Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

[DSC]

That is Union Station in the middle. I would have to guess that is either Metropolitan United or St James Cathedral in the background.

I would say this was done from the foot of Brock Street (Spadina Avenue)

I think 17 is St James Cathedral, 18 is St Lawrence Hall and 19 is the South Market (then the City Hall) and 20 is the (Grand Trunk?) rail station that was on The Esplanade @ Yonge

 

[Blovertis]

Sorry, I was unclear. I am interested in know which book the plate is from, what I copied is clearly only part of a larger Plan.

I've got the full picture in one of those old Mike Filey Then and Now books. It's by Gaston Gascard and a good digital reproduction can be found here: https://maps.library.utoronto.ca/da...ricTOmaps/1876GascardBEVfromNRailElevator.jpg

 

[DSC]

I've got the full picture in one of those old Mike Filey Then and Now books. It's by Gaston Gascard and a good digital reproduction can be found here: https://maps.library.utoronto.ca/da...ricTOmaps/1876GascardBEVfromNRailElevator.jpg

Thank you VERY much! There is a (not quite as good) reproduction in Nathan Ng's great compilation of Toronto maps. Nathan explains more about it and has the key to the numbering. http://oldtorontomaps.blogspot.com/2013/01/1876-gascard-city-of-toronto-birds-eye.html

 

[DSC]

Front and Jarvis, again. Interesting to be reminded that some of the "Corner Place" and "Jason George" block is actually a reproduction!

Here's another picture (fromTPL), showing the old weigh-house that used to be in the middle of Front Street just east of Jarvid

 

[DSC]

This 1866 photo from Archives of Ontario is of the Betz Hotel at The Esplanade and Simcoe. (The Esplanade originally also continued west of Yonge.)

Probably somewhere about HERE>

 

[thecharioteer]

Crawford Street Public School (NW corner of Adelaide West and Crawford):

1910:

1910:

1954:

Today:

 

[adma]

I actually seem to remember that being extant as recently as the...1980s? (Though in bedraggled "industrial" form a la the 1954 photo)

 

[thecharioteer]

I actually seem to remember that being extant as recently as the...1980s? (Though in bedraggled "industrial" form a la the 1954 photo)

Here’s another pic of the school in the 1930’s and of the equally bedraggled former Crawford Street Methodist Church immediately to its north in industrial mode (1954):

 

[thecharioteer]

NW corner of Adelaide and York:

1926:

1956 (154 York Street):

1964:

1972:

 

[Northern Light]

Then:

Coxwell below danforth. Inspector 1964.

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Now (Streetview)

 

[Goldie]

The Toronto Board of Education Administration Building (built 1917) was located at 263 McCaul St., an obvious city thoroughfare.
Today, the building is on a laneway (same address) and part of the U. of T. complex.
An unusual situation, to be sure.

 

[Richard White]

The Toronto Board of Education Administration Building (built 1917) was located at 263 McCaul St., an obvious city thoroughfare.
Today, the building is on a laneway (same address) and part of the U. of T. complex.
An unusual situation, to be sure.
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It looks like they lowered the road substantially

 

[junctionist]

That's a hidden gem if I ever saw one!

 

[adma]

It looks like they lowered the road substantially

Actually, it used to front on College, but was moved back when they built the new HQ in '59 (and I'm not sure whether they raised the building, or lowered the frontage for the service ramp)

 

[Goldie]

Thanks for that correction, adma.
I had no idea the building had been moved.
I wonder if there are any photos of the move.