Looking east towards Turko Park and McGill St from Yonge St in the Downtown Yonge area of Toronto.
The intersection where McGill St and Yonge St meet was closed in the early 1980s, and a parkette was created.
The stone arch shown in the present-day photo, now known as the McGill Street Arch, came from the former St Andrew’s United Church building, once located on Bloor St E. The church was demolished in 1981, and its stone arch was preserved, relocated and rebuilt as a pedestrian gateway.
Then and Now
SOURCE
- City of Toronto Heritage Register
- Heritage Toronto
- Ontario Heritage Trust
- Heritage Toronto plaque (McGill Street Arch)
- Photo: Denise Marie for TorontoJourney416
- Vintage Photo: City of Toronto Archives
- City of Toronto: Maps
- Toronto City Directory courtesy of Toronto Public Library
