Looking southeast towards the corner of Richmond St W and Maud St, in the Fashion District of Toronto.
St Andrew’s Market, shown in the archive photo, was built in a couple of phases from 1873 to the 1880s. In addition to the market, the complex included a hall and a police station. According to the Toronto City Directory, by the 1910s, the buildings were also being utilized for other purposes, including fruit, produce, and tea businesses, as well as storage and a workshop for the city’s Board of Works department.
Between 1931 and 1932, the market was torn down and replaced by the Water Works Building. Today, the heritage-designated façade of the former Water Works Building has been integrated into a mixed-use building called the Waterworks Toronto.
Then and Now
SOURCE
- The Globe and Mail Newspaper Archives: Sep 1, 1875, pg 4
- The Globe and Mail Newspaper Archives: Dec 12, 1931, pg 15
- Photo: Denise Marie for TorontoJourney416
- Vintage Photo: City of Toronto Archives
- Toronto City Directory courtesy of Toronto Public Library
