More Lost Toronto in colour

[thecharioteer]

Commemorating the opening of the new City Hall 1965:

 

[seemsartless]

How I love the City of Toronto Archives! Here's 'Various North York Views : Used for various pulications.' (their typo) including:

And how about the Mississippi Belle nightclub, which was "a nightclub located on the south-east corner of Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue East, in the Independant Order of Forestors. Building is now condominium residences."

 

[J T CUNNINGHAM]

The Cherries Jubilee pic is backwards.

Regards,
J T

 

[adma]

Notice, on the right side, the Oxford University Press Building.
http://www.mytowncrier.ca/former-oxford-university-press-building-to-be-razed.html

 

[seemsartless]

Notice, on the right side, the Oxford University Press Building.
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Here's a better view, but with less interesting fashions:

And while we're in the neighbourhood, here's the Bata Shoe headquarters in its glory days ( more photos, and video of its destruction, here ):

And the wonderful Japanese Cultural Centre, now the Noor Cultural Center

 

[Edward Skira]

I love(d) those buildings.

 

[LowPolygon]

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[J T CUNNINGHAM]

The '65 Cadillac Fleetwood was, with it's plate number, from Culliton's Auto Livery.

The Royce, Silver Cloud III more than likely belonged to Vic Secrett, a jeweller + main floor tenant of the PP.

Regards,
J T

 

[chriskayTO]

Great finds! So the Park Plaza - the north building, is it the same building that currently stands on that location (albeit with a renovation)?

 

[LowPolygon]

Great finds! So the Park Plaza - the north building, is it the same building that currently stands on that location (albeit with a renovation)?

sadly, it is--ruined in the early 90's i believe....

 

[LowPolygon]

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[junctionist]

Those old street photos with lots of everyday people are too rare. I like that it was taken on a snowy winter day too, rather than a perfect sunny day.

 

[thecharioteer]

Back to the Park Plaza:

 

[savevp]

Renders back then look no less realistic than they do today!! At least there were only a few trees back then rather than the massive urban jungles of today.

 

[LowPolygon]

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