[thecharioteer]

Mr. Salmon captured some last photos of the 1841 "New Fort", CNE grounds, just prior to the demolition of most of it.

From the CNE Archives (http://www.cnearchives.com/v03.htm)

Built in 1841, Stanley Barracks was to replace Fort York as the Toronto garrison. Stanley Barracks originally consisted of six main buildings around a parade square. Between 1951 and 1953, five of the buildings were demolished, leaving only the Officers' Quarters. The Officers' Quarters housed the Marine Museum from 1959 until 1998.

Map from the TPL (1895 copy by Owen Staples of an 1840 map):

1880:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/repo...our-torontos-stanley-barracks/article5663996/


1910:

1923 (TPL):

Pics by Mr. Salmon, 1951:

1952:

http://citiesintime.ca/toronto/story/stanley-barr/

 

[DTowner]

his photos are really priceless, and it is astonishing to me that there isn't a coffee-table book available of his work. only in Toronto. they are large format works, and i am sure the negatives are in beautiful condition. hint, hint.

also, that is a fantastic shot of the most famous gay bar in the history of Toronto.

St Charles! Lol. I remember walking by that with my mum and sister in the 80s. A cute guy walked out and my mum said "That's too bad". I asked "What is?" She cleared her throat and said, "Nothing. Never mind." LOL!

 

[thecharioteer]

The Fifties were a transitional period for the CNE as modern buildings (Exhibition Stadium 1948, Food Building 1954, Queen Elizabeth Building 1957) were built, and, as can be seen above, century old structures like the New Fort were demolished for parking lots. Salmon captured some of the demolitions as well as the emergence of some of the best new architecture, like the Shell Oil Building.

Shell Oil Building under construction 1955:



1952:



1955:



Demolished:



Automotive Building 1954:

 

[thecharioteer]

The other big change on the waterfront, documented by Mr. Salmon, was the 1956 demolition of the Sunnyside amusement park for the Gardiner Expressway.

Prologue 1934 (not by Mr. Salmon; http://www.yorku.ca/anderson/Visual Modernity in Toronto/Recreation/recreation.htm):

1956 demolition (by Mr. Salmon):





After. Looking west from opposite the Palais Royale:

 

[thecharioteer]

Mr. Salmon clearly loved Toronto and was an avid collector of both recent (to him) and historic photographs. According to the Toronto Archives:

The Salmon Collection of prints and negatives was acquired by the City of Toronto Archives in 1974 from the Metropolitan Toronto Library Board.....Approximately 13,000 images collected by Salmon from various photographers are housed in the Toronto Reference Library.Images in this fonds are available on microfilm, located in the Research Hall microfilm cabinets at the City of Toronto Archives. A total of 2336 of the ca. 2380 images in this fonds have also been digitized and can be viewed online (see the item-level descriptions)..

Here are a few of the images by other photographers which form part of the Salmon Collection:

1880:

1929:

1936:

1934:

1866 (NW corner King&Yonge):

1935:

 

[thecharioteer]

Queens Park Bandshell, 1952:



High Park pavilion, 1952 (destroyed by fire 1958):



In 1956:



Avenue Road/St. Clair, 1952:

 

[Oldcamera]

I was acquainted with Ted Chirnside in the 1970s and viewed many of his photos of post war Willowdale. He recognized North York was changing fast and photographed areas and landmarks that would soon change wtih development. While working for weekly papers in North York (The Enterprise, Willowdale Post, North York Mirror) we used many of his photos in a "Then and Now" column. I remember in 1975 sitting at his dining room table at his house on Bishop Ave (at Finch) viewing many photos of areas I played in as a kid in the 1950s. All his photos were from 21/4 negs shot on an old Praktica camera. His one big dream was to publish a photo book of North York Then and Now. However his project never happened. Probably due to a young Mike Filey having a lock on this typle of book with most publishers. Mrs Chirnside used to work at Gibson House at the time as a guide. She was a very nice lady and very knowledgeable of pioneer life in Willowdale. I lost touch with Ted since he left his Bishop Ave house and only just discovered that his collection is housed at the North York branch on Yonge St of the Toronto Library. Ted's work deserves to be recognized in a coffee table book. Its way overdue.

 

[Lone Primate]

II lost touch with Ted since he left his Bishop Ave house and only just discovered that his collection is housed at the North York branch on Yonge St of the Toronto Library. Ted's work deserves to be recognized in a coffee table book. Its way overdue.

Hear hear! I know there are lots of people whose collections of shots of town have, thankfully, made their way to the city archives and the TPL, but for me, the work of James Salmon and Ted Chirnside has really stood out. That really would make a wonderful project. The city's so big now that it might make three or four volumes. In the age of modern on-demand publishing, really, all it would take is simply selecting the shots, getting the current views, assembling them in a pleasing way, and porting them up to a site where people could order them. It might be nice touch to see that the profits, if any, went to the respective archives.

 

[thecharioteer]

Great idea, LP!

Bathurst Street, bottom to top:

Queen's Wharf Lighthouse 1952:



Hillcrest TTC Yards 1955:



Bathurst, view north from the Old Forest Hill bridge, 1955:



At the Belt Line, north of Shallmar:



From the 401 overpass, looking south, 1955:



North of Sheppard, road washed out from Hurricane Hazel, 1954:



Same spot, looking south, 1954:



North from Finch, 1957:

 

[thecharioteer]

Yonge Street, North Toronto, 1954:

At Eglinton:



At Broadway:



At St. Clements:

 

[thecharioteer]

A trip to the Toronto Islands, 1954:

 

[adma]

Most poignant indicator of how the Island was a "real community": the visible Red & White store sign

Oh, going back in this thread: the 50s Salvation Army on Albert St was by Parkin, not Dickinson.

 

[thecharioteer]

Another view of the 1845 Commercial Bank of the Midland District, Wellington Street, 1955:

 

[thecharioteer]

Views of what would become Nathan Phillips Square, 1953-1955:



Elizabeth Street, north from Queen:

What was there in 1910:

 

[adma]

Interesting that Shea's was set up for 3D (House Of Wax!); and rather discombobulating to spot Dickinson's brand new 111 Richmond in the background of that last photo...