[Goldie]

The Mynah Bird on Yorkville - once a notorious landmark

Google Street View:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/1...2!3m1!1s0x882b34a572a13cc1:0x25c9f960dc891cd0

 

[LordWanker]

Looks like the then/now format has caught on: linky

 

[Goldie]

Looks like the then/now format has caught on: linky

Nice examples and beautiful technique.

 

[barit]

Goldie: Please tell us why the Mynah Bird was notorious!

 

[DSC]

Goldie: Please tell us why the Mynah Bird was notorious!

See:

http://jbwarehouse.blogspot.ca/2013/07/past-pieces-of-toronto-mynah-bird.html

 

[Goldie]

Goldie: Please tell us why the Mynah Bird was notorious!

Not only was it known for "topless waitresses," but there were also some dancers picketing on the street (1971) for more pay if they were expected to display nudity.

 

[barit]

Thanks to you both. I missed the "swinging" sixties by about 3 years.

 

[Goldie]

 

[Goldie]

228-238 Niagara St,. 1936

Google Street View:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/2...2!3m1!1s0x882b34e22bc3740d:0x1f103ac1c34d397b

 

[Goldie]

Kingston Rd. looking W. from Main St. 1922

Google Street View:
https://www.google.com/maps/search/...ata=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sT40g0kYYTlkaysGgI4OL7w!2e0

 

[Goldie]

Harbour St. at Bay, 1928

Same street view, same lamp post (on the steps of the former Toronto Harbour Commission Building - now Ports Toronto and Harbour Steakhouse)

 

[the lemur]

I think it was moved up the street (sort of).
https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Silverthorn+Ave,+Toronto,+ON/@43.6837425,-79.4636555,3a,53.8y,308.57h,79.88t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s7wNFLNf9d6OzsM0uvkpdrw!2e0!6s//geo3.ggpht.com/cbk?panoid=7wNFLNf9d6OzsM0uvkpdrw&output=thumbnail&cb_client=maps_sv.tactile.gps&thumb=2&w=203&h=100&yaw=103.88699&pitch=0!7i13312!8i6656!4m2!3m1!1s0x882b3406da494689:0xf4cf18a30bc25c49?hl=en

The design looks different but the Google Street Views suggest that that memorial outside the hall was removed around 2010 and a new one appeared in the intersection around the same time.

 

[Goldie]

I'm compelled to add more to my previous post (I love that building!).

 

[Anna]

The design looks different but the Google Street Views suggest that that memorial outside the hall was removed around 2010 and a new one appeared in the intersection around the same time.

By 'sort of' I meant that the original bronze plaques were remounted on the new monument, while the cross from the top of the old monument is now lying flat in front of it.

http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2011/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-40227.pdf

 

[ValsHere]