Fiendishlibrarian's Fantastic Foto Forum

[Crazy Canuck07]

Re: Bloor Danforth subway 1966

I'm blown away, those are amazing. It's just sad to see what happend at Avenue rd. and Bloor, it looked so nice with all of those trees.

 

[spmarshall]

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I'm blown away by the 1960s pics of Weston. What a crying shame what happened to that part of Toronto.

 

[Copper1212]

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I went and checked out these archives myself. I gotta say my jaw dropped looking at almost every picture. Especially some of the Bay Street stuff. Just wow.

love this one also

 

[Observer Walt]

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What great pictures!! This must be the best thread I have seen on this board. Thank you.

It's interesting to see how some areas have changed almost 100% over a period of 40 years or less. Other areas have changed very little and the streetscape is still recognizable.

 

[fiendishlibrarian]

Re: Bloor Danforth subway 1966

HM Queen Elizabeth II, Highway 5, 1959

Yonge, resurfacing after subway construction

1937

College and Spadina, 1890s

Spadina north of Front, 1950s

New Royal Bank branch, Spadina and Harbord, 1979

Harbord west of Spadina

S/w corner, King and Spadina, 1950s

Spadina and Queen

Spadina, 1919. Always thought the 1997 reconstruction should have used centre poles.

Fleet once went all the way to Spadina

Look at that magnificent structure on the north side

The famous view south from Casa Loma

...more to come...

 

[fiendishlibrarian]

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Broadview Hotel, 1945

Dundas and Dufferin, 1951

PROW on Dundas

What goes up...

I see only one building still standing

 

[adma]

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Interesting. The Lumsden Bldg already lost its cornice by 1954ish (but still had it in the late 30s)

 

[ganjavih]

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Fascinating! Keep posting!

 

[fiendishlibrarian]

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Final days of the Fort car, 1963

Queensway garage, 1966

Crawford Street Bridge, 1912

Crawford Street Bridge, 1917

Terminus is Townsley Loop

University College, 1940

Fire of 1890

Hart House, 1920

University Avenue Armouries

Looking north, 1906

Hot college girls, circ. 1912, Victoria College

1925

Of course...

Female police parade, 1960, Big Daddy Fred Gardiner and Mayor Nathan Philips looking on

Darryl Sittler, Maple Leaf Gardens

Scott Young (Neil's late father), with Maple Leaf players, Maple Leaf Gardens, early 1960s

Conn Smythe with Parry Como, 1957

Jack Kent Cooke (white suit) with Toronto Maple Leafs Ball club

At Maple Leaf Stadium

The Rocket, with Jacques Plante

Mods: can we perhaps "sticky" this thread?

 

[SD2]

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These pics are quite incredible.

 

[fiendishlibrarian]

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Bathurst bridge. Curious as to where that ramp in the background went to.

King and Yonge

Queen and Degrassi, level crossing

Yonge, north of CPR North Toronto Station

Belt Line Station, Moore Park

Belt Line overpass at Yonge. Current Davisville Yard is to the left

 

[tplannerII]

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Bathurst bridge. Curious as to where that ramp in the background went to

That ramp goes to the east entrance of historic Fort York. It's still there today.

 

[shawnmicallef]

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I think that ramp off the bathurst bridge must have went to Ft York, as it does now....

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As for framing -- you can go to the archives and order these printed up, and blown up, for a not-too-expensive cost. Then frame them yourself. we did this for the Toronto The Good party last year.

 

[fiendishlibrarian]

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^Hadn't noticed that ramp last time I was in the area.

Found an interesting shot at Toronto Traction. Queen and Don River, with a mysterious, hitherto unknown streetcar route next to the river. I have to assume it was a precursor to the Broadview route, as it not only seems to link up with Queen, but then swerves east to destinations unknown. Also, note the train tracks on the east side of the Don. I wonder when they were shifted over.

 

[Ed007Toronto]

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^ Wasn't there a line that once went up Taylor Creek? I think the Bloor Danforth line uses that route from just before Victoria Park Station to Kennedy.