Looking northeast on College St, from west of Bellevue Ave, in the Harbord Village and Kensington Market neighbourhoods of Toronto.
A few of the establishments in the archive photo, from left to right, include Sam’s Shoe Shine, Figaro Barber Shop, Shafer’s Watch Repair, Quality Bakery, Bellevue Furniture Co, Jenny Lind Candy Shop and Bellevue Theatre.
While some of the buildings remain nearly 75 years later, one notable exception is the Bellevue Theatre. It later operated under several names, including Lux Burlesque, Electra, Lido, and finally, the Shaw. The theatre building was demolished in the early to mid-1990s, and since then, the site has housed a medical office building.
Then and Now
SOURCE
- City of Toronto Heritage Register
- Heritage Toronto
- Ontario Heritage Trust
- 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
