Looking southeast towards the corner of Dundas St E and Bond St, in the Garden District of Toronto.
The archive photo features the British-American Gasoline Service Station and Grant A. Edwards Auto Repairs at the corner. Note the old-fashioned spelling of “gasoline.”
In the right background of both images, the buildings of St. Michael’s Catholic Cathedral Basilica are visible, including the school on the far right and the church featuring three dormer windows.
Then and Now
SOURCE
- City of Toronto Heritage Register
- Heritage Toronto
- Ontario Heritage Trust
- Photo: Denise Marie for TorontoJourney416
- Vintage Photo: City of Toronto Archives
- City of Toronto: Maps
- Toronto City Directory courtesy of Toronto Public Library
