Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

[Goldie]

Bloor St. W. looking E. at RR level crossing 1923

Construction......1925

Google street view:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/1...2!3m1!1s0x882b3438f451680b:0x9d97865d61764338

 

[Goldie]

Front St. W. at York, 1922

Google street view:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/F...m2!3m1!1s0x882b34d3152a8e61:0x154fe230e73270f

 

[Goldie]

Run on the Dominion Bank, Bloor at Bathurst 1923

Google street view:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/B...2!3m1!1s0x882b3491871fcf6f:0xd16d14319793617b

 

[Goldie]

Bank robbery at Melinda and Jordan St. - 1923

Melinda St. now ends at Jordan St.

Google street view:
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[Goldie]

Front St. at Simcoe......1834

Google street view:
https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.6446...Xtoop9VlF6ykRyOTJw0A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

 

[Goldie]

Front St., West of Yonge...... 1924

Front St. looking East

Google street view
https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.6462...ig-b0QUIjowbeuKzyGsg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

 

[Goldie]

Bloor at Bay...... 1926

Google street view:
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.669...4!1skdsickcSFosAE6t1KK3XXA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

 

[pman]

Too bad the original building was demolished.

 

[Richard White]

Too bad the original building was demolished.

Looking at the image I get the sense maintenance was an issue. Nice to have been kept but as with all things when maintenance/restoration costs are more than demolition it makes no sense to keep it.

 

[Goldie]

Bank of British North America - N-E corner of Wellington and Yonge - 1856

Google street view:
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[Michael Bruce]

Toronto Harbour Commission Administration Building - Credit: Toronto Harbour Commissioners / Library and Archives Canada / PA-097753 - MIKAN no.3655942 - Sept. 17, 1918 - 2017

 

[Koolgreen]

circa 1960 from my dad's slides.....looking west at city hall but not sure from where......

 

[Koolgreen]

For goldie and a great shot of east general....sorry I blanked out some faces....

 

[r937]

looking west at city hall but not sure from where......

north by northwest

if i had to guess, i'd say from the 34-storey Commerce Court North Tower[/QUOTE]

 

[Goldie]

Toronto Harbour Commission Administration Building - Credit: Toronto Harbour Commissioners / Library and Archives Canada / PA-097753 - MIKAN no.3655942 - Sept. 17, 1918 - 2017View attachment 137720 View attachment 137721

Amazing, isn't it?......That it was once at the water's edge!