[Goldie]

Restored Dineen Building
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And here's Dineen in 1929

 

[lenaitch]

Interesting banner ad: "business adjustment sale".

 

[JB1980]

Looking on Streetview, I also noticed that this Stephenson Ave. photo is also painted as a mural on the staircase up to Main St.:
https://goo.gl/maps/7jhiBZxX3zL2

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Unfortunately, it looks as if not everyone appreciated this wonderful mural for what it was. I was in the area recently and this is the state it is in now. Very sad!

 

[JB1980]

Looking East from Main Street Bridge over York Station and the Grand Trunk Railway Lands. 1889.

Looking East from Main Street Bridge over Danforth GO Station. 2019

 

[Goldie]

Church-Carlton S-E corner 1929 TPL

 

[Goldie]

Yonge-Castlefield S/W corner 1929 TPL

 

[Goldie]

Looking W. on King at Yonge c.1860

 

[Goldie]

Foot of Yonge St. c.1900

 

[adma]

Looking W. on King at Yonge c.1860
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Speaking of the latter shot: I recently identified this cover location as the underside of the Starbucks building (Peter Dickinson's Prudential Building, 1960) on the right--that's the Royal Bank Building with the columns in the background...

 

[Goldie]

Gerrard at Yonge N/E corner - 1938

 

[Koolgreen]

Geez, you can still see the outline of that "temperance" sign on the adjacent building!!

 

[Goldie]

Leaside c.1928 looking E. towards intersection of Laird Dr., McRae Dr. and Wicksteed Ave. TPL
Buildings are those of Canada Wire & Cable and the Durant Automobile Manufacturing Co.
In the middle, east of factories, can be seen remains of some airplane hangers.
This was the site of an "aerodrome" in 1915.
Known for Canada's first airmail flight...between Montreal-Toronto.

 

[Goldie]

New branch office building for the Bank of Toronto at the corner of St. Clair Ave. and Bathurst St. 1946 TPL

 

[Goldie]

York Memorial Collegiate Institute opened in 1930 at Eglinton and Keele. TPL

Now, obscured by subway construction:

 

[LPCI]

York Memorial Collegiate Institute opened in 1930 at Eglinton and Keele. TPL

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Now, obscured by subway construction:

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It still has all its roof edge details!