Looking northeast along Church St from south of Queen St E in the Garden District of Toronto.
The archive photo shows 60 Queen St E, with its distinctive turret when Thrifty’s Sport Shop occupied the storefront. Over the years, the building has housed various businesses, including Public Optical, Gino’s Pizza, and Shawarma’s King. In the vintage photo, also notice the Sears truck and the pawnshops along Church St.
Plans are underway to preserve the building’s historic façade and its neighbouring structures as part of a new development named Queen Church Condos.
Then and Now
SOURCE
- City of Toronto Heritage Register
- Heritage Toronto
- Ontario Heritage Trust
- Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada
- Photo: Denise Marie for TorontoJourney416
- Vintage Photo: City of Toronto Archives
- City of Toronto: Maps
- Toronto City Directory, courtesy of Toronto Public Library
