Friday, April 15, 2011

Yonge and Richmond/Then and Now

The N/E corner of Yonge and Richmond sometime in the mid 1960's.
The Confederation Life Building was built in 1892.
2010.
Another view.
A period postcard from Chuckman's Collection.
Another view.
An early view looking north up Yonge towards Richmond.
This is Pearl Street in St. Catherines showing another Seaboard Loans branch as well as a Woolworth's and Diana Sweets.
A menu from Diana Sweets, circa 1953.

2 comments:

  1. Hey, I know you posted this a while back, but I'm pretty sure your St Catharine's shot shows the Northwest Side of St Paul st, near Queen: https://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&ll=43.156851,-79.245324&spn=0.001941,0.003836&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=43.156984,-79.245261&panoid=JcG7QO1DrJAJEkeLb2V3YA&cbp=12,354.92,,0,-9.67

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  2. This link might work better: https://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&ll=43.156851,-79.245324&spn=0.001941,0.003836&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=43.156984,-79.245261&panoid=JcG7QO1DrJAJEkeLb2V3YA&cbp=12,354.92,,0,-9.67

    If it doesn't, line yourself up so you're in front of Kaz's, with Mikado to your extreme right, almost out of frame.

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