May 22, 1935/2022 – Looking north up Bathurst St from the TTC streetcar loop at Wolseley St in the Alexandra Park neighbourhood of Toronto (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 16, Series 71, Item 10873)1972/2021 – Looking northeast towards 434 Gerrard St E at Sumach St, in Toronto’s Cabbagetown South neighbourhood. Built in 1890/91 and originally the Gerrard Street Pharmacy, the archive photo shows the building was later home to the Avion House. The structure received heritage status from the city in 1975 (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 36, Item 12)2020/January 31, 1929 – Queen’s Wharf Lighthouse, or “Little Red,” was constructed in 1861. The archive photo shows the lighthouse in its original location next to the Harbour Master’s House at the foot of Bathurst St when it marked the entrance to Toronto Harbour. In 1929, to save the lighthouse from demolition during the lake-filling, the heritage-designated lighthouse was moved using wooden rollers about 450 m west to its present-day location between Fleet St and Lake Shore Blvd W (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1266, Item 15655)December 19, 1931/2023 – Looking southwest toward the Toronto Coach Terminal at the corner of Bay St and Edward St in downtown Toronto. Built in 1931, architect Charles Dolphin designed the building in the Art Deco style. The structure received heritage status from the city in 1987. With the Union Station Bus Terminal opening at CIBC Square in December 2020, the Bay St terminal closed in July 2021. The ModernTO redevelopment of the property will include the preservation and adaptive reuse of the former Toronto Coach Terminal building (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 16, Series 71, Item 9041)December 19, 1931/2019 – Looking southwest toward the Toronto Coach Terminal at the corner of Bay St and Edward St in downtown Toronto. Built in 1931, architect Charles Dolphin designed the building in the Art Deco style. The structure received heritage status from the city in 1987. In both photos, the terminal was in use; however, when the Union Station Bus Terminal opened in 2020, the Bay St terminal was decommissioned the following year. The ModernTO redevelopment of the property will include the preservation and adaptive reuse of the heritage property (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 16, Series 71, Item 9041)1911/1972/2023 – Metropolitan United Church Parsonage and Community Building at the southeast corner of Bond St and Shuter St in the Garden District of Toronto. Built in 1906/07, architects Sproatt & Rolph designed the building in the Neo-Gothic style. The Parsonage was built and furnished through a donation from Chester Massey, whose father built Massey Hall. The building received heritage status from the city in 1983 (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 13, Item 28 & Toronto Public Library PC3945)2022 – The first Methodist chapel in Toronto was once located on the corner of King St W and Jordan St, where the Canadian Bank of Commerce Building at 25 King St W. Metropolitan United Church at 56 Queen St W is the descendant of the chapel. The plaque reads: “The first Methodist Church in Toronto was built upon this site in A. D. 1818” February 22, 1929/2023 – Looking southwest towards the rear of Metropolitan United Church at 56 Queen St E, between Bond St and Church St in the Garden District of Toronto. The archive photo shows the rebuilding of the Metropolitan United Church. In the prior year, a fire swept through the church, and only the south portions of the church, including the tower and spire, were left standing (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1266, Item 15777)1950/2021 – The Toronto Board of Trade Building was once located at the northeast corner of Front St E and Yonge St in Toronto’s downtown. Notice the Bank of Montreal building, today’s Hockey Hall of Fame on the left (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1128, Series 380, Item 183)1972/2022 – The northwest corner of Queen St W and Beverley St in Toronto’s Entertainment District of Toronto. The building at 272 Queen St W received heritage status from the city in 1975 and is home to a LCBO (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 41, Item 25)2023/1907 – Looking northwest from Church St and Queen St E towards the Metropolitan Wesleyan Methodist Church, today’s Metropolitan United Church at 56 Queen St E, between Bond St and Church St in the Garden District of Toronto. Built in 1870/72, architects Henry Langley and his brother Edward designed the church in the High Victorian Gothic style. The building received heritage status from the city in 1973. Notice the steeple on the far right belongs to St Michael’s Cathedral Basilica (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1244, Item 3189)January 5, 1932/2023 – Looking southwest along Richmond St W between Brant St and Maud St, in the Fashion District of Toronto. The archive photo shows St Andrew’s Market, which once occupied a large portion of the block. In 1932, the market was torn down and replaced with the Water Works Building. Notice the roadside gas pump. Today, the heritage-designated façade of the former Water Works Building has been incorporated into the new mixed-use building called Waterworks Toronto (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1231, Item 51)1972/2022 – Originally the Kormann House, and later Canada House Hotel/Tavern, was located at 229 Queen St E and Sherbourne St in the Moss Park neighbourhood of Toronto. In 1897, George J Foy built the three-storey brick hotel designed by architect John Wilson Siddall. The city directory shows Frantz J Kormann operated the hotel. In the mid-1910s, the building became the Canada House Hotel/Tavern, which was in business for nearly eight decades before closing in the 1990s. The structure received heritage status from the city in 2007. Today the building sits empty with plans for redevelopment (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 60, Item 24)1972/2023 – Looking southwest towards the corner of Bay St and Gerrard St W, in the Discovery District of Toronto. The archive photo shows Herman Furs on the corner. Today, the corner is home to a mixed-use building. Bay St, between Queen St W and College St, was previously known as Terauley St. In 1797, Dr James Macaulay, a former army surgeon for the Queen’s