Looking northwest up Yonge St from Asquith Ave in Toronto’s Yorkville neighbourhood.
The archive photo showcases several notable features, including the wooden boardwalk in the right foreground and the rail tracks running along Yonge St. In the distance on the left, you can see a three-storey building located at the southwest corner of Yonge St and Yorkville Ave. This building, which dates back to the 1850s, was originally a residence. In 1885, Charles Frogley added a mansard roof to the structure. This building is still visible in the present-day photo; it is the one topped with the cream-coloured pediment.
The taller building in the centre background of the vintage photo was the Yorkville Town Hall, which was destroyed by fire in 1941. A remnant of the town hall, a carved stone crest, can still be found today at the Yorkville Fire Hall.
Then and Now
SOURCE
- City of Toronto Heritage Register:
- Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada
- Photo: Denise Marie for TorontoJourney416
- Vintage Photo: Toronto Public Library
- City of Toronto: Maps
- Toronto City Directory courtesy of Toronto Public Library
