Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

[Mustapha]

Some nice old pictures of Buffalo NY; many of them as Then and Now pairs.

http://wnyheritagepress.org/photographs/photographs.htm

 

[Mustapha]

Then and Now for September 24, 2012.



Then. Hayter Street, N side, between Chestnut and Elizabeth Streets. 1907.

Now. May 2012.

 

[Mustapha]

Then and Now for September 25, 2012.


Then. Hayter Street looking at the N side, E from Elizabeth Street. 1907.

Now. May 2012.

 

[junctionist]

The streetscape on Hayter Street in that last historical photo is nicely varied yet cohesive. It looks better than what's there now.

 

[ShonTron]

Some nice old pictures of Buffalo NY; many of them as Then and Now pairs.

http://wnyheritagepress.org/photographs/photographs.htm

What an amazing link. I could spend hours looking at those photos.

 

[brewster]

Hello Mustapha and all the other experts here. Hope you don't mind but I have a couple of unknown Toronto Archive photos that I am trying to figure out. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
This was demolished. Where was it in 1972

This was demolished. Where was it in 1972 by Mr T.O., on Flickr


Demolished -- Dharma Centre -- 52 ??? Street -- 1968

Demolished -- Dharma Centre -- 52 Street -- 1968 by Mr T.O., on Flickr

 

[Blovertis]

Looks like the Colonnade in the background.

Since the Archives series numbers are so close together, I'd guess the Dharma Centre was in the same area.

 

[wwwebster]

Ahem.

Then and Now for April 19.


Then. 81 Avenue Road. c1914. Wolseley Motor Car Company. E.J. Lennox, Architect.

They couldn't have sold a high volume of cars, comparatively speaking, to the American makes that were being assembled here in Oshawa (Chevrolet) as early as 1915.

Now. September 2011

 

[k10ery]

To be precise the EJ Lennox Wolseley Motor Car Company at 81 Avenue Rd., recently featured in this space.

(Edit ... no shame in being beat by wwwebster, right?)

 

[brewster]

You need answers? Ask the boys & girls at Urban Toronto. Thanks all.

 

[Mustapha]

The streetscape on Hayter Street in that last historical photo is nicely varied yet cohesive. It looks better than what's there now.

The building on the right with the balcony and giant chimneys; I haven't come across anything like it in my travels.

 

[Mustapha]

What an amazing link. I could spend hours looking at those photos.

The four Then and Now picture sets dealing with the 1901 Pan American Exposition are cool. Amazing to think that such a large worlds fair happened in our dear neighbour Buffalo so long ago.

 

[Mustapha]

To be precise the EJ Lennox Wolseley Motor Car Company at 81 Avenue Rd., recently featured in this space.

(Edit ... no shame in being beat by wwwebster, right?)

No shame in being beaten by the best. Thank you k10ery. Still a mystery where the Dharma Centre was. 52. 52 where?

 

[Mustapha]

Brewster's two Toronto Archive pictures are somewhat rueful. There's many like them in the Archives that depict a building in its last few days or indeed, day.

I must admit I have a collection of pictures like this taken by myself, for possible use as future Then pictures. Good candidates, besides the obvious hoarded buildings in their last hours of life are older homes on large lots that are for sale...

 

[Mustapha]

Then and Now for September 26, 2012.


My last Then and Now for the Lost Ward district. It's amazing what the Toronto General Hospital did in this area over the last hundred years, although one may argue large hospital facilities Trump [oh dear, I did use that word ] an old decrepit neighbourhood located in the central downtown area.

Our own version of Chavez Ravine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chavez_Ravine [Yes, I know the circumstances were wholly different. I'm just saying.]



Then. Elizabeth Street W side S from College Street. 1907.

Now. May 2012.