Bay and Edwards/Then and Now

The S/E corner of Bay and Edwards in 1923.
Note the billboard for Sellers Gough Furs. This company is still in business with a shop in Yorkville.

A few changes here....

Yonge and Edward/Then and Now

Looking west along Edward from Yonge 1952. The Olympia Bowling alley is now the World's Biggest Book Store. The Moffat stove on the billboard is the same stove we have in our house.
2010.
Built to last.

Edward and Elizabeth/Then and Now

Queen and Bathurst/Then and Now

A postcard from 1910 looking north on Bathurst from Queen courtesy of Chuckman's Collection.

Looking north up Bathurst from Queen April 9. 1935.Six months later, the road was widened.
There is a previous post on this intersection here.
And another post about the Home Bank on the right, here.

Queen and Euclid/Then and Now

This is actually two photos from the archives stitched together. The left side is from 1941 and the right side from 1910 or so. There is a previous post on this block here.

The same corner today.

Vintage News Stands 1937

This stand on the S/E corner of College and Bathurst sells the Star.

This one on the N/E corner sells the Telegram. Note the very modern Art Deco drug store facade.

Warburton Ford on Manning/Then and Now

Warburton Ford on Manning just north of Bloor in the late 1940's. That's a great sign.
The Monarch brand was exclusive to Canada and really just a lower priced Mercury.

Today.

Euclid House/Then and Now

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Ontario Cottage on Manning/Then and Now

This little house on Manning north of Queen was in need of serious repair in the spring of 1940.

Less than a year later it was fixed up.

And still stands today.

Queen and Ossington/Then and Now

The north side of Queen West just east of Ossington on a summer's day in 1919.
Ninety years later and not too much has changed.

Oakleaf Steam Baths/Then and Then

These run down houses on Bathurst north of Queen were demolished shortly after this picture was taken in September of 1940.

And replaced by the Oakleaf Steam Baths one year later.

King and Bathurst/Then and Now

A good example of Art Moderne or Streamline Moderne design. The International Harvester Building on Bathurst south of King in 1940.
The facade has been retained in this new hotel and condo development.
Now the Thompson Hotel and the former showroom is the Counter diner,open 24 Hours.
Photo courtesy Hogtown Blues.

Vintage Billboards on College Street

Adams Furniture was located at Queen and James more information can be found here.

Bathurst Street Row Houses/Then and Now

These Victorian Row Houses are getting a make over in the summer of 1941.
Two months later.

And still here in 2010.

Ghost Signs Around Town

More Old Signs Around Town

It's good to know a place to get candy, smokes and guns.....

Adelaide and Peter/Then and Now

Looking at the N/W corner of Adelaide and Peter sometime in the 1940's.

2010.

Toronto's Worst House

Toronto's worst house on Richmond west of Bathurst (built in 1859) sold last year (for considerable money) and was knocked down shortly after. The British flag/curtain in front window has been there for at least twenty years.
Update.
The empty lot to the left was the previous site of Toronto's Worst House. The new one on the right is quite tasteful.

Little Old House/Ontario Cottage

This little house on Richmond near Bathurst has been here a very long time and hopefully will
remain. The first photo is by Patrick Cummins from 1998, note the original window above the door. This house is a good example of a house style known as an Ontario Cottage or an Ontario Gothic Revival Cottage. In this case though the decorative wood trim no longer exists.
The house can be seen (circled) in this photo from 1914.

This is a good example located in Simcoe.