1952/2020 – The Alumnae Theatre Company in the former Berkeley Street Fire Hall No. 4 at 70 Berkeley St and Adelaide St E, on the southwest corner in the St Lawrence neighbourhood. Built in 1905, architect Alexander Frank Wickson designed the fire hall in the Edwardian Classical style. The building received heritage status from the city in 1973 (Toronto Public Library R-2812) Circa 1912/2021 – Looking southwest towards Victoria St and Richmond St E – today Cambridge Suites Toronto occupies the space (Toronto Public Library B13-75)1922/2021 – Looking west from Richmond St E and Berti St in the St Lawrence neighbourhood. Notice the Sons of England Benefit Society was once at the northwest corner today the site is home to Toronto EMS Station 40. Next to it is the still-existing 50 Richmond St E and in the distance, the Confederation Life Building (Toronto Public Library R-6000)1884/2021 – The Robertson House at 291 Sherbourne St is a City of Toronto shelter. Built in 1858, it was once the residence of J Ross Roberson and his family. The house received heritage status from the city in 1981. J Ross Robertson was a publisher, journalist, historian, politician and philanthropist. He founded the Daily Telegram in 1866 and the Evening Telegram in 1876 (Toronto Public Library r-3714) 2021/1926 – Native Canadian Centre of Toronto (founded in 1962) is located at 16 Spadina Rd, north of Bloor St W on the west side in The Annex neighbourhood. Built in 1928/29, the Toronto Bible College and McNicol Hall once occupied the building. Architects Mathers & Haldenby designed the Tudor Revival building, which received heritage status from the city in 1976 (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1266, Item 17954)2021/1980 – Originally Dovercourt Presbyterian Church, today Igreja Presbiteriana de Língua Portuguesa is located at 700 Dovercourt Rd and Hepbourne St on the northwest corner in the Dufferin Grove neighbourhood. Built in 1905 by architect William R. Gregg and received heritage status from the city in 1990 (Toronto Public Library LOCHIST-BL-077)1972/October 10, 2020 – Looking northeast towards the corner of Queen St E and Mutual St, in the Garden District of Toronto.
According to the 1972 Toronto City Directory, some establishments in the archive photo include Golden Grill, Cut Rate Butcher, John Berry Barber and Le Barons Sports (City of Toronto Archives, Toronto Planning Board fonds, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 53, Item 35)1980/2021 – Originally built in 1912 for the St Patrick’s Market at 238 Queen St W – designed by George Frederick W Price, city architect, the structure received heritage status from the City of Toronto in 1975 (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1526, File 70, Item 22)1950/2020 – St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church is located at 130 Bathurst St, between Adelaide St W and Portugal Sq in the Niagara neighbourhood of Toronto. Built in 1885/88, architect Joseph Connolly designed the church in the Gothic Revival style – the building received heritage status from the City in 1973 and Ontario Heritage Trust in 1982 (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1128, Series 380, Item 110)1971/2021 – The building at 100 Adelaide St E in the St Lawrence neighbourhood was once home to Dominion Typewriters (City of Toronto Archives, Series 1465, File 615, Item 14)1929/2020 – Colborne Lodge in High Park, the former home of John and Jemima Howard, is located in the south end of High Park, just north of The Queensway. Built in 1837 by John Howard, the home is a classic example of the Regency-style cottage and today is a city-operated museum (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1548, Series 393, Item 22333) 1928/2021 – Toronto Fire Station 424 is located at 462 Runnymede Rd and MacGregor Ave, on the northwest corner in the Runnymede/High Park North neighbourhood – built in 1927 (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1231, Item 362)Late 1970s/April 4, 2021 – Looking east towards 275 Yonge St, just south of Dundas St E, in downtown Toronto.
A few establishments in the archive photo from left to right include part of the Nickelodeon, Safari Leather Wear, The Jewel Case, Ed Provan men’s clothes and the Manhattan Transfer ladies & men’s wear.
