Bathurst and Bloor/Then

A nice colour photo of Bathurst Station from the mid 1960's.

Bloor and Bathurst/Then and Now

Looking west along Bloor from Bathurst in 1960. Honest Ed's, on the south side had not yet expanded to take up the entire block and the Alhambra Theatre on the north side is showing
"Once More With Feeling" and "Our Man in Havana"
The Alhambra was originally called the King George and ended it's days as the Eve, a porno house. It was demolished in 1985 to make way for a Swiss Chalet.

Today.
Another shot of the Alhambra in 1947.
Cheyenne and Seven Keys to Baldpate were released that year.
Another shot of Honest Ed's from 1959.
I used to work at Honest Ed's, briefly in the late 70's after school.

Dundas and Roncesvalles PT.2/Then and Now

Looking north up Roncesvalles towards the Dundas intersection in 1912. On the right is the Bank of Montreal from the previous post and on the left the Bank of Toronto. The Boyd Gang robbed the Bank of Montreal in 1951.

Today

Boor and High Park/ Then

A few shots of Bloor Street at the turn of the century as it was being built.

A little bit later looking east down to Parkside Drive

The High Park Zoo in the late 1930's

Bloor and High Park/Now

This entire block of houses on the north side of Bloor, opposite High Park is slated for demolition. They appear to have been built between 1919-1920. The city won't issue a demolition permit until the developers present a plan. So until they do this collection of period homes sits and rots.

Bloor and Royal York PT. 2/Then and Now

Looking at the N/W corner in 1958.
The Kresge's store actually wraps around behind the TD bank.
In this later photo from the 1960's the Krege's has been replaced by a dominion store.

In 2010 Shoppers Drug Mart occupies the space. In the 70's it was a Dominion. Surprisingly the TD Bank remains virtually unchanged., except that it's now a Second Cup.
An early interior of a Kresge's in the States circa 1929.
A little further north on Royal York Road, just past Dundas,
a view of Humbertown Plaza in the early 1960's.

Bloor and Royal York/Then and Now

The N/W corner of Bloor looking west across Royal York Road in the late 1950's
The F.W. Woolworth store occupied the entire corner. I remember this one well as my
mother would take me there and we'd sit at the lunch counter at the back.

The same corner in 2010, at least the Kingsway is still there and still in business.Back in the late 60's and early 70's I could see a double bill matinee (with cartoons) for 50 cents.
The reason that they stopped selling popcorn in boxes and switched to tubs is because the kids would flatten the boxes and throw them at the screen like Frisbees.
The Woolworth lunch counter looked very much like this one in New York City.