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William Armstrong photo of Wellington Street @ Leader Lane. ca 1856.

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May 3. 1930. Foundations for the "Customs & Excise Building" aka The Dominion Public Building. (Library & Archives Canada)
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Today, sort of.

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Impossible from Streetview to get the shot from the top of the railway embankment.

I would argue this is just a slightly better angle though, in terms of mimicking the shot angle:

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The surviving facades/buildings of Front Street from that top shot:

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Certainly some amazing changes along Front St. since 1930...thanks DSC & Northern Light.
This single building appears to be the only one remaining----except for the Hockey Hall of Fame in the old bank at the corner of Yonge.
Once known as "Film House," a location for motion picture production offices, editing rooms and a film processing lab---c.1950s, 60s, 70s
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It was somewhere between 181 and 199 George St.

THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA
TORONTO
DECEMBER
1944

Pringle & Booth Limited
195 George Street.
Elgin 6363

Regards,
J T
Pringle and booth later moved to eglinton and Leslie. I worked there in the art department with john Russo , ron , jack Phyllis , Neil pedder and pino Sottile.
 
Thanks for that correct address, JT.
I was at P&B for only 6 months (c, 1955) earning $35 per week!
I believe they moved to Leslie St., in Don Mills when Moss Park took over George St.
and then , later on, moved to Woodbine Ave. in Markham.
Wonder if P&B is still in business?
I think they relocated again before changing names. I worked at Pringle and booth. In the 80’s in the art department with jack Phyllis, john Russo , ron , pino Sottile , Neil pedder. , what a great bunch
 
Welcome to the site Frank.
Nice to hear from another P&B employee.
I recall that name..Jack Phillis....he must have been at the George St. location in 1955.
I've often thought about the 2 studio photographers...Murray Dutchak & Peter Lucas.
I think they went into the motion picture business.....where are they now? Anyone know?

By the way, you may have already noticed...you have to be careful about repeating yourself.
 
Toronto Journey 416 with a neat "then and now" comparison view of Church & Monteith Street on their IG story. Partialy showing the location of Loblaws in the place of the current Barbara Hall Park:



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Toronto Journey 416 with a neat "then and now" comparison view of Church & Monteith Street on their IG story. Partialy showing the location of Loblaws in the place of the current Barbara Hall Park:



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VERY similar to my post of a couple of weeks ago, (#15179) at https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/miscellany-toronto-photographs-then-and-now.6947/page-1012 .
 

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