Yonge and Richmond/Then and Now

The S/W corner of Yonge and Richmond, mid 1950's when Kresge's dominated the block
2010.
And sometime in between.
for more on Krege's click here.
Another version.

A Moment in Time

Looking south down Yonge from the corner of Carlton sometime in the 1950's. Kresge's on the left and Eaton's College to the right. Who's the little boy with the balloon looking at the camera.?

Yonge and Carlton/Then

The S/E corner of Yonge and Carlton. The S.S. Kresge Building in the Streamline style.
Here as seen in 1950.
During subway construction in 1952.

And here a little earlier in a hand tinted postcard courtesy of Chuckman.
This appears to be from a trade magazine.
This photo from a Kresge's in Newark (1948) shows some kids
riding around the store in a monorail!
More proof that the past was better!
I haven't been on a monorail for at least five years!
Although this photo is from the Kresge's in Detroit, they all had a lunch counter somewhere in the store, usually at the back.

Yonge and Gerrard/Then

The west side of Yonge from Gerrard up to Hayter and Eaton's College store in 1950.
I think these were documented prior to the subway construction to monitor any damage to the the building as construction progressed. It's interesting to note that there was another Kresge's on the opposite side of the street one block north (see previous post)
click on the panorama for a better view.I would like to have lunch at Charlie's restaurant.

Yonge and Carlton/Then

A stitched panorama of the east side of Yonge south of Carlton.

I'm not sure when the Kresge's was torn down but it was a great example of Art Moderne design.

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In this later photo from the 1960's the Krege's has been replaced by a dominion store.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.