Sunday, January 15, 2012

Bruce Street Slums


Bruce is a small street that runs between Givins and Ossington.
These photos are from 1913.

Yonge and Dundas/Then/The Brown Derby Tavern


A vintage postcard of the long gone Brown Derby from the Chuckman Collection.
The Brown Derby, located on the N/E corner of Yonge and Dundas was open from 1949 until 1974.
The 1960's, Photo by R. Hill

Sometime in the late 1950's

In the 1970's the exterior had a "mod" face lift.
Another good shot from the 1970's. This is by Surfheart.
By the 1980's it's become a Mr. Submarine.
A Brown Derby matchbook from Chuckman's Collection.

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Toronto Through the Lens of Patrick Cummins

Toronto through the lens of Patrick Cummins.

Dundas and Brock/Then and Now

The S/E corner of Dundas and Brock in 1927. George Stirrett and Son Hardware store, sellers of hardware, paint, oils and auto accessories. Note the single gas pump by the curb to the left hand side of the photo.
Today.

Dundas and Brock/Then and Now

Like Parkdale, Brockton (Brock and Dundas) was a separate town until it was annexed by the city of Toronto in 1884.
The north side of Dundas just west of Brock Ave. in 1927.
2010.

Friday, January 13, 2012

Dundas and Brock/Then and Now

A different angle of George Stirrett and Sons Hardware 1930.
Today.
A ghosted sign is still visible on the side of the building.

Friday, January 6, 2012

More Vintage Bicycles


An English 3-speed Hercules AMF Roadster from the mid 1960's. Built by Raleigh.




An American built cruiser, the Thunderjet, built in Rockaway Beach N.J., in the mid 1950's.