispin.

Try this link:

http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/search.jsp?view=grid&Erp=20&Ntt=WELLINGTON+ST+E

and this:

http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/search.jsp?view=grid&Erp=20&Ntt=FRONT+ST+E


Regards,
J T

 

[LowPolygon]

Deepend, do you have any close-up shots of the buildings that stood where Berczy Park currently is?

here's one looking east, from November 1955. you can see the flatiron at the end of the block. this is just a few years before they were torn down, so they are in pretty rough condition.

 

[thecharioteer]

Here you go, 1919:

 

[Danny Crispin]

here's one looking east, from November 1955. you can see the flatiron at the end of the block. this is just a few years before they were torn down, so they are in pretty rough condition.]

Thank you. That's actually the building (the one at Front & Scott) I wanted to see the most. What a sad loss. I'd rather have those than Berczy Park.

Thanks J.T., as well, for the links.

 

[DSC]

There is this one, described as Yonge & Front ca 1880, but it looks further east than that to me.

Yes, the building with the eight rounded windows (and those to its east) are still there - between Church and Market Streets on south side of Front Street. The photo must have been taken just east of Church Street.

 

[Goldie]

SIZE MATTERS

 

[J T CUNNINGHAM]

"SIZE MATTERS"
QUOTE: Prof Goldie.

Although "SIZE MATTERS", especially for the number of square feet for the landlord, the reduced area that is for

The Gooderham Building, the footage charge is much greater per. There is also "small building" convenience for the

tenants, (elevator wait time, etc) and "Yes, our office is within the Gooderham Building." (Historical significance & public awareness.)


BTW Prof, regards to Clint & Hans on Wednesday eve.


Regards,
J T

 

[Goldie]

Not sure if I may have posted this previously.
It's a copy of a framed photograph in the Association's club house.

Ward's Island Association Sports 1921

 

[barit]

Here's another one.

 

[chriskayTO]

Heartbreaking. What a beautiful building.

 

[thecharioteer]

Heartbreaking. What a beautiful building.

Before all the window decorations, cornices and anything remotely architectural were scraped off to reduce it to the forlorn shell seen in that pic. Of course no one was sorry to see these buildings go when they looked like that.....

 

[CanadianNational]

From an argumentative letter from the Port Authority to Adam Vaughan.

 

[DSC]

Any ideas on location of first photo? (Church Street??)

 

[Zeiss]

The last one is from the roof of the Terminal building, just west of York street