thecharioteer
Senior Member
First shot is the north side or Wellington, east of Scott; site of mixed-use 40 Wellington development. The top of the King Edward can be seen beyond. A bit of the old Ontario Bank can be seen on the left.
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First shot is the north side or Wellington, east of Scott; site of mixed-use 40 Wellington development. The top of the King Edward can be seen beyond. A bit of the old Ontario Bank can be seen on the left.
androiduk
Senior Member
^ Beautiful, looks more like Europe than Toronto.
Mustapha
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Only we if we can do it concurrently with ascots.
Honestly, some fashions of the past would now be costume - unless you really really have the gravitas to carry it off... Worth a walk I think; I'll check it out before the snow flies. Thanks Anna. There's something about an abandoned road that appeals to something longing in all of us.
Keerect. However, they've overshot King... must be a good reason for that.
November 2 addition.
Birkbeck building. 10 Adelaide E.
I couldn't locate an online 'Then' picture, sorry about that.
http://www.heritagefdn.on.ca/userfiles/HTML/nts_1_8812_1.html
Very beautiful inside. The elevator is original and must be operated by a specially trained attendant.
adma
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Oh, there's a building in that picture? Didn't notice
thecharioteer
Senior Member
Here you go:
And on the leftL
And on the leftL
adma
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Of course, I was joking about the blonde walking in the foreground...
Edward
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The front of this building needs quite a bit of restoration work. Currently looks quite rundown.
jaborandi
Active Member
There is also a very handsome oval board room. Take a peek next Doors Open.
dbailey62
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The building is now known as "The Ontario Heritage Centre".
This is its official government web site.
http://www.heritagefdn.on.ca/userfiles/HTML/nts_1_7774_1.html
DSC
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Edward
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The Ontario Heritage Centre.
Mustapha
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Here you go:
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Thanks thecharioteer for finding that. That Sun Life building to the right looks quite 'baroque-co' - my self invented word. Some might say Richardsonian but I don't use big words like that.
I was joking too when I decided to leave her in the picture.
Missed this one at Doors Open; I'll file your rec and be sure to have a look, thanks.
Must be neat too work in a building like that. Or have a job in an organization like that. Thanks dbailey62. Welcome to Urbane Toronto.
November 3 addition.
Then: Kingston Road W from Silverbirch. October 16 1922.
That big old house on the right is still there hidden behind a store front.
Now: October 2009.
DSC
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They did lots of stonework restoration last summer.
dbailey62
Active Member
Thanks Mustapha. It's great to be here.
I can't say I work in that building but I do work in a building with a great view of the closed Whitney Block tower and it is indeed very neat.
I took the annual United Way fundraising tour of the WB last year (for employees only) and the shots can be seen here.
http://news.webshots.com/album/569428084lXhjZi?vhost=news
But nothing beats this wonderful old postcard.
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GenerationW
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Better if you were joking WITH the blonde walking in the foreground.
Man I love this thread!