Mustapha
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January 24th: One photo today, from war-time Liberty Village in 1944 - of Lord Halifax watching female war workers at John Inglis Co., Ltd.
Don't know the date of this one, but it's my most favourite Inglis photo.
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Don't know the date of this one, but it's my most favourite Inglis photo.
seemsartless
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I live in the neighbourhood and am amazed at how little those two buidlings have changed in 80 years or so. The City of Toronto archives has a LOT of photos of the police station being built in 1933 - step by step by step...
seemsartless
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From the Library and Archives Canada page for the photo:
Veronica Foster, an employee of John Inglis Co. Ltd. and known as "The Bren Gun Girl" posing with a finished Bren gun in the John Inglis Co. Ltd. Bren gun plant. (10 May 1941)
She could do it all! Work the lathe:
Eat in the cafeteria like everyone else:
But then she could also get dressed up an enjoy a night at the country club:
Ooops, how did THAT photo get in here?
The NFB has a film Rosies of the North on women in the industrial war effort in Canadia.
seemsartless
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January 28th: Two photos from 1913 just outside the Protestant Orphans Home in Dufferin Grove on Coolmine Road:
And a sidewalk crossing on east side opposite north gate:
Then in 1931 we have a photo of 130 Wellington Street West demolished as part of the University Avenue Extension, I assume:
Details on these photos available on the Jan 28th Historic Toronto photos page.
And a sidewalk crossing on east side opposite north gate:
Then in 1931 we have a photo of 130 Wellington Street West demolished as part of the University Avenue Extension, I assume:
Details on these photos available on the Jan 28th Historic Toronto photos page.
seemsartless
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January 31st: A relatively recent Collations photo today, from 1988, of a wonderful old building on the west side of Spadina, just south of Sussex Ave in the Huron Sussex neighbourhood which seems to remain unchanged, complete with those distinctive windows:
Here's the link to the Flickr record for this photo.
Here's the link to the Flickr record for this photo.
seemsartless
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February 1st: We start a new month in South Riverdale back in 1928 at the looking at the 'subway' on Queen Street East at De Grassi Street. The building on the left (north) side of the street is still there, but on the south side is a parking lot. If you take a look at the photos around this area, here you'll find a photo from two years earlier of them placing the steel beams, a few photos from a bit father north of the tracks, etc...
Then in 1974 we jump to Yonge and Dundas for a photo of Burtons Mens Clothing and Coles bookstore, 301 Yonge Street, east side, at Dundas Street East, southeast corner:
and the same corner from the other side:
Details on all these photos available on the February 1st Historic Toronto photos page.
Then in 1974 we jump to Yonge and Dundas for a photo of Burtons Mens Clothing and Coles bookstore, 301 Yonge Street, east side, at Dundas Street East, southeast corner:
and the same corner from the other side:
Details on all these photos available on the February 1st Historic Toronto photos page.
DTowner
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February 1st: We start a new month in South Riverdale back in 1928 at the looking at the 'subway' on Queen Street East at De Grassi Street. The building on the left (north) side of the street is still there, but on the south side is a parking lot. If you take a look at the photos around this area, here you'll find a photo from two years earlier of them placing the steel beams, a few photos from a bit father north of the tracks, etc...
Then in 1974 we jump to Yonge and Dundas for a photo of Burtons Mens Clothing and Coles bookstore, 301 Yonge Street, east side, at Dundas Street East, southeast corner:
and the same corner from the other side:
Details on all these photos available on the February 1st Historic Toronto photos page.
I am not a fan and will never be a fan of Dundas Sq (sorry, but it's a waste of space most of the year; it's not even aesthetically pleasing) But, the shops that were there before needed to go. I would've preferred a condo/business highrise with shops at street-level.
J T CUNNINGHAM
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seemsartless
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I agree, it is also amazing that Toronto has no real 'heart' where people go - City Hall, perhaps? Or maybe it IS great that different neighbourhoods have their own meeting places (think world cup soccer).
February 3rd: Two old wooden houses today from a snowy 1912 - 99 years ago. The first is kids and a dog outside an old house on the northwest corner of Trinity and Fronts Streets (watching the new Infiniti cars being unloaded across the street, perhaps?) in the Distillery District. This photo seems to have a wonderful light to it, or just the right level of softness...
Then in Regent Park we have a couple of old wooden houses:
Details on these photos on the February 3rd historic Toronto Photos page.
thecharioteer
Senior Member
From the Library and Archives Canada page for the photo:
Veronica Foster, an employee of John Inglis Co. Ltd. and known as "The Bren Gun Girl" posing with a finished Bren gun in the John Inglis Co. Ltd. Bren gun plant. (10 May 1941)
She could do it all! Work the lathe:
Eat in the cafeteria like everyone else:
But then she could also get dressed up an enjoy a night at the country club:
Ooops, how did THAT photo get in here?
The NFB has a film Rosies of the North on women in the industrial war effort in Canadia.
Call me jaded, but I think there's something subliminal going on here to help the war effort:
J T CUNNINGHAM
Senior Member
Mmmm.
Is that DND signage at the butt end of the gun? - NO SMOKING.
Regards,
J T
Is that DND signage at the butt end of the gun? - NO SMOKING.
Regards,
J T
Mustapha
Senior Member
20 cents for a salad. Wow.
seemsartless
Active Member
February 4th: One photo from 1984 by Collations, from the Garden District, of an awful addition to a beautiful old house at 247-249 Dundas St E:
Details in his Flickr photo stream, here, and photos from up and down the street, here.
Details in his Flickr photo stream, here, and photos from up and down the street, here.
junctionist
Senior Member
No, people do in fact go to Nathan Phillips Square and Dundas Square for various events and to stop and relax and/or socialize. There are many other such places, but those are two prominent places.
seemsartless
Active Member
February 6th: I've finally figured out how to link directly to the Archives of Ontario entries, and while the photos don't tend to be as large as the City of Toronto Archives, they have a lot of great content. Here's an 86 year old photo of snowy Knox College, University of Toronto back in 1925:
( Details on this photo available on the Historic Toronto photos from Feb 6th page. )
( Details on this photo available on the Historic Toronto photos from Feb 6th page. )