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This article has nothing to do with Toronto, but I found it rather interesting and, as we often see here, old photos bring back memories. https://news.library.mcgill.ca/flashback-with-angela-grauerholz/
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Is this looking north or south? My confusion is the numbering indicating a view south, yet the odd numbers indicate the east side of Yonge, unless this convention was introduced later.
The Directory says that McIntosh & Walton is on west side of Yonge so it's looking south - and the numbers make sense as they, apparently, started at the Lake. This would be the Now view..Is this looking north or south? My confusion is the numbering indicating a view south, yet the odd numbers indicate the east side of Yonge, unless this convention was introduced later.
My point is that presently, odd numbers are on the east/south side of streets. Does anyone know when that was implemented?The Directory says that McIntosh & Walton is on west side of Yonge so it's looking south - and the numbers make sense as they, apparently, started at the Lake. This would be the Now view..
See: http://spacing.ca/national/2013/03/11/ever-wonder-how-a-house-gets-an-address-number/My point is that presently, odd numbers are on the east/south side of streets. Does anyone know when that was implemented?
Thanks. Now we know!See: http://spacing.ca/national/2013/03/11/ever-wonder-how-a-house-gets-an-address-number/
I checked out the City directories ( http://wherethestorytakesme.ca/toronto-city-directories/ ) and in 1861 they announced the arrangement - it started in 1860 or 1861 as far as I can tell and, as they say "the present plan of numbering being exactly the reverse of the previous plan"..
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