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Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Bloor and Royal York PT. 2/Then and Now

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Looking at the N/W corner in 1958. The Kresge's store actually wraps around behind the TD bank. In this later photo from the 1960's ...

Roncesvalles North of Queen/ Then and Now

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Looking north from Queen up the west side of Roncesvalles in 1924. The Building on the left hand side is supposed to be one of the oldest ...
Monday, March 1, 2010

Bloor and Royal York/Then and Now

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The N/W corner of Bloor looking west across Royal York Road in the late 1950's The F.W. Woolworth store occupied the entire corner. I r...

Werewolves of Hamilton 1

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Just for fun.
Saturday, February 27, 2010

Pantages/Imperial/Imperial Six/Pantages/Canon Theatre

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Built in 1920 and originally called The Pantages this was Canada's largest theatre, able to seat 3372. In 1930 the name was changed to t...

The Revue Cinema/ Then and Now

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The Revue 2010. The Revue Cinema on Roncesvalles in 1935. The Revue Cinema on Roncesvalles was built in 1911 and had the distinction of be...

Old House on Spadina

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This old house at 233 Spadina was built in the 1880's for Mr. Huson Murray and was used as a funeral home for a few years in the 1910...

Queen and Spadina/ Then and Now Part 2

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Looking south west down Spadina across queen in 1921. At this time Spadina was still very much a residential street but business had started...

Queen and Spadina/ Then and Now

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Here's a shot looking south east on Spadina across queen Street taken in 1920 or so. The Church, St. Margarets was converted into a fact...
Friday, February 26, 2010

Dundas and McCaul/ Then and Now

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Dundas and McCaul looking east in 1919 2010

The Strange Case of James Earl Ray-The Spring of 1968

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James Earl Ray. After the assasination of Martin Luthor King in Memphis on April 4, 1968, James Earl Ray , the alleged assassin managed t...
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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Yonge and Finch 1971

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This is Wimpy's Dairy Bar in 1971. It bears a striking resemblance to an early McDonald's outlet. Including the truncated arches and...
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Spadina and Dundas/ Then and Then and Now

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Dundas Street West looking across Spadina Avenue 1909 The same view a year later. Note the trees and boulevard have disappeared as the ...
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