The two-storey building located at 275 Yonge St was built in 1868 for John Bugg. The structure was added to the city’s heritage register in 1973. Currently, the building houses 3 Brasseurs Microbrewery (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 1465, File 615, Item 14 – Urban Design photographs) 1954/2020 – Looking east from Bay and College Sts towards Yonge St. In the vintage photo – notice the Eaton Store on the right when it extended to Bay St and the old YMCA on the left before The Y moved to 20 Grosvenor St in the 1980s (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1231, Item 1756)1880s/2021 – Epiphany & St Mark Anglican Church, originally St Mark’s Church, is located at 201 Cowan Ave, south of Queen St W in Toronto’s Little Tibet/Parkdale neighbourhood – built in 1881, architects Langley, Langley and Burke designed the church in the Gothic Revival style (Toronto Public Library R-5558)2021/mid-1920s – Looking west along Danforth Ave towards the East End United Church, formerly Eastminster United Church. Originally Danforth Avenue Methodist Church at 310 Danforth Ave and Jackman Ave in the Playter Estates-Danforth neighbourhood of Toronto. Built in 1923/24, architect George Martel Miller designed the church in the Gothic Revival style. The building received heritage status from the City of Toronto in 2022 style (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1488, Series 1230, Item 2207)2021/1958 – Looking southwest towards Our Lady of Sorrows Church located at 3055 Bloor St W and Cliveden Ave in The Kingsway neighbourhood – built in 1940/41, architect James Haffa designed the church (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1257, Series 1057, Item 7950) 1956/2021 – Originally College Street Presbyterian Church, later College Street United Church, located at 456 College St and Bathurst St, on the northwest corner – the Channel Club condo was built around the church and completed in the early 1990s (Toronto Public Library S1-3640)Late 1980s/2021 – During construction of The Channel Club condo around the College Street United Church located at 456 College St and Bathurst St, on the northwest corner (City of Toronto Archives, Series 1465, File 752, Item 8)1927/2021 – Looking southeast towards the corner of Bay St and Bloor St W in the Bloor-Yorkville neighbourhood – today it’s home to the Manulife Centre (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1266, Item 9970) 2021/1969 – Looking southeast towards the corner of Bay St and Bloor St W in the Yorkville neighbourhood – once the Bloor Building, today it’s home to the Manulife Centre (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 124, File 2, ID 38) November 20, 2021/March 3, 1946 – Looking southwest towards the Palais Royale from the Lake Shore Blvd W in the Sunnyside neighbourhood of Toronto. Notice the sign for Bert Niosi and his Orchestra in the archive photo. The building is one of two remaining original buildings from the Sunnyside Amusement complex, the other being the Sunnyside Bathing Pavilion. The building received heritage status from the city in 1974 (Toronto Public Library TSPA_0110392F – Toronto Star Photograph Archive)
2020/1913- The Yonge Richmond Centre is located at 151 Yonge St and Richmond St E, on the southeast corner. It was once the site of the Hobberlin Building. Built in 1907, architect EJ Lennox designed the building for a store, warehouse and offices – the Hobberlin Building was demolished in the mid-1980s (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1231, Item 2038)2021/1955 – Yorkminster Park Baptist Church is located at 1585 Yonge St and Heath St E on the northeast corner in the Deer Park neighbourhood of Toronto – built in 1927/28, architects George, Moorhouse & King designed the church in the Gothic Revival style (Toronto Public Library R-2061)March 21, 2021/1909 – The Grange, a national historic site, is located at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) at 317 Dundas St W. built in 1817 for D’Arcy Boulton Jr and his wife Sarah Anne, the home’s Neoclassical style architecture is based on 18th-century Georgian tradition (City of Toronto Archives, William James Family fonds, Fonds 1244, Item 325A)1890/2021 – Built in 1887/88 for the Bathurst Street Methodist Church, later known as the Bathurst Street Theatre and today the Randolph Theatre, at 736 Bathurst St and Lennox St, on the southwest corner in the Mirvish Village neighbourhood – architects Gordon & Helliwell designed the church in the Gothic revival style at the cost of $30,000 (Toronto Public Library B6-14A)
