thecharioteer
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Attached images of A. E. Rae & Company, 168 Yonge, in 1908. Source:
http://www.archive.org/stream/constructionjour02macduoft#page/n57/mode/2up
They didn’t last long; by 1912 (or earlier) Simpson’s had swallowed them up.
Love those late Victorian/Edwardian storefronts! It reminds me of the now-demolished Oak Hall at 121 King Street East (now the Sculpture Garden):
![OakHall-1.jpg](http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa112/thecharioteer/Buildings/OakHall-1.jpg)
Close-up from the sidewalk:
![oakhall-2.jpg](http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa112/thecharioteer/Buildings/oakhall-2.jpg)
View of the street in 1910 (Oak Hall on the right):
![kingeast1910.jpg](http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa112/thecharioteer/Buildings/kingeast1910.jpg)
Oak Hall:
![kingeast1910-1.jpg](http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa112/thecharioteer/Buildings/kingeast1910-1.jpg)
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