Toronto Past

Toronto Past is a collection of vintage images collected and shared by Vic D Caratun.

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If you're out for Doors Open this weekend, you're welcome to stop by at Manor Road United. We are stop #48.

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Downtown Toronto in 1955: Looking south east from about College St ( possibly taken from the Princess Margaret Hospital ), we catch a glimpse of University Avenue as it was in transition.

Full article:
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Toronto's Past Preserved: The Hermant Building. There is too much to say in such a small box.

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This sucks....

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@scumbunker Demolished in the 1950s. Here it is superimposed on the current building

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@scumbunker @Truthtrooper_20 Wikipedia is hacked. We can't rely on it anymore.

[Michael L. @mnl416]

With special appearances from the Don Jail and The Lakeview Diner. 😀

[Brandon @LibOrNormal]

If they made a 90s rock Christmas album 🔥

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@mnl416 Fake news lol

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@CraigBaird Great post. Heres the York Pioneers on their way to rebuild the cabin in 1879. (From my collection)

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Aug 14, 1980: the Canadian Transport Commission authorizes @CNRailway to remove fifteen station agents and close eight of its stations in the Toronto area. The CN stations to be closed included Ajax, Mimico, Scarborough and Uxbridge. 1/2

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@mnl416 I have a whole box! Time to pull them out

[Michael L. @mnl416]

1940! Wow, I thought it would have been since the 80’s.

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@mnl416 Probably used for storage. But i agree it's surprisingly long.

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@mnl416 @RetroNewsNow Where do I sign up for lines across my legs and back ?

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@Kaitlin_Lee @breakfasttv @carynceolin @OneGalsToronto Very cool

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Parkdale's Past: Queen and Dunn. 1414 Queen St W to be specific, 1931 vs 2021.
Notice that what is now a convenience store was possibly also a convenience store 90 years ago! As far as I can remember this has been a convenience store going back to the 1990's.
(Toronto Archives)

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We're all in this together and there's only one way we're going to make it through....TOGETHER. Hugs to all and let's look ahead to the future. Share the love.

Photo Credit: Charles Dobie (https://t.co/CtWwNwqeNO)
( Album: Students at Riverdale Park & Zoo in 1973 ).

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The Brass Rail located on Yonge St, just south of Bloor on the east side, which opened in 1948, began as a resto/tavern. It developed into an strip club in the 1960's. full story:
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Toronto Past and Present: 1953 vs 2021 - Bay & Queen looking NW up Bay. City Hall is to the right outside of the frame. Straight a head Hotel Victoria ( not to be confused with the one on Yonge St ) and Shea's Hippodrome.

Credit: Richard Glaze via Transit Toronto Collection.