Goldie
Senior Member
The Chairman of Metropolitan Toronto and the Mayor of Toronto have a photo-op in 1966.
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It's been mentioned before, but said destruction would probably have happened no matter who the mayor was at the time. Taking down old buildings to clear space for parking was generally a 1950s/1960s thing, not specifically a Nathan Phillips thing.
I believe the city motto at the time was, Toronto: Ample Parking!
Found some aerials I have never seen before 1953-1960 from York space. Hopefully they are new for everybody.
http://pi.library.yorku.ca/dspace/b...fonds,+F0433&etal=-1&offset=120&type=relation
Great pics, brrewster, particularly nice to see the pic of the lost Engineering & Electric Building (opposite the Automotive Building):
Where did I shoot this traffic 47 years ago?
Would this be 103 Queen St W? - date unknown
Where did I shoot this traffic 47 years ago?
I recognized it from the Rumble Motors sign wedge on the upper left (which was still extant into the mid-80s, at least)
They had a great radio jingle - "Ramble into Rumble...you'll see".
Yes, and now the building is gone. DOT patio furniture went in for a season and that was it. I think they are building townhouses or condos there.'Brennan' took over the Rumble name.. and that lasted until the GM dealerships implosion of a few years back..
Yes, and now the building is gone. DOT patio furniture went in for a season and that was it. I think they are building townhouses or condos there.