Sunday, January 15, 2012

Bruce Street Slums


Bruce is a small street that runs between Givins and Ossington.
These photos are from 1913.

Yonge and Dundas/Then/The Brown Derby Tavern


A vintage postcard of the long gone Brown Derby from the Chuckman Collection.
The Brown Derby, located on the N/E corner of Yonge and Dundas was open from 1949 until 1974.
The 1960's, Photo by R. Hill

Sometime in the late 1950's

In the 1970's the exterior had a "mod" face lift.
Another good shot from the 1970's. This is by Surfheart.
By the 1980's it's become a Mr. Submarine.
A Brown Derby matchbook from Chuckman's Collection.