I had a summer job once, in July 1981, which I had obtained through Canada Manpower, as it was known at the time. The job was to paint the exterior trim of the Brunswick. I remember that the guy who hired me spent a lot of time in the bar while I worked, and although he did pay me, he also...

Two gas stations on the north-west corner? There's one of those iconic Joy Oil "castle" gas stations partially visible on the corner, with a Sunoco station to it's north.

Sorry everyone ... that's 756 Markham St, and not Palmerston Ave. I've corrected this on flickr, as well as an earlier version of this from 1990that I misidentified as Clinton St! A quick check on Google Street View tells me that this little cottage is overdue for an updated reshoot.

A few more storefronts frrom this past weekend 3282 Danforth Ave - August 28, 2010 2958 Danforth Ave - August 28, 2010 2936 Danforth Ave - August 28, 2010 2090 Danforth Ave - August 28, 2010 1962 Danforth Ave - August 28, 2010 1781 Danforth Ave - August 28...

Another thread of interest to those intertested in Joy Oil and its stations. http://urbantoronto.ca/showthread.php?13142-Who-needs-Gas-!!!

Some new finds ... 1550 Bloor St W - August 15, 2010 1452 Bloor St W - August 15, 2010 And, now, some Lotto-sponsored variety stores ... 99 Danforth Ave - August 14, 2010 815 Broadview Ave - August 14, 2010

Thanks for these posts! Some very good stuff, indeed. I know most of these, but not all. Where was that last photo taken? The one with the inverted bluish triangles? The K-A Grocery at Gerrard and Coxwell is currently featured as part of a show at MOCCA, as a Dan Bergeron piece, "posted"...

Thank you for posting this! A very interesting shot of the corner of Queen St W and McCaul St. A very nice little bit of the original storefront at the north-west corner is showing! Here's a recent attempt of mine to catch this relatively recently revealed former storefront signage, from...

I'm thinking that, yes, the sign itself will not survive, but a crap load of photos of it from it's second life will. What kind of survival would it have had, had it not been uncovered/recovered? Are there any photos of it from it's first life? I don't think so, but I could be wrong. Anyway...

Here's the archival record of 437 Jones Ave, May 23, 1952 ... the signage is small ... and all of it is concentrated on the pedestrian friendly street level... Sportsman and Buckingham cigarettes, Coca-Cola, Salada Tea. And here's my own 'archival' record, November 12, 1989 ... the...

A few more images of possible interest ... A corner store located at the south-east corner of Dufferin and Dupont streets ... June 27, 2010. A couple of variety stores on Eglinton Hill, July 1, 2010 ... And Tonks Variety, Rogers Rd, June 29, 2010. I'm pretty sure this...

Another version of same ... April 5, 2010.

And back to Toronto, here's a former Supertest station ... at least it was in the 1950s ... don't know what it became since then ... located at the north-east corner of Keele St and St Clair Ave W.

A few more old gas stations ... not Toronto, I admit, but interesting nonetheless, I hope ... One from Ballinafad, Ontario, October 14, 1979, a Sunoco station ... And one from Wroxeter, Ontario, July 31, 1988, a former Texaco station ... I think ...

And what it looks like now ... ... situated across the street as it is.

I don't know who created these spectacular gates, but for those interested, here is a link to some info on Toronto metalworker Emile Wenger at the City Archives site. His collection at the archives is astounding in the breadth and range of his work. A typical unsung tradesman who worked for...

Another variety store, documented at a variety of points in its history ... 1033 College St, March 6, 1986 1033 College St, July 25, 2004 1033 College St, March 15, 2010

And here's a storefront that retains sponsorship from a previous occupant, presumably, while not yet sporting a name of its own!!! 385 Roncesvalles Ave, February 27, 1999

Here's a storefront that went from being "sponsored" to being without sponsorship ... 786 Annette St, April 5, 1999 786 Annette St, October 18, 2009