Thursday, April 5, 2012
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Queen and MacDonnell/Then and Now
The north side of Queen east of Macdonnell in 1898.
1988 courtesy of Patrick Cummins.
2010.
1988. I was living in the apartment above BB Shoes when Patrick Cummins took this shot.
2010.Queen and Bathurst/Then and Now
The south side of Queen just west of the corner in the mid 1980's. The Paddock Tavern used to wrap around the corner with another entrance on Bathurst. I don't know when it was truncated. Photo by Patrick Cummins.
2010.
Paddock Tavern in the B/G sometime in the 1960's.
Queen and Portland/Then and Now
The north side of Queen at Portland in the early 1980's.Photo by Patrick Cummins.
This strip of Queen still had a strong Eastern European presence back then.
I remember that the owner of this used book store (previously located further east on Queen) got onto some trouble for inappropriate behaviour....
An even earlier photo from 1958 can be found here.
2010.Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Gravenhurst Gas/Art Moderne
An interesting Art Deco gas station in Gravenhurst, Ontario.
Perhaps it's a former B/A (British American) dealership.
Here's a survivor on Davenport at the top of Ossington.
Perhaps it's a former B/A (British American) dealership.
Here's a survivor on Davenport at the top of Ossington.
Bathurst and Lennox/Then and Now
2010 and the original building remains buried underneath the make over.Stewart Street/Then and Now
The north side of Stewart St. looking west from Portland 1913. A row of worker's cottages.
These were in turn replaced by this Art Deco apartment in the 1930's.The small church on the left which had served the soldiers at Fort York was torn down about 8 years ago.
Photos by Patrick Cummins 1983.
2010, a different type of workers cottage/apartment.There was time when the average working person could afford to buy their own home, even if it was a small row house. Now people are lucky to afford a 500 square foot box to call their own without the luxury of land ownership.
This is progress?
Bathurst and Queen/Then and Now
The west side of BAthurst just south of the Paddock as shot by Patrick Cummins in 1984.A classic example of Art Moderne or Streamline style. Later the office section operated as a speakeasy.
It was replaced by this in the early 1990's.Monday, April 2, 2012
Queen and Manning/Then and Now
Patrick Cummins has been documenting the evolution of this corner since 1979 and I'm glad he did. Queen Street was once lousy (amply supplied) with small diners. As tastes change they've disappeared one by one.
Queen and Ossington/Then and Now
The N/W corner sometime in the 1950's, when it was called the Columbia Hotel.
2012.For more on this old hotel and the strange case of James Earl Ray click here.
The Columbia Hotel 1955.Queen and Beverley/Then and Now
The N/W corner of Queen and Beverley in 1983. This simple wood frame building is probably one of the oldest stores on Queen West and is occupied by a furniture store, a used clothing store (Fab) and a small Pizza Pizza outlet. Note the sagging roof and crooked windows.
By February 1988 Fab had taken over the left side and Pizza Pizza the right.
By the spring of 88 Fab is gone and the space building is for lease.
HMV soon took over the building and did some major structural work with an addition to the rear but still retained the facade and much of the wood details. Thanks to Patrick Cummins for documenting the transitions.
2010.Dundas and Beverley/Then and Now
The S/E corner of Dundas (then St. Patrick) and Beverley circa 1909 with a note saying these homes are to be demolished.
The same corner 100 years later.Sunday, April 1, 2012
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