[Mustapha]

interesting story in the Globe. the then and now are only 25 years apart

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-magazine/bay-street-then-and-now/article1187922/

'only' 25 years.. For me it was eons ago. I held a newborn that year and now I listen to her advice.



Anna - thanks for the Bay street pictures. Too bad brimmed hats and double breasted suits had their heyday. What dapper people walked our streets.




I willl be away for a few days. Here are the daily additions in advance. Be well.




June 27 addition.

300 King E

Condos sprout everywhere.

June 28 addition.

Those drivers reversed carefully.

June 29 addition.

Thanks Anna, for id'ing this as St Mary and Yonge a few months ago. I finally took a pic. Hate to think what would happen if one of those air conditioners took a tumble onto the street.

June 30 addition.

Toronto street looking N.

The rather 'Gothic' Shaw & Baggs Insurance is gone but the two buildings to the north are still there.

 

[Aladone]

The Terminal part 2

Here's another angle of the Terminal Wearhouse. Top south east corner condo - Vince Carter's then A.J. Burnett's...Anyone know who owns it now?

 

[Anna]

Here's another angle of the Terminal Warehouse. Top south east corner condo - Vince Carter's then A.J. Burnett's...Anyone know who owns it now?

I do

 

[Mustapha]

I do

Saturday night then? Open bar, please. There will be several hundred UTers looking forward to sitting on your patio.

 

[junctionist]

The before and after photos of the redeveloped waterfront areas are spectacular.

 

[Aladone]

Saturday night then? Open bar, please. There will be several hundred UTers looking forward to sitting on your patio.

I'm down...

 

[Edward Skira]

A twitter follower brought us this site with lots of Then & Now

http://electro.aminus3.com/image/2007-07-28.html

 

[Skeezix]

A twitter follower brought us this site with lots of Then & Now

http://electro.aminus3.com/image/2007-07-28.html

Somewhere there is a lengthy thread here on urbantoronto about this web site.

 

[Edward]

Some great shots of what the waterfront once looked like.

 

[Aladone]

Waterfront revisited

 

[SimonP]

Somewhere there is a lengthy thread here on urbantoronto about this web site.

http://urbantoronto.ca/showthread.php?t=4661 - here is a link to that thread. They are pretty amazing photos.

 

[Uncle Teddy]

Amazing to think it was only 45 years ago that out skyline looked like the one on the left.

 

[Goldie]

back to nature

Some will go back to nature for the holiday.

Happy Canada Day!

 

[Mustapha]

http://urbantoronto.ca/showthread.php?t=4661 - here is a link to that thread. They are pretty amazing photos.

They are amazing. The comments about the old Eaton store... I think many regret its loss. Oh well, we still have The Bay store.

Some will go back to nature for the holiday.

Happy Canada Day!

Canada Day addition.

Yonge and Dundas SW corner.

July 2 addition.

Adelaide, looking SSE towards Yonge which is just out of frame on the
left of the pictures. Does anyone know where that facade came from?

 

[adma]

From the Inventory of Heritage Properties...

11 ADELAIDE ST W Commercial 28 Architectural Contextual SEE 40 King St. West - John Kay Store facade (later Wood Gundy); 1898; S.G. Curry, (formerly located at 36-38 King St. West) -adopted by City Council on June 9, 1976; Heritage Easement Agreement CT672907, registered on July 16, 1987 covers the facade located at 11 Adelaide St W

Relocated with the construction of Scotia Plaza.