Looking southeast along Yonge St towards Dundas St from Edward St in the Downtown Yonge area of Toronto.
A few of the establishments in the archive photo, from left to right, include Biltmore Theatre, Tops Uptown Restaurant, United De-Forest Cleaners, Frank’s Hambuger, Brown Derby Tavern, Coles Bookstore, Downtown Theatre, and the Imperial Theatre (today the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre).
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
