Evocative Images of Lost Toronto

[adma]

And of course, the Odeon Carlton (with Cinerama!) was long gone by 1984.

The 1984 equivalent would be the audience in Duran Duran's "The Reflex" video (which was in part filmed at MLG!)

 

[Goldie]

University Ave. Armouries - CTA

 

[LPCI]

University Ave. Armouries - CTA
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I have googled E. Jastram every which way, and got nothing! Who is this person?

 

[Goldie]

I have no knowledge of the artist.
That painting (Behind the Armouries) was lifted from this page:

Toronto In Art

In addition to photographs and videos, I thought it might be interesting to post paintings, drawings and artwork - images that aren't just "factual" - of various types that feature Toronto in it. These pics below are all from the City Of Toronto archives. Queen...

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[thecharioteer]

Speaking of art, a photo in the Toronto Archives of women visiting the art collection at the Ontario Legislature March 31, 1931:

 

[Goldie]

Protestant Orphans' HOME, "inmates" Dovercourt Rd., s. w. corner St. Anne's Rd.; 1913 TPL

 

[Goldie]

CN Tower 1974 TPL

 

[adma]

CNE Air Show related? (I think it was the summer when they started to build out the pod)

 

[Goldie]

Amazingly, that looks like a glider. Did those things participate in the Air Show?

 

[Isotack]

Amazingly, that looks like glider. Did those things participate in the Air Show?

Yes...Oscar Boesch

Silent air show star: A glider pilot for more than 40 years, Oscar Boesch is known as the Silent Man of the Canadian International Air Show, a feature of the Canadian National Exhibition for 33 years. A Luftwaffe fighter pilot in World War II, he flew 120 missions. : Digital Archive : Toronto Public Library

 

[Goldie]

Marathon Swim C.N.E. Toronto 1930 TPL

 

[Goldie]

CNE Grandstand 1946 TPL

 

[Bogtrotter]

The old coach terminal and I think the Victory Building U/C in the distance.

 

[Goldie]

A few more CNE oldies.

High dive 1960

Midway 1928

Gooderham fountain 1920

 

[Bogtrotter]

On the subject of the CNE and diving it would be remiss not to include the diving horse! Pretty sure this wouldn't be allowed in these more enlightened times.