Yonge and Gloucester/Masonic Block

 The old Masonic Hall on Yonge Street. Built in 1888, restored in 1972.

 Photos and research care of Mark Moore.

MASONIC BLOCK, Yonge Street at Gloucester Street, a row of seven stores, apartments and Masonic Hall for Alex Patterson, now called Gloucester Mews, 1888; renovated and restored 1972 (Telegram [Toronto], 26 April 1888, 2, t.c.)

 A more current view by mmmighty_atom.

Farming With Dynamite.

Mark Moore sent this in today.....
What more is there to say.

More Yonge Street in the Early 1970's

Mark Moore, a Location Scout for film and television was kind enough to share these photos of Yonge Street from the early 1970's. Please click on the images for a better view.

Photos are by Charles Dobie copyright 1971-2011.

The N/W corner of Yonge and Wellesley.

The Coach House Restaurant is still there and the only greasy spoon left on Yonge.

A line up outside Sam the Record Man. Check out those bell bottoms and the prices.

There was a time when music was important and people would invest their time and money to get it. Now you just press a button and it's there, consequently it has no value as you've not had a personal investment to obtain it.......

Looking south past Sam's to the Edison Hotel.

The Hare Krishna gang that used to troll the strip looking for money and converts. The scared me when I was young.

Hare Krisna.

Crazy David's T-Shirts on Yonge Street.

Yonge Street 1974. Crazy DAvid's T-Shirt store is just to the left of Clockwork Orange.

Photo by Bob Whalen. Detective work by Mark Moore.

You don't see girls like that hitch hiking much these days....

Back in the 1970's there was a shop on Yonge Street that sold t-shirts and would make a custom shirt while you waited. Here's an ad from National Lampoon 1972. Note the Toronto address at the bottom.

Crazy David was David Keller formerly a member of a band called the Preachers.

An article from Billboard 1974.

An add from the Toronto Sun 1973.

Used Car Lots on the Danforth/1955

A nice collection from the York University Archives circa 1955.
Thanks to Mark Moore for the tip.

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