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Winter at Yonge & King (1870)
Winter on Yonge St. in the 1870s looks just as cold as it does now! Fewer cars, more horses, perhaps… and electric lights replaced both types of gas streetlights you see here, at the intersection of Yonge and King.
The advertisement (which used…
The advertisement (which used…
Pride flags in the wind at Pride
Some of my best memories of Yonge Street are from the annual Pride Parade. Hot July temperatures and sun would be very welcome right now.
Walking down Yonge St.
This photo is of my wife with her mother and big sister walking on the east side of Yonge St. south of Dundas, dressed up to go downtown. Note the hats, gloves and suits for everyone. The photo is from 1949 or 1950.
The lower portion of the sign…
The lower portion of the sign…
The Cineplex, Eaton Centre
In 1976, my cousin was visiting from Alaska. We hopped the bus to the big smoke on our own to take in a movie -- Jaws -- at the Cineplex in the Eaton Centre. To our smalltown eyes, it was dazzling -- the coolest theatre we had ever seen! The movie…
Map of the property of the Honourable J. S. Macaulay
John Simcoe Macaulay (1791-1855) came to Upper Canada in 1821 and had a long career in York as a politician, businessman and Surveyor General of Upper Canada. He received from his patron, John Graves Simcoe a land grant of Park Lot 9, stretching…
Yonge Street Wharf
The waterfront has changed quite a bit since this view looking north to Yonge Street from the wharf was taken in the 1920s. The image reveals the industrial roots of the waterfront, with Canada Steamship Lines, and the shipyard in the…