Looking towards the southeast corner of Queen St W and Simcoe St in downtown Toronto. The archive photo, dated circa 1885, shows when the corner building was home to the JM Rutherford Flour & Feed store, and in the 1951 photo, a watchmaker and a printing shop later occupied the building.
The present-day photo shows the rear of the Bank of Canada Building. It was constructed between 1955 and 1958 and occupies the entire block bound by Simcoe St, Queen St W, University Ave and Richmond St W. There’s a proposal to incorporate the heritage-designated building into a mixed-use development.
SOURCE
- City of Toronto Heritage Register: 250 University Ave
- City of Toronto: Intention to Designate 250 University Ave, dated Nov 18, 2021 (Queen St W & Simcoe St)
- Photo: Denise Marie for TorontoJourney416
- Vintage Photo: City of Toronto Archives
