St Patrick's Market/A. Stork and Sons/Then and Now

I've posted this before but have since found some new photos and information to add.
This watercolour (1845) shows an even earlier version of the market, situated deeper on the lot closer to Stephanie Street.
The property was bequeathed to the city by D’Arcy Boulton in 1837 and it was expressly provided that it was to be used forever as a public market and that if the city ceased to use it for this purpose, the property should revert to the heirs of the Boulton estate.

The church in the  watercolour B/G would appear to be this church (only the bell tower remains) in Grange Park.


The original St Patrick's Market was built in 1854 stood here until 1912 when it was
replaced by the building below.

Here's a couple of photos (again from the 80's) of A.Stork and Sons

Fresh Killed Poultry on Queen West.
To the left is the Beverly Tavern and to the right
an empty lot where the Christmas tree lot
from "A Christmas Story" was filmed in 1982.
On several occasions I remember hanging out back of
the Bev late at night and watching the police round
up stray chickens that had escaped the slaughter.
Sometime in the mid 1980's.
As seen in the movie. The empty lot has since been filled in.

 Sometime in the 1980's as seen by P.Cummins.
Compare the building to the left (The Beverley Tavern ) to the watercolour,
Angus McIntosh Groceries Wines and Spirits.
The roofline and windows all line up nicely.
 
A somewhat current view.
The building has since been re-purposed as the Queen Street Market but remains mostly vacant. I wonder how much time needs to pass before the ownership reverts back?

Queen and Soho/Then and Now

1913 looking N/E from Peter Street.
Today. That's the Peter Pan restaurant in the foreground.
The Peter Pan is possibly the oldest restaurant in the city...

Queen West looking east from Soho in the 1970's. Back then this strip was occupied
by several used book stores. The Black Bull (1833) is on the left.

Sometime in the early 1980s as seen by P. Cummins.

Queen and Jameson / Then and Now

Queen and Jameson looking south in the late 1930's, when it was a quiet tree lined street.

Again, a few years later in 1950. Some of the trees have disappeared and the street has been widened to accommodate the increased post-war traffic. The house on the right is slowly

being incorporated into the Toronto Dominion Bank building.
Today the intersection is an absolute mess. Thanks to our city planners this is now one of the most confusing intersections in the city for both drivers and pedestrians alike.
All of the houses on Jameson have been replaced by apartment buildings and as an access point to the Gardiner Expressway it's a heavily travelled route.
The apartment building to the left, The Connaught with the portico removed.

Occident Hall/Holiday Tavern/The Big Bop Update

A successful restoration of the building was revealed this weekend. More to follow.

This is Occident Hall at the South West corner of Queen and Bathurst.

The first recorded work of renowned Toronto Architect E.J. Lennox,
"Builder of Toronto"
Built in 1876 as a Masonic Lodge with shops on the ground level.

From 1948 and up to about 1984 it was known as the Holiday Tavern and helped to give the intersection it's now famous name of "F*ck Face City" as coined by Chris Houston. The Big Bop is about to close and be taken over by Crate and Barrel.
Currently there appears to be some restoration of the facade under way.
As of January 2010 the renovations have started with the
removal of the angel stone cladding and gutting years of
insensitive alterations to the interior. It will be interesting to watch the progress.

 The front of the Holiday Tavern looking west across Bathurst with the Paddock Tavern in the B/G, sometime in the mid 1960's.

The Campell House/Then and Now

This has been posted earlier but I feel it deserves to be moved up as it's not being viewed.

The Campbell house in it's original location at Duke (now Adelaide) and Frederick before the move.On the Move 1972

As it stands today

Campbell House is the oldest remaining house from the original site of the Town of York. Built in 1822 by Judge William Campbell and his wife Hannah, the home was designed for entertaining and comfort, and constructed at a time when the Campbells were socially and economically established and their children had grown to adulthood. The house is one of the few surviving examples of Georgian architecture left in Toronto. The Grange is another excellent example, although it is slightly older than Campbell House. Campbell House is constructed in a style in vogue during the late Georgian era known as Palladian architecture. This style was Italian in origin, and based upon elements of classical Greek and Roman architecture, which emphasized symmetry of features (windows, fireplaces, doors etc.) and grandiose proportions to exhibit wealth.

The Move

Campbell House was originally located on a plot of land 1 ½ kilometres to the southeast of its' present location at the intersection of what is now Adelaide St. and Frederick St. (where the George Brown School of Hospitality is located today). After Sir William's death in 1834, the house was willed to his wife, Lady Hannah, for her use. After her death in 1844 the property and contents of the house were auctioned off and the proceeds were distributed amongst their heirs. For most of the 19th century the house was maintained as a private residence. After the turn of the 20th century the building was used by several businesses as office space and as a factory, including a horseshoe nail company and an elevator company, and the house fell into disrepair. The last owners of the property (Coutts-Hallmark Greeting Cards) wanted to demolish the house to extend their parking lot. At this time the house was offered to anyone who could remove it from the property. A professional association of Trial Lawyers known as the Advocates' Society intervened to save the house, move the building and restore it to its present appearance. The house was moved to its present location at the corner of Queen and University on

Friday, March 31st, 1972.
My father took me downtown that day to see the move.
Another shot of the house in it's original location at the top of Frederick Street in 1927.

Ryerson and Wolseley/Then and Now

Looking south down Ryerson Ave. towards Queen West in 1914 before the street was widened.

A similar view in 2010.
A small cottage on Ryerson in May of 1939 probably under work orders for repairs.
September 1939, four months later.
Before.
After.
Although most of the houses in this area were demolished in the late 1930's/40's
these two managed to survive.

Queen and Ryerson/Majestic Theatre/Then and Now

An advert from 1911 for the Majestic Theatre.

These photos,taken in 1913 show the interior and exterior of the Majestic Theatre (The Majesticograph) located on the N/W corner of Queen West at Ryerson. I suspect at the request of the Fire Department as the exits seen dubious at best.

Fire exit.

Fire exit with pull down stairs.

The Lobby.At some point the building was demolished and Ryerson was widened. The store on the right remains intact.

2010.