Evocative Images of Lost Toronto

[Goldie]

Great shot of the "Diving Horse" however, I believe this is at the Hanlan's Point amusement park on the Toronto Islands.

 

[Bogtrotter]

Looking west down Melinda St. in 1910. I really like those water towers. The think the spired building on the right is the Mail and Empire building or formerly I just called the Mail Building- on the current site of First Canadian Place. Apparently demolished in 1939.

TPL

 

[Goldie]

Thanks for that great image , Bogtrotter. I've never before seen Melinda St. from that viewpoint.
Here are some other views that may be of interest. The Globe building was out-of-frame at the bottom of your west-looking pic.

 

[jaborandi]

Looking west down Melinda St. in 1910. I really like those water towers. The think the spired building on the right is the Mail and Empire building or formerly I just called the Mail Building- on the current site of First Canadian Place. Apparently demolished in 1939.

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TPL

212 King West is looking very new.

 

[Bogtrotter]

Thanks for pointing out the Telegram building. Here's another view looking north with the top of the Globe building in the foreground. I never would have guessed it was a terra cotta tile- assuming of course the tinted image is correct. With the image dated at 1927 it's already looking quite weather worn.

 

[Goldie]

Melinda - from Yonge - certainly looks different today!

 

[thecharioteer]

Thanks for that great image , Bogtrotter. I've never before seen Melinda St. from that viewpoint.
Here are some other views that may be of interest. The Globe building was out-of-frame at the bottom of your west-looking pic.
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Note the sign for McConkey’s Buffet, on the back part of their restaurant at 27-31 King (which was replaced by the Bank of Commerce Building):

 

[Richard White]

Good morning everyone!

I was perusing Transit Toronto this morning and noted an image with a caption that seems a little off. It's not a big deal but it is gnawing at me because while it may be incorrect, it could also be correct.

The image as seen below states that the TTC vehicle in question is facing south on Yonge at College Park but when I look at the image, the building in the back looks like the apartments at 423 Yonge Street. This would mean that the TTC bus was facing west on towards Bay Street on whatever little street (the name escapes me) that was at the south end of college park.

Can anyone help solve this mystery?

Source: https://transittoronto.ca/photos/ro...00800---eatons-special---1327-at-college.html

 

[jaborandi]

Definitely facing west on McGill Street.

 

[Richard White]

Definitely facing west on McGill Street.

I thought so. Thank you for confirming my sanity

 

[Northern Light]

I thought so. Thank you for confirming my sanity

Now now, no one was going that far! LOL

 

[Richard White]

Now now, no one was going that far! LOL

The voices in my head say I am sane?

 

[Northern Light]

From the Archives. Granby (I think) as an open street at Yonge: (archives brought it up as 'McGill')

This is Hayter (left/west, and McGill right/east at Yonge)

These are all from 1950/51

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As a side note, I believe the street on the west side of Yonge is/was Hayter.

 

[Richard White]

From the Archives. McGill as an open street at Yonge:

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These are all from 1950/51

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As a side note, I believe the street on the west side of Yonge is/was Hayter.

Hayter... THAT's what I was thinking of. I kept thinking of Hayden but that's at Yonge and Bloor.

 

[Northern Light]

Hayter... THAT's what I was thinking of. I kept thinking of Hayden but that's at Yonge and Bloor.

Hayter still exists, but only west of Bay for 1 block.