Perhaps it's a former B/A (British American) dealership.
Here's a survivor on Davenport at the top of Ossington.
2010 and the original building remains buried underneath the make over.
The north side of Stewart St. looking west from Portland 1913. A row of worker's cottages.
These were in turn replaced by this Art Deco apartment in the 1930's.
2010, a different type of workers cottage/apartment.
The west side of BAthurst just south of the Paddock as shot by Patrick Cummins in 1984.
It was replaced by this in the early 1990's.
The N/W corner sometime in the 1950's, when it was called the Columbia Hotel.
2012.
The Columbia Hotel 1955.
The N/W corner of Queen and Beverley in 1983. This simple wood frame building is probably one of the oldest stores on Queen West and is occupied by a furniture store, a used clothing store (Fab) and a small Pizza Pizza outlet. Note the sagging roof and crooked windows.
By February 1988 Fab had taken over the left side and Pizza Pizza the right.
By the spring of 88 Fab is gone and the space building is for lease.
HMV soon took over the building and did some major structural work with an addition to the rear but still retained the facade and much of the wood details. Thanks to Patrick Cummins for documenting the transitions.
2010.
The S/E corner of Dundas (then St. Patrick) and Beverley circa 1909 with a note saying these homes are to be demolished.
The same corner 100 years later.
This is one of my favourite storefronts in the city. Located on Dundas just west of Keele.
To the left of the main display window is a separate hall with entrances to, the apartments upstairs, another small space (bar/coffeeshop) and stairs to the basement.
Glass block (Vault Lights) in the tiled entrance way allow light into the basement which I think used to be a barbershop. These same glass blocks are found in Seattle as part of their Underground City. The blocks were originally clear but have dis-coloured over time.
Seattle Prism Glass
May Brothers is visible in this photo from 1923
The S/E corner in 1983 before Queen Street was "hip". It was mostly used book stores and cheap furniture. This photo is by Patrick Cummins.
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