York and Adelaide/Then and Now

Looking south down York Street across Adelaide in 1911.
2010 and a few changes...
Another angle.

Toronto's First Brick House

The house was built in 1807 on the N/E corner of King and Frederick. This photo dates from 1880.
A current view.

Lost Queen Street Reconstructed

Here is a series of photos from the archives stitched together to give you an idea of what the south side of Queen Street looked like between York and St Patrick in the early 1930's, before the demolition to accommodate the University Avenue extension south. There are some great details here if you take the time to examine the photos more closely.

Please click on the images to enlarge.

York Street to the left.
Continuing west. The gap between the buildings is quite a bit larger than shown.
I will correct it soon.
This block occupied the gap seen above.
Sweetman's Pet Store has a sign in the window that says
"Ordered Shut By the City
Building Coming Down
Everything Must Go!
Moving to 367 Queen St. W."
367 Queen is the current location of Silver Snail Comics......
Continuing west to Simcoe Street.
From Simcoe to opposite St. Patrick
This block hasn't changed that much when seen today.

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.

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.

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.

Good Humour Ice Cream Trucks

Vintage Popsicle Ads

Evolution of the Crazy Car in Vancouver

2009.
2012.

2009.

2012.

More Vintage Bicycles

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

A chromed Hercules.
More on Hercules Bicycles below.
http://johnsvintagebikes.com/Hercules_parts/index.html

http://www.flickr.com/search/groups/?w=58034151%40N00&m=pool&q=hercules

http://home.mchsi.com/~bhufford4/40herc09b.jpg

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