Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

[Mustapha]

September 6th addition.

The old menu below is from Barrie, Ontario. Not quite Toronto, forgive me. The building still exists in downtown Barrie; it's another restaurant now.

 

[Mustapha]

September 7th addition.


Queen looking E towards DeGrassi.

 

[Goldie]

Broadview Avenue

I've been reminded of an excursion I made to Broadview Ave. 3 years ago.
I walked from Queen to Danforth and was pleasantly surprised by the atmosphere and beauty of so many old homes and stores.
It's a fine old street!
I expect not much has changed - I'll have to explore again.

 

[NomoreaTorontonian]

September 7th addition.


Queen looking E towards DeGrassi.

Golly, they hadn't even planted those trees 80 years ago!

 

[Goldie]

Toronto Island Airport

Toronto Island Airport - could any other name be better? I don't think so!

In this photo (1944) the amusement park on Hanlan's Point is still visible among the trees.

 

[Mustapha]

I've been reminded of an excursion I made to Broadview Ave. 3 years ago.
I walked from Queen to Danforth and was pleasantly surprised by the atmosphere and beauty of so many old homes and stores.
It's a fine old street!
I expect not much has changed - I'll have to explore again.

I like the one with the - pastor? - in front of the church...

Golly, they hadn't even planted those trees 80 years ago!

That's a nice canopy on the tree on the right - not many trees get to shade Queen street to such an extent.

Toronto Island Airport - could any other name be better? I don't think so!

In this photo (1944) the amusement park on Hanlan's Point is still visible among the trees.

I wonder if there are any remnants or foundations left. Nice aerial.





September 8 addition.


Canadian National Exhibition firehall. About 1913. Designed by G. W. Gouinlock, a very prolific architect.

They messed with the tower at some point... Now: August 2009

Then: August 1930

Now: 79 years later. August 2009

CNE Grandstand; this poster guesses circa 1960?

Ummm, that's it; you all know what Mr. Clinton looks like, right?









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[DC83]

Wow I love the lights in this pic! So Deco!

 

[Conrad Black]

They are cool!

 

[thecharioteer]

September 8 addition.




Then: August 1930

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Could there be a stronger illustration of the decline of public sartorial standards than this pair of pics?

 

[Aaron]

Didn't people dress to the 9's back then because they were afraid of God's Wrath?

 

[Blovertis]

C'mon, cut them a little slack. At least that guy in those white pants and fitted T-shirt is trying, which is more than can be said for most Torontonians nowadays.

 

[Mustapha]

Wow I love the lights in this pic! So Deco!

This reminds me. If anyone has any 'Then' CNE night time pics, please let's see them.

Could there be a stronger illustration of the decline of public sartorial standards than this pair of pics?

I was rueing the loss of CNE Landscaping standards in this pair.





September 9 addition.

Then: circa 1980. King and Berkeley, NE corner.

Now: July 2009

 

[Urban Shocker]

Joan Burt, head of OCA(D)'s Design Department when I was a student, renovated them in the late 1960s. She did Nienkamper's showroom, to the west, too.

edit: she did the row along the east side, but I don't know the date of the photo that shows the building at the corner prior to its transformation.

 

[street meet]

That would be King st east and Berkeley.

It's a shame that they hacked up the windows and doorways on the old place on the corner there. That happens quite a bit eh? What a nice patina it had as well before it was sided.

 

[street meet]

Sorry. You were asking for the street intersection right Mustapha?