Looking northeast towards the corner of Queen St E and Church St, in the Garden District of Toronto.
The archive photo shows that 60 Queen St E was once Thrifty’s Sport Shop and later became home to several businesses, including Public Optical, Gino’s Pizza, and Shawarma’s King. According to a City of Toronto Heritage Report, the building’s first two stories were constructed in the 1840s, while the third story was added circa 1901.
Plans are to incorporate the building’s historic façade, along with those of nearby structures, into a new 57-story tower called 60 Queen St East Condos. The archive photo also captures Cooke’s Presbyterian Church standing tall on the right. The church, built in 1891, served the community for over 90 years before it was demolished in 1984.
Then and Now
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- Photo: Denise Marie for TorontoJourney416
- Vintage Photo: City of Toronto Archives
