Listed in the Archives as 236 Christie Street from 1921, This little cottage appears in a rural setting.
A wide shot reveals it's location on the west side of Christie just south of Davenport road before the area was developed.
An approximate current view.
St. Clair west of Christie 1910.
Impossible to place exactly now, just a guess.
A composite.
Looking north up Christie form Dupont in 1915 at the newly completed subway (underpass). The building on the left is the Ford Model T factory.
2010.
Through the mist of time.
Looking north up Christie across Davenport in the winter of 1916.
A current view.
Sometime in between...
Looking east on Davenport across Christie in 1916.
2010.
Somewhere in between.
Looking east along Dupont from Clinton in the fall of 1926.
2010.
A mix of the two. The house/corner store on the right was used to "anchor" the two photos.
I'm unable to locate these two gas stations but they're somewhere in the Six Points area.
The same design as above still stand on Queen East near Pape.
Dundas West just east of Kipling in the early 1960's. I'm not 100% on the now picture below but it's a close match...
2010.
Looking north up Kipling from Lakeshore in the fall of 1928. The Hotel to the left was the Altmont Hotel.
2010 and it would appear that part of the building on the right was demolished when Kipling was widened.
The Altmont Hotel in the 1950's. Giant Television!
The Altmont in it's heyday then known as John Sheene's Hotel. Built in 1890 a more complete history can be found at the New Toronto Historical Society.
The S/W corner of Bloor and Clissold (just west of Islington) in the late 1950's. Several British cars can be seen in various states of repair.
A current view.
Looking south down Dowling across the bridge in 1923. The community of South Parkdale was
A current view. The houses and streets of South Parkdale were demolished in 1955/56 to make room for the Gardiner Expressway.
The east side of Fuller north of Queen in 1935. These houses probably had work orders issued against them for improvements.
The same row in 2010.
A vintage CCM coaster for sale a couple of weeks ago at the St. Lawrence Sunday Antique Market.
1956, the N/W corner of Dundas and Jopling Ave. The hydro towers in the B/G help to locate this photo.
1977 or so and there's a Fullers Restaurant situated on the same spot.
2010. The Dundas Street Grill, formerly the Fullers Restaurant.
Fullers circa 1977-78.
2010.
Before the subway was extended to Islington and the TTC parking lot was built this drive in cleaner (Langley's)was located on the north side of Bloor just west of Islington.
2010.
Richard's Television on Dundas west circa 1960.
2010 and the building and the house are long gone.
The north side of Dundas west of Six points in the early 1960's. This photo was taken almost directly in front of my Grandparent's house.
2010.
Another angle, 1956.
2010.
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