Lambton House/Lambton Mills/Old Dundas Street

Lambton Mills before the fire.

Before the overpass was built spanning the Humber River, Dundas Street wound down the valley to a small village called Lambton Mills as seen in the map above.

The only building to remain is the Lambton House, built in 1847.

The village was wiped out by a devastating fire in 1915.

The footings of the old bridge destroyed by Hurricane Hazel are still visible at the end of the road.

Art Deco for Sale

This unique Art Deco chair was spotted at the St. Lawrence Antique Market on Sunday.

Prince Edward Farmhouse Survivor

Sunny Bar on Annette

Another vintage diner that probably won't be around too much longer.

The Incredible Leaning House on Annette

These semis on Annette near Keele have a serious lean. The one on the right was re-faced and "straightened" several years ago but the left hand side shows just how severe the angle is.
Most of the land south of here bordered by Annette to Bloor and Dundas to Keele was a swamp and was eventually drained to build houses. In fact the N/W corner of Keele and Bloor was the City dump up until 1910 or so.

Parliament and Gerrard/Then and Now

The N/W corner of Parliament and Gerrard in the 1930's.

2010.
Winchester (Canadian version) were manufactured by Imperial Tobacco and discontinued in 1966.

A vintage commercial for the American version sung to the tune of Santana's "Evil Ways".

Toronto, People City.

The station sign off video about Toronto from the 80's from the original City TV channel 79.

Toronto, People City. It's a great song by Tommy Ambrose.

Tommy Ambrose.

One of Canada's most versatile popular singers and songwriters, Tommy Ambrose starred in his own half-hour show of music, variety, dance, and comedy. Produced by Stan Harris (196l-62) and Bill Davis (1962-63), and written by Stan Jacobson and Bernie Rothman, in addition to Ambrose and his guests the program featured an eight voice chorus, under the direction of Gordon Kushner, and a twenty-five piece orchestra conducted by Lucio Agostini, with arrangements by Rick Wilkins. Choreography for the show was by Glen Gibson.

During the summer of 1962, the network presented a dozen repeats from the previous season, under the title, The Best Of Tommy Ambrose.

Here's his sign off for Global TV.

A clip from his CBC show from 1962.

Queen and Bathurst/Then and Now

King and Queen/Then and Now

Looking east across the intersection of King, Queen and River in 1910 or so before the bridge was built. The building(s) outlined is shown in detail below and was demolished to accommodate the construction of the new interchange.
After.
There are more photos of this block here.
A somewhat current view even though the angle is wrong.

Sully Cresent Bridge

More to come on this lost bridge....

Honest Ed's and Markham Street/Then

Honest Ed's in the late 1960's when he had the revolving "beach Balls". I actually worked here for a short time after school in the late 1970's....

Markham Village in the late 1960's.

Postcards courtesy of the Chuckman Collection.
Also see Captain George's Memory Lane.

Harbord Street Bridge/Then and Now

Harbord Street Bridge in the 1920's.

Just as the Crawford Street Bridge was buried so was the Harbord Street bridge. Built in 1910 to span Garrison Creek between grace and Montrose. It was left intact and buried in 1930 to facilitate urban development.

All that remains today is the crumbling and defaced balustrade on the north side.

More Yonge Street in the 1960's and 1970's

The Edison Hotel, (formerly the Empress Hotel).

the Biltmore Theatre looking south to the Brown Derby at Dundas.
A postcard from United De Forest Cleaners seen in the previous photo, courtesy of the Chuckman Collection.

Le Coq d'Or, the Edison and Sam the Record Man!

Cinema 2000 and Starvin' Marvin's.

The Colonial during the pedestrian mall.
The Town Tavern.
Hey man, be cool.

Lobb and Shaw/Then and Now

The laneway on the south side of Lobb Street in 1912.

2010.

More Old Handbills

A collection of old handbills sent to me by Mark Moore.