edgedamage
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Thanks for this great thread.
Bayview and Sheppard north east corner before.
After.
Bayview and Sheppard north east corner before.
After.
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There's one at the south west corner of King and Bay, with the date 1889. Are we wise in assuming they changed the date every time the foundry made new ones though? Perhaps "1889" was some sort of "greatest hits" commemorative year, and they produced them for decades?
Actually there are LOTS of the 1889 drain covers in Toronto. (I think they are all covers for the street drains which are set into the sidewalks right at the kerbs. I do not think they are technically 'man-hole covers".) There are many in the Old Town area and I have seen a few elsewhere.
I too have often wondered whether in 1889 someone (in error or on purpose) placed a huge order. As far as I know 1889 was not a special year in Toronto, but others may know better.
Actually there are LOTS of the 1889 drain covers in Toronto. (I think they are all covers for the street drains which are set into the sidewalks right at the kerbs. I do not think they are technically 'man-hole covers".) There are many in the Old Town area and I have seen a few elsewhere.
I too have often wondered whether in 1889 someone (in error or on purpose) placed a huge order. As far as I know 1889 was not a special year in Toronto, but others may know better.
There is a manhole cover near the northwest corner of Adelaide & University that has an 1880's date on it (IIRC). I hope it survives.
We obviously need an update here to illustrate the last 40 years.
Any aerial photographers in the crowd?
Also remember that by the time the building was demolished, there were only two bays left of the original:
Thanks for this great thread.
Bayview and Sheppard north east corner before.
After.
It has been a while, and I thought it was a round manhole cover as opposed to a square catch basin cover built into the curb/kerb, but now I know why I was mistaken..
picture from Bay St. courtesy http://s660.photobucket.com/albums/uu328/Jake31_2009/Toronto/
Anna, and gang: Is it just me, but that cover doesn't look like vintage 1889.
What's the date of the before picture?edgedamage said:Bayview and Sheppard north east corner before.
While admiring the "androiduk" photo at the top of today's page, I was reminded of a photo in my files that's probably 40 years old.
Is that old house is still there?
^ Thanks Goldie. Indeed the house is still there. I was planning on including it in my daily postings in the 'My Toronto' thread tomorrow.
It looked like that up until fairly recently -- 15 years ago I was definitely traipsing up and down that hill to and from Bayview Village, and if memory serves, as recently as 10 years ago.What's the date of the before picture?