Looking south down Jarvis St, from north of Carlton St, in the Garden District and Church-Wellesley neighbourhood of Toronto.
The archive photo shows Jarvis St when it was still a dirt road, featuring horse-drawn wagons. In the distance, a horsecar can be seen heading west on Carlton St.
Although over 125 years separate the two photos, a few structures still stand today and appear in both images. That includes Grace Toronto Church, whose steeple is visible on the left, and Jarvis Street Baptist Church, whose steeple appears in the distance. Also, the homes in the right foreground, which were built in the 1860s and 1870s, remain.
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
