King looking east from Bathurst: 1927: 1973: Showing the old Executive Motor Hotel on the right: Today:

Only once Buildings issues a demolition permit, Heritage Preservation Services will identify it as a building of interest.

I don’t think I’d want to replace the Revell design, but this pic shows that it could have existed in harmony with the Registry building:

Front & Jarvis 1953: 1973: Today (pic by Rascacielo on North St. Lawrence market thread):

Don’t forget that the original design for the new city hall retained the Registry, but was seen as unworthy of the “Toronto of the Future” vision espoused by Eric Arthur et al, hence triggering the international competition ultimately won by Viljo Revell.

King Street East at Leader Lane: 1842, original design of Victoria Row by John Howard: 1856: 1890's, Victoria Row has received a Second Empire facelift: 1980's: Today (pic by Mburrrr on 65 King East thread):

That canopy was once really something!

King and Simcoe, July 20, 1927: King and Simcoe, July 13, 2023:

What was also lost with the needless demolition of the Bank of Montreal building were bas-reliefs of the provinces and native animals, many now at the Guild Inn: 1972:

I should have credited Toronto Star photographer, Boris Spremo for that one, in the TPL Digital Archive.

King & Bay: 1915: 1966: 2000's:

Queen's Park, looking north to Bloor:

What's shown in the 1907 pic is the single track Metropolitan Line which ran from the city to Lake Simcoe (can be seen in DSC's May 28th post in Hogg's Hollow). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Street_Railway_(Toronto)

1907: Yonge looking north at Erskine (note the street sign on the corner building). The only building that appears to still be standing is the houseform building with the sloped roof halfway up the block: Today: