Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now

[can332]

"I'm intrigued by the "Open 24 hours" sign--how many 24 hour stations existed in 1955?"
QUOTE: adma.

If memory serves, the old City of Toronto had very restrictive by-laws in regards to gas station hours. This would have been the first gas station outside of the city limits when heading north on Yonge, and would have probably seen a lot of business during hours that the city stations were forced to close.


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[the lemur]

I'm always drawn to the mailing address on old magazines, this one proved no exception.

In case you were wondering what area constituted Toronto 5:

 

[spider]

If memory serves, the old City of Toronto had very restrictive by-laws in regards to gas station hours. This would have been the first gas station outside of the city limits when heading north on Yonge, and would have probably seen a lot of business during hours that the city stations were forced to close.


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I was working for Bell Canada in the 1950's as a cable splicer, part of our gear was a portable electric generator and a water pump both of which ran on gasoline. We were required to buy gas at this station and no other, oddly the name of the owner (which escapes me) was the same as a very highly placed executive of Bell. A coincidence I guess.

 

[thecharioteer]

In case you were wondering what area constituted Toronto 5: View attachment 10574

Old postal codes (and telephone exchanges);

 

[Mustapha]

Old postal codes (and telephone exchanges);

Boy,.. it's Mr. Smythe's way... or the highway.

 

[Mustapha]

Then and Now for March 12, 2013.




Then. Don Valley. Pre-Bloor Viaduct. Looking west. c1913. That hill on the right was 'Sugarloaf' Hill; removed for fill for construction of the DVP.

Now. August 2012.

 

[M II A II R II K]

What Broadview Avenue used to look like in Toronto

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Single car truck on Broadview, 1897

Toronto Public Library at Gerrard and Broadview, 1912

Broadview and Danforth looking west, 1912

Looking towards Danforth and Broadview, pre-Bloor Viaduct (ca. early 1910s)

Riverdale Park, 1913

Queen and Broadview, 1914

Boxing exhibition, Riverdale Park (Broadview in distance), 1915

Snow removal on Broadview north of Gerrard, 1917

Looking east across Broadview and Queen, 1918

Broadview looking north of Queen, 1920

Broadview looking south from near Dundas, 1920

Broadview looking south from Gerrard, 1920

 

[Mustapha]

What Broadview Avenue used to look like in Toronto

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Single car truck on Broadview, 1897

I'm digging that 'pedestrian catcher' on the front of the streetcar.

 

[Mustapha]

Then and Now for March 13, 2013.





Roncesvalles, King and Queen down through the years. We are looking north.


1909

1924

2012.

 

[thecharioteer]

We needed one of the Edgewater sign, Mustapha.

1960:

1957:

 

[Lone Primate]

Then and Now for March 12, 2013.




Then. Don Valley. Pre-Bloor Viaduct. Looking west. c1913. That hill on the right was 'Sugarloaf' Hill; removed for fill for construction of the DVP.

Moose, are you sure this view doesn't face east? I would have thought the tracks and Sugarloaf Hill would have to be on the east side of the Don.

 

[Mustapha]

Heya Lone,

I'm pretty sure it faces west.

A nice article here. Click over one page to page 58 for another picture which shows Rosedale ravine on the right of Sugarloaf.

http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=582060

 

[Blovertis]

And that would be the Albert Kemp mansion on the left, the current site of Rosedale Heights School for the Arts.

 

[thecharioteer]

And that would be the Albert Kemp mansion on the left, the current site of Rosedale Heights School for the Arts.

The "second Castle Frank", built by Sir Albert Edward Kemp and demolished in 1962. Kemp was Canada's Minister of Defence in 1916 and 1917, and Minister of the Overseas Military Forces during the First World War. He was elected five times to the House of Commons, representing Toronto East, and became a Canadian Senator in 1921.

http://torontothenandnow.blogspot.ca/2010/09/2-castle-frank-then-and-now.html

Regarding the construction of the Viaduct, there are a number of photos in the Archives dealing with the interface of the Viaduct piers with the Kemp property:

1913:

1924:

 

[Mustapha]

Then and Now for March 14, 2013.




Then. February 23, 1912. 6 - 8 - 10 Elizabeth Street.

Now. August 2012.