Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

[DTowner]

Then and Now for January 21, 2013.

Then. Hester How Public School. 1952. Elizabeth St, W side, facing Walton Street.

http://www.ago.net/hester-how

I totally remember the Union Jack as one of the flags primary schools would fly. I was a child in the 70s so there was the Canadian flag, the Union Jack and Elmer the Safety Elephant.

 

[FAW]

We had Canada, Elmer and Ontario with the U.J. on it in 1975. Our grade 7 english teacher, Mr. Harrison, was a WW2 bomber pilot. Turns out he was on a sortie that bombed a labour camp in Germany, where our schools janitor was working at the same time. Odd they would both wind up at a Peel county senior public school.

Paul

 

[Xray_Crystal_Junkie]

I came across these ancient fixtures in the Mensroom at Union Station today. This whole area is being renovated so I doubt they will be in use for much longer.

I hope they keep the marble.

 

[J T CUNNINGHAM]

"Whatever happened to all the fun in the world? Life is just not the same without him."
QUOTE: FAW.

Don't forget John Smothers!
(I miss them both.)


Regards,
J T

 

[FAW]

J.T., if he was a German officer, he was likely intered at the former lunatic asylum at Gravenhurst. The S.S. Sagamo used to sail out of Gravenhurst with the ships band playing "God Save the King" and "There will always be an England" as it passed the prison camp.

Paul

 

[Gebbois]

No, but this pic came up....

Picture was taken 7 months after I was born at the New Mount Sinai (on right)

 

[FAW]

It is possible Gravenhurst would have looked far less developed than it does today, and would have been much bushier(is that a word?) than it is now. Lethbridge Alberta also had a P.O.W. camp. Many of the internee's returned to Lethbridge after the war to settle there because they were so well treated while they were there.

Paul

 

[hogdust]

"Were there any period urinal cakes as well? "
QUOTE: EVCco.

RULE No 1:
Do NOT eat the Yellow Snow.*
RULE No 2:
Do NOT eat the Urinal Cakes.

*http://www.lyricsfreak.com/f/frank+zappa/dont+eat+the+yellow+snow_20056563.html

(Thanks Frank, I knew it would come in handy one day. RIP.)


Regards,
J T

There are exceptions to the "Do not eat Yellow Snow" Rule

[video=youtube;v9RCrQtrAGU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9RCrQtrAGU[/video]

 

[Mustapha]

There are exceptions to the "Do not eat Yellow Snow" Rule

[video=youtube;v9RCrQtrAGU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9RCrQtrAGU[/video]

Was this filmed at Queens Park?

 

[Mustapha]

Then and Now for January 23, 2013.




Then. 'Queen Street East Church.' Queen and Vancouver, NW corner, c1899. Looks like a growing congregation; if you go by the addition to the front; or would that be the other way around, I wonder?

Now. July 2012.

 

[adma]

Definitely other-way-around, i.e. old church added-to and reused for industrial purposes (a little like that one on Spadina just S of Queen)

 

[mattelderca]

It definitely appears that the brick portion of the church is still there!
Wonder what it might be like inside?

 

[wwwebster]

...a growing congregation; if you go by the addition to the front; or would that be the other way around, I wonder?

Looks like the addition was to the rear:

 

[thecharioteer]

It definitely appears that the brick portion of the church is still there!
Wonder what it might be like inside?

It's Queen Margherita Pizza. Worth a visit.....

 

[k10ery]

I came across these ancient fixtures in the Mensroom at Union Station today. This whole area is being renovated so I doubt they will be in use for much longer.

Which washroom is that? A lot is being saved so I was hoping the urinals too.

http://www.toronto.ca/union_station/washrooms.htm