lost toronto

Patrick Cummins has been documenting the evolution of this corner since 1979 and I'm glad he did. Queen Street was once lousy (amply su...

The N/W corner sometime in the 1950's, when it was called the Columbia Hotel. 2012. For more on this old hotel and the strange case of ...

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 occu...

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...

A former shoe store. Another shoe store, Art Deco inspired.

Toronto through the lens of Patrick Cummins .

This is one of my favourite storefronts in the city. Located on Dundas just west of Keele. Formerly May Brothers Hardware. To the left of th...

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...

Parked at Hamilton Airport while he was here filming Hairspray .

1934. 2010.

Looking east along Dundas across Runnymede , Christmas Eve 1924. 2010 and the intersection remains quite intact.

The "ghost" of the old arcade window display can be seen here on Queen West. This former shoe store on Dundas near Dufferin has a...

Instead of changing the sign, the new owners of this former Embassy Cleaners outlet just covered the "Y" and added a "K"...

Sterling Ave as seen from Dundas Street looking north, November 1923. 1912 2010 This building on Sterling Avenue is one of my favou...

Another listing from May 1979. A corner store on the N/W corner of Sorauren and Fern listed for $53,000 with taxes of $708. What do you t...