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barit
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Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now
- Thread starter Mustapha
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thecharioteer
Senior Member
Then and Now for Jan 16.
Then. c1916. The Carty Building sits for its portrait. NW corner of Yonge and Albert. Another rare wwwebster sourced picture.
Now. August 2011.
The Carty Building later became the home of Arliss Shoes:
Goldie
Senior Member
Automotive Building at CNE (built 1929)
1937
1955
renovations 2008
1937
1955
renovations 2008
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Mustapha
Senior Member
I do believe the set of stairs to the subway shown on the left of this picture still exist in modified form just inside the Eaton Centre. The Baton Rouge Restaurant is just to the south of these present day stairs.
Mustapha
Senior Member
Not nearly as sad as your Bata Shoe HQ avatar.
Still miss that place. It really made the north side of Eglinton Avenue.
Mustapha
Senior Member
Automotive Building at CNE (built 1929)
renovations 2008
I didn't know they gutted it to this extent. A charming building, more so when they actually had a small Auto Show there during the CNE season..
Mustapha
Senior Member
Then and Now for Jan 17.
Hart House, University of Toronto.
Eh, I'll let the plaque speak..
c1920.
August 2011.
c1920.
August 2011.
Hart House, University of Toronto.
Eh, I'll let the plaque speak..
c1920.
August 2011.
c1920.
August 2011.
B
barit
Guest
Not nearly as sad as your Bata Shoe HQ avatar.
I miss it too. I really hope there is an appropriate commemoration of Bata within the new Ismaili complex. It was one of the conditions imposed by North York for demolition approval. I've kind of lost my frustration with what happened. The new buildings really are stunning. Bata and Union Carbide were the worst for me.
Lone Primate
Active Member
1955
I can't get over just have prevalent the Union Jack was just ten years before we got the Maple Leaf flag and twelve years before the Centennial. You'd think they'd just gotten off the boat and founded the colony that afternoon. How would anyone ever know that was Toronto and not Manchester?
NomoreaTorontonian
Active Member
Because no one was wearing a jacket.
BeeRich
Active Member
The one guy standing up. "Waiter!"
Goldie
Senior Member
Correction: I count more than 20 'jackets'!
Please pardon my pedantry.
Please pardon my pedantry.
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NomoreaTorontonian
Active Member
In Manchester, even in 2012, they would all be wearing jackets.
BeeRich: the serving staff visible were waitresses!
Goldie: What was the "do"?
BeeRich: the serving staff visible were waitresses!
Goldie: What was the "do"?
Anna
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Goldie
Senior Member
I have no idea
- according to the sign over the head table, the organization (an international union perhaps? - there's an American flag) was celebrating its centennial (1855-1955).