Showing posts with label the Ward. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the Ward. Show all posts

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Elizbeth and Louisa Street/Then

Two kids playing in the street 1912.
The S/W corner of Elizabeth and Louisa Street. Louisa Street no longer exists as this entire neighbourhood was demolished to accommodate the building of New City Hall. For more information on "the Ward" as it was known, click here.
The red square indicates this lost intersection.

Friday, February 4, 2011

Agnes Street (Dundas)/Then and Now

Agnes Street, now Dundas, ran west of Yonge to University.
This photo is from 1910.
Approximate current location, the Atrium on Bay.
This area was known as the Ward and was notoriously famous as a slum.