Looking southeast towards the corner of Bay St at Elm St, in the Downtown Yonge area of Toronto.
A couple of the establishments in the archive photo include Davey C’s, which is located directly at the corner, and Old Angelo’s Tavern on the left. Between these two businesses stands a white, 2.5-storey building that, at the time the vintage photo was taken, housed the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 344 – Queen’s Own Rifles. This particular building dates back to 1898 and was designed by architect George M Martel for John Labatt Bottling Works. It originally served as a residence, stable, and vaults.
Then and Now
SOURCE
- City of Toronto Heritage Register:
- Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada
- Photo: Denise Marie for TorontoJourney416
- Vintage Photo: City of Toronto Archives
- City of Toronto: Maps
- Toronto City Directory courtesy of Toronto Public Library
