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When we closed Yonge Street

When we closed Yonge Street

A painting of Thomas Nightingale's house, which stood near the corner of Yonge & Roxborough streets, just north of the modern Rosedale subway station, in the 1870s.

Yonge and Eglinton Post Office, near Keewatin Ave.

Courtesy of Toronto Public Library

Gone are the days when you would announce that you would be going away for a holiday... and leaving your house empty! The offices of Life were at 65 Yonge Street.

Courtesy of Toronto Public Library

Like all my grandparents eight sons, the eldest - my Uncle Hugh - had an unquenchable thirst for adventure and wealth - wealth, meaning security, in those days. In his early twenties, he and a younger brother, Harry, took off for the gold fields,…

The infamous bank robber John Dillinger was shot and killed by police just outside of the Biograph Theater in Chicago in 1934. I'm not sure what movie he saw, but it certainly was his last. The Biograph Theater saved the chair that he sat in that…

When I moved to Toronto 25 years ago, the only thing that stood out on the horizon was the CN Tower. Even ten years ago, that was the scene. This shot, looking west from Yonge Street at the Gardiner ramp shows a new, vibrant and exciting city. My…

Remember Pierce-Arrow? Not many of us do. It was an American company that manufactured luxury cars from 1901 - 1938. From 1930 to 1937, Toronto's Pierce-Arrow showroom was located at 1140 Yonge Street, at the corner of Yonge and Marlborough. The…

A landmark soon to disappear.