Looking west along Front St W from east Yonge St in downtown Toronto.
The archive photo shows the ruins of The Great Fire of Toronto, which occurred on the evening of April 19, 1904. The Bank of Montreal building, which appears in the right foreground, survived the inferno, with only one building between it and another left completely destroyed. Today, the old bank building has been transformed into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
The Dominion Public Building, visible on the left of the present-day photo, adds to the grandeur of the cityscape with its majestic presence.
Then and Now
SOURCE
- Photo: Denise Marie for TorontoJourney416
- Vintage Photo: City of Toronto Archives
- Toronto City Directory courtesy of Toronto Public Library
