Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

[Red October]

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).

Look at the symbol in between the years.

 

[Goldie]

Look at the symbol in between the years.

I saw the 'symbol' and although it looks familiar, I can't name it.
Is it a union crest?

 

[Anna]

The 100th Anniversary of the Masons in Ontario

I saw the 'symbol' and although it looks familiar, I can't name it.
Is it a union crest?

Goldie, you & I posted at the same time so you missed my answer
- the Masons - the 100th Anniversary of the Grand Lodge of Ontario

 

[Goldie]

Goldie, you & I posted at the same time so you missed my answer
- the Masons - the 100th Anniversary of the Grand Lodge of Ontario

Thanks for the discovery, Anna.
It would appear that they also removed their 'aprons' (as well as jackets) before sitting down for the meal.

 

[Goldie]

Auto Show c.1950

That CNE Automotive Building series was incomplete without a shot of an actual "Auto Show."
Couldn't find much on the net, so here's my own photo c.1950 (can anyone give a more accurate date?).
Shot with a new 35 mm Retina camera - very blurred! - not very good for a budding photographer, eh?

 

[brewster]

That CNE Automotive Building series was incomplete without a shot of an actual "Auto Show."
Couldn't find much on the net, so here's my own photo c.1950 (can anyone give a more accurate date?).
Shot with a new 35 mm Retina camera - very blurred! - not very good for a budding photographer, eh?

Here is a couple from the '55 show.

 

[Mustapha]

Then and Now for Jan 18.


Then. c1910. 84 Queens Park Cres. Residence of E.R. Wood. Sproat & Rolph, Architects. 'An Interesting Example of Modernized Elizabethan Architecture in English Domestic Design.' Thank you wwwebster for sourcing the picture.

Now. August 2011.

 

[Goldie]

Now. August 2011.

A beautiful structure!
I was attracted to it during "Word on the Street" in Sept.
I expect it's now a U of T building.

 

[BeeRich]

A beautiful structure!

I'm surprised they let the ivy grow like that. I was told it's destructive to grout. Looks nice, and I'd like that up my house to keep it cool in the summer, but it's destructive.

 

[Lone Primate]

Here is a couple from the '55 show.

Auto shows in the 50s... wonder what the slogans were?

"Through the windshield with a smile
'Cause you're doing it in style!
In your 1955 _______!"

"Roll it, flip it, ram a pole,
That you don't live to sue's the goal!
We just hope that your kids survive
To buy our cars in '65!"

"The gypsy used her crystal ball
To see a future, proud and tall
Where you cruise highways, faster, straighter
...But who the heck is... Ralph Nader?"

 

[adma]

Auto shows in the 50s... wonder what the slogans were?

"Through the windshield with a smile
'Cause you're doing it in style!
In your 1955 _______!"

"Roll it, flip it, ram a pole,
That you don't live to sue's the goal!
We just hope that your kids survive
To buy our cars in '65!"

"The gypsy used her crystal ball
To see a future, proud and tall
Where you cruise highways, faster, straighter
...But who the heck is... Ralph Nader?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtzKr7ERmXE

 

[Mustapha]

Auto shows in the 50s... wonder what the slogans were?

"Through the windshield with a smile
'Cause you're doing it in style!
In your 1955 _______!"

"Roll it, flip it, ram a pole,
That you don't live to sue's the goal!
We just hope that your kids survive
To buy our cars in '65!"

"The gypsy used her crystal ball
To see a future, proud and tall
Where you cruise highways, faster, straighter
...But who the heck is... Ralph Nader?"

Does anyone remember when seat belts were for the front seats only, then grudgingly, the belts in car backseats were lap only (like on aircraft)?

 

[Mustapha]

Then and Now for Jan 19.


Then. Bank of Montreal Branch. Cherry and Villier streets. SE corner. c1921. By rights this gem shouldn't exist; amazing that it does.

Now. June 2011.

 

[adma]

Does anyone remember when seat belts were for the front seats only, then grudgingly, the belts in car backseats were lap only (like on aircraft)?

Well, going into the early 70s, even front belts were commonly lap-only...

 

[mattelderca]

By rights this gem shouldn't exist; amazing that it does.

Amazing indeed, and well intact.