Looking northwest towards the corner of Front St W, York St and University Ave in the Financial District of downtown Toronto.
The 1972 Toronto City Directory lists several establishments from left to right featured in the archive photo: the Miller Building, Currie Building, Bardi’s Steak House and Tavern, and the Strathcona Hotel.
Bardi’s and the Strathcona Hotel are still present in the current photo.
Then and Now

SOURCE
- Photo: Denise Marie for TorontoJourney416
- Vintage Photo: City of Toronto Archives
- City of Toronto: Maps
- Toronto City Directory courtesy of Toronto Public Library
