dbailey62
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Ya no kidding. It absolutely stinks down there but until I now, I had no idea what the cause was.
Thanks for that information and many thanks for the PDF!
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Ya no kidding. It absolutely stinks down there but until I now, I had no idea what the cause was.
Thanks for that information and many thanks for the PDF!
Goldie
Senior Member
waterfront oil storage
Originally Posted by wwwebster:
"I walk past Cherry and Lakeshore twice every weekday, and you can still smell the petrochemicals, which are floating on the watertable about two metres below the ground."
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That area of Lakeshore was once used for massive oil storage facilities
- see attached aerial photo (1967).
I've often wondered about the clean-up that will be required for the proposed "Olympic Village" and housing developments.
Originally Posted by wwwebster:
"I walk past Cherry and Lakeshore twice every weekday, and you can still smell the petrochemicals, which are floating on the watertable about two metres below the ground."
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That area of Lakeshore was once used for massive oil storage facilities
- see attached aerial photo (1967).
I've often wondered about the clean-up that will be required for the proposed "Olympic Village" and housing developments.
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adma
Superstar
December 15 addition.
Then: Jarvis looking N from Lombard. January 1958.
There's been a gas station on that NE corner for quite some time now. A "BA" then, now a Petrocan.
Notice that the gloomy brick building in the background (was that Fred Victor Mission, too?) was being replaced by the quasi-present Fred Victor Mission premises a couple of years later
(quasi-present, in that it, too, received a total rebuild/makeover 30 years later, into its present look)
thecharioteer
Senior Member
And if you'll indulge me, I'll add the "pre" picture form 1856. Note that the 12-window block east of Leader Lane is intact, though the easternmost building (gray and white in the current photo) added some height:
Here's another one to slip in, labelled in the Archives as "Urban Development", showing Wellington East intact to Church Street, including the Bank of Toronto building on the corner. Dated June 14, 1954:
Traynor
Senior Member
Once again I'll ask this question...
Obviously Wellington was a two-way street at this time. What happened to the traffic when it reached the Five-point intersection at Church? How was this intersection controlled safely? On a green light, some Westbound Front traffic would go on Front and some to Wellington, but the Eastbound Wellington traffic would be crossing the Front traffic as it did so.
Front was two-way and Wellington was two-way... I don't get this and I'm too young to remember it that way.
From other pictures I've seen, there was no special traffic light as complex as the ones we have today. Does anyone know? I am curious.
Obviously Wellington was a two-way street at this time. What happened to the traffic when it reached the Five-point intersection at Church? How was this intersection controlled safely? On a green light, some Westbound Front traffic would go on Front and some to Wellington, but the Eastbound Wellington traffic would be crossing the Front traffic as it did so.
Front was two-way and Wellington was two-way... I don't get this and I'm too young to remember it that way.
From other pictures I've seen, there was no special traffic light as complex as the ones we have today. Does anyone know? I am curious.
Mustapha
Senior Member
The original Stock Exchange, the Bank Of Toronto; what an unfortunate loss for these two blocks of Wellington East.
December 16 addition.
Then: January 7, 1932. Looking NW at the Esplanade from the corner of Wilton and Jarvis. The photo says 'New' street, and it might have been at the time, but the modern sign here on the corner says 'Wilton' now. Strangely enough, a section of Dundas street was named Wilton before widening and conjoining into the modern Dundas street we know today.
Now: October 2009.
The Esplanade was a waterfront area, and docks, warehouses and railways were here. Occasionally one can find evidence, such as these tracks to nowhere.
In my 'Then' photo above, this building can be seen in the distance, now blocked from the original photographers perspective by a condo. She's still here, scrubbed up and giving sterling service.
December 16 addition.
Then: January 7, 1932. Looking NW at the Esplanade from the corner of Wilton and Jarvis. The photo says 'New' street, and it might have been at the time, but the modern sign here on the corner says 'Wilton' now. Strangely enough, a section of Dundas street was named Wilton before widening and conjoining into the modern Dundas street we know today.
Now: October 2009.
The Esplanade was a waterfront area, and docks, warehouses and railways were here. Occasionally one can find evidence, such as these tracks to nowhere.
In my 'Then' photo above, this building can be seen in the distance, now blocked from the original photographers perspective by a condo. She's still here, scrubbed up and giving sterling service.
That is a nice building. My 3 year old loves to hang off the bars covering the basement windows.
Mustapha
Senior Member
My kiddies enjoyed the Old Spaghetti Factory and then a walk through the market on weekends. A market walk after 2pm when the crowds thinned was always a weekend highlight for them.
December 17 addition.
Then: November 9, 1931. A mile or so to the north, the finishing touches were being placed on Maple Leaf Gardens for its opening. I have a neighbour who remembers attending a game that first year.
Another view from our 'New' Street, this time looking north.
Now: October 2009.
matix
New Member
That's 3 Church Street. Now, somewhat coincidently, home to Bousfields Inc (Planning Consultants) www.bousfields.ca and N. Barry Lyon Consultants Ltd. (market analysis) www.nblc.com
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adma
Superstar
Note the shadowy presence of the Beard Building at King + Jarvis, 4 years before it was torn down...
Mustapha
Senior Member
Let's leave the central core and go uptown a bit..
Then: Davenport and Avenue Road, looking at the SW corner. Davenport was widened in the early thirties. The intrepid city photographer was sent to document what was to be demolished. The old buildings shown would be located about where the south sidewalk and east bound lanes are now.
http://www.toronto.ca/heritage-preservation/pdf/heritagedistrict/3-9_Davenport_Road_Analysis.pdf
Then: October 1, 1930.
Now: October 2009.
Then: Davenport and Avenue Road, looking at the SW corner. Davenport was widened in the early thirties. The intrepid city photographer was sent to document what was to be demolished. The old buildings shown would be located about where the south sidewalk and east bound lanes are now.
http://www.toronto.ca/heritage-preservation/pdf/heritagedistrict/3-9_Davenport_Road_Analysis.pdf
Then: October 1, 1930.
Now: October 2009.
thecharioteer
Senior Member
Let's leave the central core and go uptown a bit..
Then: Davenport and Avenue Road, looking at the SW corner. Davenport was widened in the early thirties. The intrepid city photographer was sent to document what was to be demolished. The old buildings shown would be located about where the south sidewalk and east bound lanes are now.
http://www.toronto.ca/heritage-preservation/pdf/heritagedistrict/3-9_Davenport_Road_Analysis.pdf
Then: October 1, 1930.
Now: October 2009.
Very interesting. If one looks at the 1910 Goad Atlas, it would appear that the houseform building behind the storefront on the present corner, is the one labelled 140 Avenue:
Which is the house with the awning with the "vegetables" signage:
thecharioteer
Senior Member
Directly across the street, the SE corner of Av & Dav, other buildings lost in the widening (and TD has still maintained a presence!). It's quite amazing to consider the number of houses demolished through road improvements such as the Davenport widening, the extension of Bay Street to Davenport and the linking of Davenport to Church:
thecharioteer
Senior Member
And a shot of the widening proceeding after demolition, 1931, view of Davenport, east of Avenue Road:
adma
Superstar
Food for thought: the replacement for said Dominion Bank was by John Lyle--demolished in the 1980s (though the very Lyle-esque reliefs were incorporated into the midrise replacement)