Rangers, was granted several acres of land in the area west of Yonge St and north of Queen St W from the Crown. His residence was called Teraulay Cottage (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 60, Item 3)2023/1972 – Looking northwest towards the corner of Bay St and Gerrard St W in downtown Toronto. The semi-detached house at 70 Gerrard St W was built in 1867 by builder James Maguire and received heritage status from the city in 1974. Today it’s home to Tim Horton’s (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 60, Item 4)1928/2023 – Looking southeast towards the corner of Bay St and Gerrard St W, in the Downtown Yonge area of Toronto. The archive photo shows John Swartz Fur Co on the corner. The building was previously home to the Willard House Hotel. Notice the steeple of the former Elm Street Methodist Church is in the background. Today, the corner is home to a mixed-use building (City of Toronto Archives, Series 372, Sub Series 3, Item 724)1949/2022 – Looking northeast towards the Horse Palace’s west entrance during the Canadian National Exhibition. Built in 1931, architect John James Woolnough designed the equestrian facility, considered one of Toronto’s finest Art Deco buildings. There were 2 million bricks, 29,000 cubic feet of cut stone and 1,700 tons of structural steel used in its construction (Courtesy of the Canadian National Exhibition Association Archives)1952/2022 – Looking northwest toward the south façade of the Horse Palace in Toronto’s Exhibition Place. The equestrian facility was built in 1931, and architect John James Woolnough designed the building in the Art Deco style. The Horse Palace received heritage status from the city in 1979 (Courtesy of the Canadian National Exhibition Association Archives)2022/1900 – Looking northeast towards the corner of Bloor St W and Dovercourt Rd, in the Bloorcourt Village neighbourhood of Toronto. The archive photo shows the aftermath of a fire in the previous building. It was replaced with the present-day Mitchell Building, constructed in 1914. Notice the DeLorean in the current photo on the right. I’d never seen a DeLorean on the road, and that day, I saw it three times in Bloorcourt Village. It took me back to the future! (Toronto Public Library R- 4507) 1931/2023 – Looking northwest towards the corner of Lansdowne Ave and Bloor St W, in the Junction-Wallace Emerson neighbourhood of Toronto. The archive photo shows an Imperial Bank of Canada branch (today’s CIBC) once occupied the site. Notice the Canadian General Electric Company Ltd Ward Street Works water tower in the background, which still exists today (City of Toronto Archives, Series 372, Sub Series 3, Item 1270) 1929/2022 Looking south along Lansdowne Ave towards Wallace Ave, in the Junction-Wallace Emerson neighbourhood of Toronto. Notice there were once streetcar tracks on Lansdowne Ave (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 16, Series 71, Item 7234)1980/2022 – Looking west along Wallace Ave towards Lansdowne Ave, in the Junction-Wallace Emerson neighbourhood of Toronto. Notice the Canadian General Electric Company Ltd Ward Street Works water tower in the background. The structure was built in the early 1920s, and it’s one of only a few water towers remaining in the city. In the last 40+ years, the landscape has not changed much (Toronto Public Library LOCHIST-BL-094)2022/1931 – The dome over the exercise ring at the Horse Palace in Toronto’s Exhibition Place. The present-day photo was taken during the 100th anniversary of The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. The structure was built in 1931, and architect John James Woolnough designed the building in the Art Deco style. The Horse Palace received heritage status from the city in 1979 (Courtesy of the Canadian National Exhibition Association Archives)1913/2022 – The Palm House Conservatory at Allan Gardens is located at 160 Gerrard St E in the Garden District neighbourhood of Toronto. Built in 1910, the Victorian-style conservatory was designed by architect Robert McCallum. It’s made from glass, steel, brick and wood and features a 16-sided dome. The building received heritage status from the city in 1973. Notice the Equilibrium mural by Okuda San Miguel on the east facade of Parkside Student Residences at Jarvis St and Carlton St (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1231, Item 541)1983/2021/2023 – Looking northeast towards the former Palace Arms Hotel and Palace Tavern at 950 King St W and Strachan Ave, in the King West Village of Toronto. Built in 1890, architect Frederick Henry Herbert designed the building in the Romanesque Revival style. The building received heritage status from the city in 1984. There are plans to incorporate the building’s historic façade into a mixed-use development (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1526, File 74, Item 39)1921/2022 – The Coliseum arena formally opened in December 1921 for the building dedication and a Track & Field meet. In the archive photo, notice the seats around the ring are wooden chairs. The present-day photo of the Horse Show was taken during the 100th anniversary of The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in what’s known today as the Coca-Cola Coliseum at Exhibition Place (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1231, Item 937)1931/2022 – The box and standing stalls at the Horse Palace in Exhibition Place. Built in 1931, architect John James Woolnough designed the building in the Art Deco style. The present-day photo was taken during a ghost walk led by After Dark Tours. Click for more about the ghosts of Exhibition Place. The Horse Palace received heritage status from the city in 1979 (Courtesy of the Canadian National Exhibition Association Archives)1921/2023 – Looking northeast towards the Coliseum’s West Annex, today’s Coca-Cola Coliseum at Exhibition Place in Toronto. Built in 1921/22, architect George FW Price designed the structure. The archive photo shows rides and food stands on the CNE Midway in front of the Coliseum during construction. The building received heritage status from the city in 1973 (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1231, Item 945)1983-89/2022 – Looking southeast between Bathurst St and Markham St along Bloor St W. Honest Ed’s opened in 1948 and was in that location until December 31, 2016 (City of Toronto Archives, Series 1465, File 515, Item 3)
