More Lost Toronto in colour

[LowPolygon]

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[Uncle Teddy]

St James Park sure looked suburban in 1967.

 

[thecharioteer]

Happy Victoria Day!

 

[Davidackerman]

CBC Building under construction picture 1990

Shot by John Ackerman

 

[thecharioteer]

From the newly digitized Naylor fonds on the Toronto Archives site:

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The Imperial Bank, 1915, SE corner of Yonge & Queen:












Bank of Upper Canada, Adelaide & George:



Merchant's Bank, Wellington Street:





Clearing Front Street for the Royal Bank Plaza:





Front & Yonge:

 

[Anna]

From the newly digitized Naylor fonds on the Toronto Archives site:

Naylor managed to get photos of a lot of buildings at their grimiest... and all cleaned up.

 

[thecharioteer]

I also love seeing new views and details of buildings and locations that we've grown used to only seeing from the existing pics on-line:

Bloor & Yonge:









Jarvis Street:









King & Jarvis:















Jarvis & Carlton:






Demolition/fire at the Eaton's Annex store 1977:

 

[DSC]

Those Jarvis and King shots are amazing. I pass that corner every day and it is really hard to imagine how much it has changed. Thanks!

 

[CityPlaceN1]

Some cool older buildings but otherwise a dump compared to today.

 

[AlbertHWagstaff]

Some cool older buildings but otherwise a dump compared to today.

And just about all of the older buildings are still there, just cleaned up and renovated. The gas station and the lean-to behind the Sportsman's Shop are not missed.

 

[chriskayTO]

While it was definitely a grimier and more gritty place, what I wouldn't give to hop in a time machine to go back 50-70 years and do some exploring.

 

[adma]

And just about all of the older buildings are still there, just cleaned up and renovated. The gas station and the lean-to behind the Sportsman's Shop are not missed.

The ghost ads on the Sportsman's Shop are sorta missed.

 

[CityPlaceN1]

While it was definitely a grimier and more gritty place, what I wouldn't give to hop in a time machine to go back 50-70 years and do some exploring.

Just don't do it on a Sunday when everything but the churches were closed.

 

[thecharioteer]

The Summerhill LCBO and the "Five Thieves" from the Naylor fonds:

 

[adma]

A plastic sign-clock applied to a dead clock face. How representative of "nadir" can you get...