16 Brant Street in the spring of 1939 with the Public School in the background.
Eight months later after the repair work.
Seventy years later the house is long gone but the school remains.Sunday, June 5, 2011
Brant Street/Then, Then and Now
16 Brant Street in the spring of 1939 with the Public School in the background.Eight months later after the repair work.Seventy years later the house is long gone but the school remains.
Brant Street Public School/Then and Now
Brant Street Public school south of Adelaide circa 1928.
2010.Dundas and Pacific/Then and Now
Looking across the S/W corner of Dundas and Pacific in 1922 when it was the Old Country Furniture Store.
2010.Yonge and Alexander /Then and Now
Looking north up Yonge Street across Alexander in 1938.
Again.
2010 and there's not much left.
Another angle of the N/E corner. This one's been mis-labelled Bathurst and Queen.
Looking west to Yonge, 1952.
2010.
A fire in 1941 at the Lyons Furniture Store.
More Edison Hotel
The Edison Hotel can be seen on the right in this photo taken during subway construction in 1950. Looking east along Gould.
From the late 1970's when Music World was there.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Roncesvalles and Howard Park/Then and Now
Looking south down Roncesvalles from south of Howard Park in 1919.
2010.
Trinity and Mill Street/Then and Now
Looking south on Trinity at the Gooderham and Worts Distillery.
2010.Yonge and Breadalbane/Then and Now
The N/W corner of Yonge and Breadalbane in 1937 when it was the Breadalbane Hotel. note the Men's entrance sign.
Now it's a Sobey's.
Queen and Roncesvalles/Then and Now
Looking north up Ronesvalles past the diner and the Edgewater hotel in the early 1940's.The diner was a popular meeting place for kids on their way to Sunnyside Amusement Park or to High Park in the winter. This intersection was know as Five Corners.
A similar vantage point in 2010.More photos can be found here.
Friday, June 3, 2011
College and Lippencott/Then and Now
The S/W corner of College and Lippencott in the early 1900's. Note the awnings on the north side of the street (the sunny side of the street)
A current view.
Dundas and Bathurst/Then
A couple of photos of the east side of Bathurst south of Dundas taken in 1951.This entire block has since been demolished.
Spadina and Nassau/Then and Now
An early shot of Spadina looking north towards College. Note the house on the right with the Mansard roof.
2010.Front and Trinity/Then and Now
The S/E corner of Eastern and Trinity in 1937.
2010.
This appears to be the N/W corner of front and trinity taken in 1937.
A similar view in 2010.Dundas and Victoria/Then and Now
The S/E corner of Dundas and Victoria as seen in the early 1950's.
The same intersection in 2010. Virtually unrecognizable but the Senator Restaurant remains hidden behind the construction hoarding.Thursday, June 2, 2011
Street Trash or Treasure
A very nice Art Deco couch on the curb for pick up.I hope it found a good home.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
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