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Monday, January 17, 2011

Queen and James/Then and Now

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Looking east along Queen Street at James circa 1910. 2010. Another good shot of the Adams Furniture Store building. This entire block was de...
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Sunday, January 16, 2011

Simpson's 1911

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A postcard from 1908. A full page Simpson's ad from the Toronto World 1911.

Toronto House Prices 1910

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A selection of real estate ads from 1910. A time machine would be helpful.

Lux Burlesque/Then and Now

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Back in the 1950's and 60's Toronto had quite a few Burlesque Houses where men could go to watch women take their clothes off (but n...
Friday, January 7, 2011

Bat Fink Ratmobile

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Two of my favourite things from the sixties. Ed "Big Daddy" Roth's Rat Fink driving George Barris' 1966 Batmobile . Ed ...
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Bloor and Lansdowne /Then and Now

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Looking north up Lansdowne from south of Bloor in the early 1960's. I'm not sure what this TTC vehicle is, perhaps something to do w...
Thursday, January 6, 2011

Royal York and Glenroy/Then and Now

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This is Glenroy Avenue in Etobicoke looking east from Royal York Road at the turn of the century (1900). A similar view in 2010.

Kipling and Lakeshore/Then and Now

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Almont Hotel, July 1953. N/W corner of Kipling and Lakeshore. Giant television! 2010.

Dundas West/Then and Now

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The north side of Dundas West looking east towards the Humber River in 1890 or so. 2010 and a lot has changed but the little Ontario Cottage...

Dundas West/Then and Now

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Lambton Mills Methodist Church, built in 1878. North side of Dundas just east of Prince Edward. The Church was re-purposed year...

Dundas West/Then and Now

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Gordon's Dairy and Watt's Hardware 1946. North side of Dundas west of Islington Graveyard, The same location today with the photo re...

Queen and Ossington/Then and Now

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Looking west along Queen at the foot of today's Ossington. When this photo was taken in 1919 This intersection was the start of Dundas S...
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