Looking southeast down Yonge St from Shuter St in the Downtown Yonge area of Toronto.
Several establishments can be seen from left to right in the archive photo. These include Super X Drugs, Pier 1 Imports, Harvey’s, the First Toronto Jewellery Exchange, Brights Wines, Colonial Tavern, and the Elgin Theatre, which features “Cats” on the marquee. Today, this venue is known as the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre.
Then and Now
SOURCE
- Photo: Denise Marie for TorontoJourney416
- Vintage Photo: City of Toronto Archives
- City of Toronto: Maps
- Toronto City Directory courtesy of Toronto Public Library
