[J T CUNNINGHAM]

"horses still do that."
QUOTE Mustapha.

Friedrich Alfred Krupp would be proud.


Regards,
J T

 

[Mustapha]

Then and Now for March 12.


Then. 454 Yonge c1918. "Branch of Royal Bank, Toronto. F.S. Baker, F.R.I.B.A., Architect". Thank you wwwebster for sourcing this rare picture.

[Fellow]R.I.B.A.: http://www.architecture.com/


Now. September 2011.

 

[Goldie]

Because of that unique reflection in the upper windows, I'm guessing that the red-brick building on the left is the old IOOF Building - N/W corner Yonge/College.

 

[mattelderca]

I expanded your picture and the answer to your question is: 'Dundas Street'?

I was going to say Gerrard, the bike is climbing the west bank up from Bayview? That appears to be the measles hospital to the left, is it not?

 

[Anna]

And what's the 'tallest building in the British Empire'? - isn't 1925 too early for Commerce Court North - is the date wrong?

 

[Goldie]

And what's the 'tallest building in the British Empire'? - isn't 1925 too early for Commerce Court North - is the date wrong?

I agree - the date is wrong.
The "tallest building in the British Empire" (Bank of Commerce) was not begun until 1929.

 

[Mustapha]

I was going to say Gerrard, the bike is climbing the west bank up from Bayview? That appears to be the measles hospital to the left, is it not?

I do believe you are right.

 

[Mustapha]

And what's the 'tallest building in the British Empire'? - isn't 1925 too early for Commerce Court North - is the date wrong?

I agree - the date is wrong.
The "tallest building in the British Empire" (Bank of Commerce) was not begun until 1929.

The date is wrong. Goldie is right - and it's also set in stone - the cornerstone says 'Erected 1929.'

 

[themarc]

Interesting that in 1913 there didn't seem to be a lot of Christmastime snow on the ground either.

100 years later and the trend repeats itself...

 

[Goldie]

Very observant, themarc.
I dare-say that there's no Torontonian living today who has ever seen less snow in the city than we've had this winter.
Last week, I shot this scene in Cedarbrook Park so as to have a record of our amazing winter.
Hope I'm not speaking too soon!

 

[themarc]

Very observant, themarc.
I dare-say that there's no Torontonian living today who has ever seen less snow in the city than we've had this winter.
Last week, I shot this scene in Cedarbrook Park so as to have a record of our amazing winter.
Hope I'm not speaking too soon!

What's more amazing when I am talking to my wife about where to go on holidays and we are at a bit of a loss to choose some place warm as we still haven't been chilled yet this winter LOL

 

[Mustapha]

Because of that unique reflection in the upper windows, I'm guessing that the red-brick building on the left is the old IOOF Building - N/W corner Yonge/College.

Correct Goldie.

 

[geneva]

Happy to help. So far the only image of 33 King West I’ve been able to find is beyond the timeframe you’re interested in. Published in Illustrated Toronto: Past and Present, 1877:

http://ia600409.us.archive.org/Book...tratedtor00timbuoft_0526.jp2&scale=1&rotate=0

I’ve attached a cropped image.

Thank you wwwebster Thanks for going the extra and cropping it too Sorry it has been a few days since I have had a chance to get back to you. I appreciate your help. Very cool to actually find people like you I continue on, working like mad on my project...... will let you know if I find anything

 

[geneva]

There is a bit of that here
http://www.toronto.ca/archives/images/zoom_f1498_it0013-16_pan.htm

True! I wonder about the zoomify the Archives are using, wonder if it is a HTML5...(thinking as always about a site I am working on
Sorry, I did not notice this response of yours, still getting around urbantoronto!

 

[geneva]

1856 (even numbers on south side):

1861 (even numbers on north side):

Hi wwwebster, So the sides changed for odd and even numbers between those years? I think I am confused