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