Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

[lenaitch]

^^Lots of really tall antenna masts in Pic #4. Must be trying to catch Buffalo.

 

[mburrrrr]

I’m not sure if there is a Toronto Photography bird thread and I didn’t know which tall building to tag but maybe Then and Now seems appropriate.

In the Globe today. When Worlds Collide

 

[thecharioteer]

Yonge & Wellington

1856:

1907:

1950:

1980's:

Now (taken by Northshore City):

 

[lenaitch]

Yonge & Wellington

1856:
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1907:

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1950:

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Late 1970's:

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Now (taken by Northshore City):

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Interesting to see a couple of guys working a double-ended cross cut saw on what looks like a decking timber in the 1950 shot.

Not a lot of OHS equipment in sight (hardhats, vests, etc.).

 

[thecharioteer]

Southeast corner of Wellington and Yonge:

1868 (by Octavius Thompson) TPL. The Royal Insurance Company:

1952 (Additional floor added, then known as the Sainsbury Building):

1960's: The entire block (including the Board of Trade Building at Yonge & Front) was razed:

1980's: Construction of 33 Yonge:

1980's:

 

[adma]

Yonge & Wellington



Late 1970's:

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A date contradicted by your subsequent post (i.e. 33 Yonge on the right wasn't finished until 1982)

 

[thecharioteer]

A date contradicted by your subsequent post (i.e. 33 Yonge on the right wasn't finished until 1982)

Corrected! Thanks, Adma.

 

[thecharioteer]

NE corner of Wellington Street East and Scott:

1867 (TPL-Octavius Thompson): The Ontario Bank

1873:

1909:

1910:

1963:

1972:

Now:

 

[lenaitch]

I see they were strangling trees in narrow plots back then as well.

 

[thecharioteer]

Front looking west from Jarvis

1844:

1954:

1990:

Now (by Marcanadian):

 

[Mario1972]

Old Toronto photos remind me of how much the city has evolved, but they also celebrate its quirky roots. It’s like discovering hidden gems that show us where we came from. Thanks for posting.
Mario

 

[DSC]

BlogTO has announced that https://www.oldto.org/ has been revived! Great news as it's a fantastic photograph resource.

See: https://www.blogto.com/city/2024/11/oldto-toronto-history-photo-map/

Many thanks to Back Lane Studios and Michael Lenaghan for bringing it back to life!

 

[Oldcamera]

Hi -
I hope someone interested in the history of the Glenview, Glengrove and Glencairn neighbourhood will see this message! I'm brand new to this forum and I couldn't figure out how to start a new thread, so I'm replying to an old message. I discovered a couple of photos posted here (I think by Mustapha) and now I can't find them -- one showed a troop of boy scouts or cubs on Yonge Street between Glenview and Chatsworth, the other showed a street (I think it was Glenview Ave. in the 1940s with reference "City of Toronto Archives Fonds 1231, Item 1816" (or it might be 1516 or 1616, I can't be sure of my own writing!)
Many thanks to anyone who can help.

RE: Boy Scouts troop photo on Yonge St and Chatsworth? Is that the photo taken in the late 1930s with the old Lawrence Park Manor apt building in the background?

 

[Ikmin]

Sorry if this has been posted here before, but I though it would be cool to share

Jane street bridge over the beltline (now South Kingsway and Bloor)

1921

Now

Though it looks much older, the church on the right was actually constructed in 1950 on top of the former beltline right-of-way.

 

[DSC]

Sorry if this has been posted here before, but I though it would be cool to share

Jane street bridge over the beltline (now South Kingsway and Bloor)

1921
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Now
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Though it looks much older, the church on the right was actually constructed in 1950 on top of the former beltline right-of-way.

Interesting shots but you really need to have an old and new photo of same scene to meet 'obligations' of this great thread.