Street photos 194o's to 1980's

[adma]

Lets get back to the streets again.
This great thread has prompted me to search my old files of negatives (negative? what's that?).
I found this one of the Flatiron bldg. but unfortunately, I often failed to record dates.
Wonder when I shot this.

The possible giveaway might be that rising skeleton down Wellington--would that be 40 University Avenue?

 

[thecharioteer]

The possible giveaway might be that rising skeleton down Wellington--would that be 40 University Avenue?

I was just wondering if the crane on the right is for Commerce Court (completed in 1972)?

 

[adma]

Another thing I'm noticing, squinting: the Gooderham seems to have had some kind of "gallery" at the ground floor apex by that time...

 

[FAC33]

I think it's a late 60s/early 70s Eldorado.

It's actually a little on the small side for an Eldorado. We had a '72 Eldorado (silver with red leather interior) when I was growing up, and it was a true land yacht. This car reminds me a little of another, slightly smaller car we had, the Olds 98.

 

[donoreo]

Is it Warden?

That is my guess as well. It has the same basic layout now.

 

[thecharioteer]

Lets get back to the streets again.
This great thread has prompted me to search my old files of negatives (negative? what's that?).
I found this one of the Flatiron bldg. but unfortunately, I often failed to record dates.
Wonder when I shot this.

A couple from the Tely Archives of the Flatiron building, a little earlier:

An open market on the site of Market Square 1968:

King, just west of Jarvis 1965 (these buildings were demolished for St. James Park):

Looking up Market Street towards the same block, beside the old North Market, 1967 (this section of Market Street is now pedestrian-only):

Same block, 1904:

 

[Urban Shocker]

Looking up Market Street towards the same block, beside the old North Market, 1967 (this section of Market Street is now pedestrian-only):

Interesting to see the west side of the St. Lawrence Hall undergoing major renovations. The north east corner of it collapsed that year.

 

[Goldie]

Don't recall when I shot these but I assume the monument to Sir Adam Beck on University Ave, (at Queen) was demolished during a move to its present location.
I've always thought the 3rd photo resembled a "living monument to Canadian Workers."
Also reminds me of the photo: "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima."

Monument to "Workers"

 

[Goldie]

Richmond at Victoria

"And another late 60s giveaway, that's a BA station (with the modified 1967 logo; then BA became Gulf in 1969)": adma

Another angle on that BA sign - attached thumbnail

 

[brewster]

Here is a couple of early Kodachrome views of the 401 from 1958 courtesy of Leonard Poole. I know what interchange but lets see who else might like a quess.

This is indeed Warden and the 401.

I'm really curious as to where this could be.

 

[adma]

"And another late 60s giveaway, that's a BA station (with the modified 1967 logo; then BA became Gulf in 1969)": adma

Another angle on that BA sign - attached thumbnail

And in said thumbnail, the *pre-modification* logo.

The "classic"

The 1967 version

Oh, and re Adam Beck: was it a removal to another location, or simply a temporary removal for University subway construction? (Though it's jarring to see how "demolition-like" said temporary removal was)

 

[thecharioteer]

Interesting to see the west side of the St. Lawrence Hall undergoing major renovations. The north east corner of it collapsed that year.

As can be seen in this pic, post-collapse:

Same year: Celia Franca, in the Great Hall, strikes a "Gloria-Swanson-in-the-ruins-of-the-Roxy" pose:

 

[Nads Gone Bads]

And in said thumbnail, the *pre-modification* logo.

The "classic"

The 1967 version

Oh, and re Adam Beck: was it a removal to another location, or simply a temporary removal for University subway construction? (Though it's jarring to see how "demolition-like" said temporary removal was)

That was a pretty useless modification. Not as bad as this though.

Old

Poo

 

[brewster]

 

[thecharioteer]

Great pics again, brewster. Just curious: why are there so many pics from the College/Yonge intersection?