Looking northwest along Yonge St towards Edward St in the Downtown Yonge area of Toronto.
A few of the signs in the archive photo, from left to right, include Thrifty’s, Piccadilly Tube Restaurant & Tavern, Soul Palace Restaurant, Japan Camera Centre, Kelly’s Stereo Mart, Times Square Billiards, Toshiba and the Fran’s Restaurant.
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
