Streets--Historical : Bibliothèque de Référence Virtuelle

Say road work holds up trade. The delay in the completion of Bloor St. extension; which was strongly deplored yesterday by merchants in that vicinity; who declare their businesses are greatly affected; is strikingly indicated in the above photograph which shows the idle machinery and the absence of workmen. The street is impassable to vehicle traffic.

Picture, 1929

Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Historic - Streets - Bloor

Picture, 1937

Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Historic - Streets - Bloor

Picture, 1926

Historic Bloor

Picture, 1937

Seve soldiers injured in King St. subway crash. Two men were still in hospital today; and five others were in sick bay at Exhibition camp; as the result of an accident yesterday in the King St. subway near Atlantic Ave. As a detachment of 60 men of the Royal Regiment of Canada marched west under the subway; a car driven by Fred Hawthorne; Bathurst St.; was in collision with the column; bowling over a dozen men. Hawthorne was charged with dangerous driving.

Picture, 1940

$15;000 alteration to be made. The largest business property sale reported this week is an entire business block at the southwest corner of Eglinton Ave. and Dundas St.; which has been purchased by William H. Miles for $90;000. The two-storey block; which was completed about four years ago; comprises eleven stores with twelve apartments and office suites above. Alternations involving an outlay of an additional $15;000 are contempated immediately by the new owner. The chain store department of R. B. Rice and Sons; realtors; 60 Victoria St.; negotiated the sale of this important corner property; which was formerly owned by Florence Bishop.

Picture, Date Unknown

Taxi driver staggers after gunman who shot him. The dotted line shows how Lawrence Owen; taxi driver; staggered around the corner of Church and Granby Sts. after a young man whom he drove from the west end had drawn a gun and shot him. Clutching his stomach; Owen grabbed at his assailant; missing him. Trying to hobble after the gunman he clutched a barber pole; and had started to slither to the ground when Mrs. Gladys Ciretti caught him.

Picture, 1939

Alderman watch traffic crawl down MacLennan hill. The civic works committe; accompanied by Ald. Lamport; Works Commissioner R. C. Harris; City Planning Commissioner Tracy le May and other civic officials this morning visited the Maclennan Ave. death trap when traffic was at its heaviest. They were unanimous in agreeing that something should be done to eliminate the dangerous condition. The above pictures show cars slowly crawling down the steep; narrow incline across the C. P. railway tracks at the bottom.

Picture, 1931

Move dundas street west. In preparation for the prosepctive Royce avenue subway across Dundas street; a row of thirteen houses; from 2591 to 2617 Dundas west; will probably be demolished; and the street itself; from Humberside to the Weston road; will be moved 66 feet west of its present position. The picture above shows the houses which are to be removed; the map shows the proposed Dundas street diversion.

Picture, 1924

Dundas St. - North side - looking west from yonge.

Picture, Date Unknown

Church Street, southeast corner of Carlton Street, Toronto, Ontario.

Picture, 1934

Important corner changes hands. Above is a photograph of the northwest corner of Bay and College streets; including the old Ryerson home; which has just been sold by the Ryerson estate to Mr. J. Adam Gilson of Gilson Brothers; for $150;000. The property which fronts on Bay; College and Grenville streets; has been under option for some time and is the rumored site for an important Physicians and Surgeons building.

Picture, 1927

en street deal reported under way. the premises of Orr Bros.; Limited; bowling alleys; 35 to 43 which are at present under option. It is understood that a projected for this site. The property has a Queen street eet; a depth of 206 feet and a Richmond street front of 132 price is said to be $250;000. [Incomplete]

Picture, 1928

Held-up; he jumped. Morris Lenick took the dotted-line route out of his second-storey office window on Dundas Sq. when two men appeared and presented guns for credenials. Several men of the Irish regiment; who were pasisng; gave chase. One of the men is said to have fired shots before disappearing into a store. The other also vanished. Lenick injured both legs in the jump.

Picture, 1940

Options extended. Manager of Waldorf-Astoria New York; to Be Managing Director. It is officially announced that the necessary financial arrangements are about completed for a splendid new 700-room hotel to be erected on the block bounded by Yonge; Wellington; and Jordan streets. It is further announced; as a confirmed fact; that this hotel will be built and that David B. Mulligan; manager of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel; York City; and of the Windsor of Montreal; will be managing [Incomplete]

Picture, Date Unknown

Runaway horse damages seven cars. Galloping wildly down Yonge St. yesterday; Pal; a bread wagon horse; belonging to the Bredin Bread Co.; smashed into seven automobiles; narrowly missed a score of others; and was only stopped when the trailing wagon became jammed between two cars just north of Maitland St.; Above in (1) is shown a section of Yonge St. down which the horse made its wild dash through the heavy afternoon traffic.

Picture, 1936

Meeting place: Pedestrian traffic was heavy near the United Cigar Store at Church and Dundas Sts. in 1929 as men stopped by to pick up their tobacco or buy a newspaper. But you'd be hardpressed to find a moment today when not one car is in the intersection.

Picture, 1929

Looking south from Dundas Sq.

Picture, 1942

Church-Carlton corner reported sold. Above is a photograph of the southeast corner of Church and Carlton Sts.; known as 393 Church St.; and tenanted by Carnahan's Drug Stores; which it is reported in real estate circles; has been sold by the Robert Davies Estate to a Toronto syndicate for $41;000. The property has a frontage of 52 ft. and a depth of 128 ft. The deal; though not definitely confirmed; is regarded as assured. The intentions of the purchasers are not disclosed.

Picture, 1928

North east corner of Scott front.

Picture, 1918

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Historic Bloor

Dundas St. - North side - looking west from yonge.

Church Street, southeast corner of Carlton Street, Toronto, Ontario.

Meeting place: Pedestrian traffic was heavy near the United Cigar Store at Church and Dundas Sts. in 1929 as men stopped by to pick up their tobacco or buy a newspaper. But you'd be hardpressed to find a moment today when not one car is in the intersection.

Looking south from Dundas Sq.

North east corner of Scott front.

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