Vintage Tastee Freeze/Dairy Queen Stand

A lonely Tastee Freeze stand on Dufferin (not sure where) and north of Lawrence an old Dairy Queen kiosk in the early 1960's.

An old Dairy Queen in the B/G.
The same location in 2010.

More Vintage Toronto Gas Stations

Vintage Toronto Gas Stations

A small selection of Gas Stations and car dealerships form the early 1960's.
The vintage Chevys in the B/G are worth a small fortune these days. The Vauxhalls (British) not so much...

Vintage Postcards/Queen Street

Queen West looking east towards Dufferin with the Gladstone in the B/G.
2010.

Queen West labelled Looking East from Brock,But I don't think it is.....

Queen West looking east from Jameson.
2010.

Not sure....

Queen East looking west towards Broadview.
Postcards courtesy of Chuckman's.

Dufferin and Springhurst/Then and Now

1914.
Looking south down Dufferin to the old Dufferin Gate entrance to the CNE.
Note the billboard for the Canada Metal Company.

2010.
A period illustration of their factory location unknown.

Lansdowne and Dupont/Then and Now

Lansdowne looking south to Dupont in 1933 before the underpass was built. The building to the left appears to have survived with a slight makeover.

2010.

Lansdowne and Dupont/Then and Now

Lansdowne looking north across Dupont (the Royce) in 1930 prior to the construction of the underpass. The building to the left is the old General Electric factory where, in the 1980's we filmed the series War of the Worlds, Friday the 13th and Catwalk.

2010.

Dundas West of Mimico/Then and Now

Labelled Dundas west of Mimico this photo is impossible to locate today but here's a guess.
Things have changed in 100 years or so.

Lakeshore and Fourth/Then and Now

The S/W corner of Lakeshore and Fourth sometime in the 1940's when this was the New Toronto Hotel.
2010.

November 22/1963

On a recent trip to Dallas, I stood on the same spot as Abraham Zapruder and shot this....

Dundas and Keele/Then and Now

Two hand tinted vintage postcards of the intersection of Dundas and Keele looking west along Dundas.
A current view.

Looking north up Keele past Dundas.
2010.

Dunds and keele/Then and now

Dundas and Dupont/Then and Now

The S/W corner of Dundas and Dupont (then Royce) in 1918. The Peacock Hotel.

This would appear to be the now picture...

Dupont (Royce) and Symington/Then and Now

The north side of Dupont (then Royce) looking towards Symington in 1918.

The bank on the left side is still there but the storefronts have all been replaced by townhouses.

Dundas and Dupont (Royce)/Then

A series of photos from the archives of the Dupont (then known as Royce) and Dundas of the recently completed subway (underpass).

This photo shows the entrance to the Viceroy Rubber Factory. Note the metal spears embedded beside the steps.

Davenport Station/Then

A watercolour from 1863.