Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

[thecharioteer]

And just to the left of the older pic are the Alexandra Palace Apartments, purportedly Toronto's first apartment building.

1919:

 

[junctionist]

Now that's grand! Too bad we didn't build more in one area. We do have a good collection of midrise apartments but they're scattered.

Also, it seems hard to believe that Toronto's first apartment building only came in 1919.

 

[thecharioteer]

Now that's grand! Too bad we didn't build more in one area. We do have a good collection of midrise apartments but they're scattered.

Also, it seems hard to believe that Toronto's first apartment building only came in 1919.

The Archives labels the picture I just posted as the Alexandra having being built in 1909. However, this picture below is dated 1907:

 

[thecharioteer]

Another view:

 

[Mustapha]

Now that's grand! Too bad we didn't build more in one area. We do have a good collection of midrise apartments but they're scattered.

Also, it seems hard to believe that Toronto's first apartment building only came in 1919.

Scattered, yes. However quite a few unimproved ones can be found for a stroll along Parkdale area Queen street. And they are still "grand' even if many suffer from lack of maintenance.


July 13 addition.


Then. Bathurst street south from Dundas. May 22, 1935. Did I post this pair already? I don't think I have so here you go, today's addition.

Now. June 2010. In both pictures I have circled two of the largest buildings on the block. Both are still there but behind some pretty massive facades.

 

[Jonny5]

The St. James Town blocks 1910:

I wonder if the reasons for the street name changes on this map have been lost to time.

Berkeley was changed to Rose.
East was changed to Howard.

Who were Howard and Rose? Did Berkeley at one time run through Carlton all the way to Howard, or maybe Bloor?

St. James appears to have had a former designation too, but I can't make it out.

 

[NomoreaTorontonian]

Howard after John Howard of High Park, perhaps? There was also an East Street down by the distilleries.

Berkeley ran all the way from Queen (even King?) to Bloor, originally.

Bleeker had another name in the 1800s, but I haven't time to check it out just at the moment.

 

[wwwebster]

Did Berkeley at one time run through Carlton all the way to Howard, or maybe Bloor?

Not on any map I’ve seen. It was probably intended to, given the street numbering in 1880.
Reverend Samuel Rose lived at what is today 27 Rose, but in 1880 it was 411 North Berkeley:

http://images92.torontopubliclibrary.ca/idc/groups/public/documents/books/tcd_1880-r-122.gif

http://www.cabbagetownpeople.ca/Pages/21Rose.html

 

[Mustapha]

July 14 addition.



Then. St. Alban's Square. October 9, 1913.


http://lostrivers.ca/points/stalbanthemartyr.htm

Now. May 2010. Our former church has been St. George's College since 1964. Their motto: "Manners Maketh Men".

 

[Mustapha]

July 15 addition.


We've talked about the Toronto Star building already... I finally got down to this part of Toronto to take a Now pic.



Then. King looking E from E of York street. 1925.

Later. Not quite the same view. The Toronto Star building has replaced the block of stores. Looks to be about 1970, based on the look of the cars in the scene.

Now. June 2010. The Bank of Montreal's tower; First Canadian Place, was completed in 1975. It's out of frame to the left, but I wanted to stay faithful to the 1970 picture perspective.

 

[Goldie]

Main Street immediately south of Danforth - 1926 and 2010

 

[adma]

With the King shots: interesting to note the changed font scale in the T-D Centre Concourse sign...

 

[thecharioteer]

Another shot from the archives of the land assembled for the Star Building:

View from the Royal York 1929:

And when King and Bay was primarily limestone:

Last but not least, two of the most beautiful pictures in the archives:

July 6, 1930:

November 6, 1936:

 

[Blovertis]

With the King shots: interesting to note the changed font scale in the T-D Centre Concourse sign...

Very perceptive. Mies must be spinning in his grave.

 

[Mustapha]

Main Street immediately south of Danforth - 1926 and 2010

Goldie, what's that on the left of the Then pic? Gas station? If it was, it could have been an even BIGGER mess back on March 31, 1926.