More Jane and Bloor/Then and Now

The north side of Bloor east of Jane in 1936, note the Loblaw Groceterias store.
The photo is taken from the old Jane TTC loop on the south side.

2010.
Another vintage Loblaws, location TBD.

Jane and Queens Drive/Then and Now

A house fire on the S/E corner of Jane and Queens Drive in the late 1950's.

The same corner today.

Jane and Bloor/Then and Now

The intersection of Bloor and Jane in 1943 before the Bloor was widened.
2010.

Sometime in between.

Jane Street/Then and Now

The west side of Jane north of Lawrence in the early 1960's.

Today.

Jane and Bloor/Then and Now

Jane Street looking south towards Bloor in 1929.

2010.

Riverside Drive and South Kingsway/Then and Now

Looking north up the South Kingsway to Riverside Drive in 1908 or so.

2010.

Kingston Road and Victoria Park/Then and Now

Looking west along Kingston Road across Victoria Park in the fall of 1922.

A current view.
A composite.

Symes Road Destructor/Then And Now

Built in 1933, the Symes Road Destructor was quite an elegant building with Art Deco influences.

The exhaust chimneys were built first.
An impressive structure for burning garbage.

The scale....
Now abandoned and vandalized...

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.

Yonge and Woodlawn/Then and Now

The N/E corner of Yonge and Woodlawn sometime in the mid 1950's.
2010.

Avenue and Davenport/Then and Now Mash

Art Deco Motorcycle

A Henderson Motorcycle from the mid 1930's.

College and Lansdowne/Then and Now

Looking north up Lansdowne across College sometime in the 1940's.
2010.
A Photoshop experiment. For more on the famous shoot out with the Boyd Gang that took place here in 1954, click here.

Christie and Davenport/Then and Now

Listed in the Archives as 236 Christie Street from 1921, This little cottage appears in a rural setting.
A wide shot reveals it's location on the west side of Christie just south of Davenport road before the area was developed.
An approximate current view.

St. Clair and Christie/Then and Now Plus

St. Clair west of Christie 1910.
Impossible to place exactly now, just a guess.
A composite.