A quiet night. Dunno why I post this Then and Now. It's hardly hard hitting. Running out of material at the Toronto archives with wow factor, I suppose. Then. St. Andrews Presbyterian Church former manse on Simcoe south of King August 25 1973. Now. March 2016.

Then. Toronto's 2nd Chinatown. Elizabeth Street. [The 1st was on lower York street; according to my gramps]. Looking SW at the W side of the street from a tidge S of Dundas. 1970s; going by the sideburns. The Lichee Gardens was patronized by Canadians. Chinese Canadians would go to Kwong...

Thank you!

Yep. April 24.

Heya, I thought you all might like a look at the very old Honolulu Chinatown here: http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/honolulu-chinatown-april-2016.25554/

Several square blocks. Old, very old, but vibrant enough. Reminds me of Toronto's Elizabeth Street Chinatown before its decampment to Spadina Avenue. But with a tropical flavor. Only 3 blocks away from the historic passenger line piers of Honolulu, this Chinatown is fondly remembered by a...

http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2016/05/london-during-the-blitz-then-and-now-photographs/481851/

An Endangered Chinatown. I know these kind of things fall into the category of personal pet projects/interests; but here you go anyways. :) http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/group-wants-to-save-historic-structures-in-lethbridges-shrinking-chinatown

http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/view/all

I spent a lot of time in Bassel's. Always haunting - in a good way - to see this place again. I close my eyes and I'm back there. :)

http://torontoist.com/2016/02/shaping-toronto-chinatowns/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/11409209/Dresden-Then-and-now-photographs-of-city-razed-in-Allied-firestorm.html?frame=3197498

http://www.timeout.com/london/things-to-do/tube-stations-then-and-now

http://spillwords.com/places-then-and-now-i/

Tableau Vintage. Vintage menu kindly provided by JT CUNNINGHAM. Thank you JT. The Rathskeller was one of the Walker House restaurants. Check the date; just over 50 years ago. Watch and sunglasses belonged to my paternal gramps. Purchased respectively at Simpson's Yorkdale and the Hermant...

http://www.thestar.com/yourtoronto/once-upon-a-city-archives/2016/04/14/once-upon-a-city-the-when-hollywood-came-north.html

http://news.buzzbuzzhome.com/2016/03/then-and-now-photo-tour-torontos-parkdale.html

http://www.battledetective.com/nowthenWorld.html