Looking northwest towards the corner of Queen St E and Jarvis St, in the Garden District neighbourhood of Toronto.
The building at the corner is a set of eight three-storey brick commercial structures with the address 100-114 Queen St E. Known as Mussen Terrace, these heritage-designated buildings were constructed between 1886 and 1887. The adjacent building on the left, which features an arched window at the top, is known as the Bigley Building, built in 1889. Another noteworthy structure in the vintage photo is the tower on the far left. It was part of Cooke’s Presbyterian Church, which stood from the early 1890s until it was demolished in 1984 to make way for a parking lot.
In the present-day photo, a portion of Mussen Terrace and the green wrap-covered Bigley Building are shown being incorporated into a 34-storey mixed-use development called Queen Central Condominiums.
Then and Now
SOURCE
- City of Toronto: Inclusion on the Heritage Register: 3 Mutual St, 98, 100, 102 and 104 Queen St E, report dated Aug 7, 2020
- The Globe and Mail Newspaper Archives: Mar 22, 1984, pg M2 (Cooke’s Presbyterian Church, northwest corner of Queen St E & Jarvis St)
- Photo: Denise Marie for TorontoJourney416
- Vintage Photo: City of Toronto Archives
- City of Toronto: Maps
- Toronto City Directory courtesy of Toronto Public Library
