More Old Bicycles Around Town

A Steamliner spotted in the Market.

A Rollfast.

Vintage CCM.

A very original Raleigh Superbe with the Dyno-Hub generator on the front wheel.
The Dyno-Hub.

A simple vintage Huffy.
The logo.

A Raleigh Tourist, Ladies' version with 28" wheels and rod and lever brakes.

A Raleigh Sports with period paint.

A modified Raleigh Superbe.

More Cool Cars Around Town

A very clean Porche 914 that could be a rare 6 cylinder version.

An early 40's Ford pick up truck spotted on Queen.

Dufferin and Lawrence/Then and Now

The N/W corner in the early 1960's with the old Conroy Hotel in the B/G.

A current view.
The Conroy Hotel was a favourite hangout for students from DeVRY Institute.

An old postcard courtesy of Chuckman's Collection.

Vintage Tastee Freeze/Dairy Queen Stand

A lonely Tastee Freeze stand on Dufferin (not sure where) and north of Lawrence an old Dairy Queen kiosk in the early 1960's.

An old Dairy Queen in the B/G.
The same location in 2010.

More Vintage Toronto Gas Stations

Vintage Toronto Gas Stations

A small selection of Gas Stations and car dealerships form the early 1960's.
The vintage Chevys in the B/G are worth a small fortune these days. The Vauxhalls (British) not so much...

Vintage Postcards/Queen Street

Queen West looking east towards Dufferin with the Gladstone in the B/G.
2010.

Queen West labelled Looking East from Brock,But I don't think it is.....

Queen West looking east from Jameson.
2010.

Not sure....

Queen East looking west towards Broadview.
Postcards courtesy of Chuckman's.

Dufferin and Springhurst/Then and Now

1914.
Looking south down Dufferin to the old Dufferin Gate entrance to the CNE.
Note the billboard for the Canada Metal Company.

2010.
A period illustration of their factory location unknown.

Lansdowne and Dupont/Then and Now

Lansdowne looking south to Dupont in 1933 before the underpass was built. The building to the left appears to have survived with a slight makeover.

2010.

Lansdowne and Dupont/Then and Now

Lansdowne looking north across Dupont (the Royce) in 1930 prior to the construction of the underpass. The building to the left is the old General Electric factory where, in the 1980's we filmed the series War of the Worlds, Friday the 13th and Catwalk.

2010.

Dundas West of Mimico/Then and Now

Labelled Dundas west of Mimico this photo is impossible to locate today but here's a guess.
Things have changed in 100 years or so.

Lakeshore and Fourth/Then and Now

The S/W corner of Lakeshore and Fourth sometime in the 1940's when this was the New Toronto Hotel.
2010.