Looking northwest along Yonge St from Maitland St/Breadalbane St, in the Bay-Cloverhill neighbourhood of Toronto.
The archive photo shows the “new” Parkside Tavern during its construction. It opened in 1949 and closed in the mid-1980s. A couple of businesses a few doors down include Wingate’s Clothing Exchange and Pullan Stores. The vintage photo also shows the streetcar line that once ran along Yonge St.
In the present-day photo, the building that was once the Parkside Tavern is in the left foreground. Since its closure, the building has had various uses, including as a grocery store and a restaurant, and is currently a bar. Several buildings beyond the tavern along this west-side stretch of Yonge St, from Breadalbane St to St. Joseph St and farther, date back to the late 1800s.
Then and Now
SOURCE
- City of Toronto Heritage Register
- Heritage Toronto
- Ontario Heritage Trust
- Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada
- The Globe and Mail Newspaper Archives: Apr 12, 1949, pg 21
- The Globe and Mail Newspaper Archives: Mar 8, 1986, pg A17
- Photo: Denise Marie for TorontoJourney416
- Vintage Photo: City of Toronto Archives
- City of Toronto: Maps
- Toronto City Directory, courtesy of Toronto Public Library
