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The south side of Queen opposite Triller Avenue in Parkdale in the late 1890's. This could be the spot...

A very old photo (circa 1870) of front Street looking towards the St. Lawrence Market, which at this time was Toronto's first City Hall....

The south side of front from Wellington looking towards the St. Lawrence Market in 1915. The same in 2011. A composite of the two.

Looking south down Lower Church from Front Street in 1915. Note the proximity of the lake and ships to the Esplanade. The same view in 2010....

These men are excavating a dead body from the frozen lake in the winter of 1927. Sunnyside Pavilion can be seen in the distance.

Just to give you an idea of how much land has been reclaimed through in fill along the Lakeshore at the foot of Roncesvalles in Parkdale ,...

24 Leopold Street in Parkdale. This photo from the archives is labelled "Spite Fence" and dated 1937. Someone obviously had a prob...

The N/E corner of Camden and Brant as seen in 1937. The same spot in 2010.

This block of condemned houses on the west side of Spadina north of Camden Street would soon be coming down to make way for.. The Fashion ...

Another great book and resource is Spadina Avenue by Rosemary Donegan published in 1985. A surviving row of cottages on the east side of Sp...

The N/W corner of King East and Power Street taken in 1937. A nice little corner store. Today.

For anyone that's interested in pursuing Toronto's history and digging a little deeper, this book by William Dendy is highly recomme...

The west side of Church Street just south of McGill in 1937. 2010, the building to the left remains.

The east side of Sorauren Avenue, Parkdale in 1950. The interesting thing about this photo is the two Ontario Cottages to the left that are...

Here's a series of photos from the archives of the south side of King Street East where it meets Queen Street at River from the early 1...

The S/E corner of Yonge and Dundas (Dundas Square) in the early 1970's. Today. Another angle looking south at Burtons, the Store for Men...

Looking north up Toronto Street from Court Street towards the Post Office Building on Adelaide in 1915. 2010. Again but a little further bac...