Lakeshore and Parklawn/Then and Now

This is the south side Lakeshore just west of Parklawn in the late 1970's.

It's a frame grab from the New Avengers. Several episodes were filmed here in 1977.The Pickin' Chicken Bar-B-Que.

Barbeque is a French word meaning head to tail (beard to tail)

This condo development replaced the Pickin' Chicken.

Looking east towards Parklawn, you can see how undeveloped this stretch was.

A Star delivery van in front of the Polish Alliance.

A current view with the Alliance in the BG.

Steed and Purdy, 1977.

2010.

Thanks to Mark Moore for the heads up on this post.

For a complete story click here.http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/08/that_time_the_avengers_came_to_toronto/

 As shot by Patrick Cummins in 1983.

Another Pickin' Chicken on Queen just east of Roncesvalles in the early 1970's
Photo by lindsaybridge

Man Angry Over Movie Concession Prices

Abandoned Gas Station on Highway 7

Old Highway 7 is Ontario's Route 66.

Naked Bike Ride

A naked man riding a rented Bixi bike in the Toronto Naked Bike Ride through Kensington a few weeks ago. I hope he wiped down the seat...

Bar Six/What Happened?

 What ever happened to Cadbury's Bar Six?

Queen and Sorauren 1958

Looking west on Queen across Sorauren in 1958. This is a frame grab from a super 8 film that was shot. The full version can be found here and is worth watching. 

Toronto Vintage Bicycle Show This Sunday

Response to the show has been very positive and we're expecting a good turn out.Come on down this Sunday, July 29th from 12:00 noon - 6:00pm. Bring your vintage bike.

buy a vintage bike or just have a look around.

Hope to see you there.

Spratt's Dog Food Poster

Vintage Honda Collection

A very nice collection of early 70's Hondas.

Art Deco in Arnprior

This fantastic Art Deco lunch counter made of Vitrolite is located in Arnprior.

Tweed Art Deco

Passing through the village of Tweed last weekend I spotted this fine example of Art Deco Architecture on Hwy 37 just south of the village.

 More Art Deco, this time in Kitchener.

Vintage TTC Ads

A selection of vintage TTC ads supplied by Mark Moore.

More Cool Bikes

 A 1972 Honda 550/Four rat bike.

More Cool Bikes

 A 1974 Honda 450.

Toronto Vintage Bicycle Show

It's full steam ahead!

North Bay 1960's

Some great vintage signs.
As it turns out, my Uncle, Don Spratt was most likely working  at
the Household Finance office pictured here when this photo was taken...

The New York Marble Cemetery

 On a recent visit to new York I discovered The New York Marble Cemetery.

This small burial ground in Manhattan's East Village is sometimes called the Second Avenue Cemetery.  It is the oldest public non-sectarian cemetery in New York City.  Most of the 2,080 interments took place between 1830 and 1870; the last was in 1937.  All burials are in 156 below-ground vaults made of solid white Tuckahoe marble.  Although there are no gravestones, the names of the original owners are on plaques in the surrounding walls.  Their descendants may still be buried here.

Click the above link to learn more.