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The start of the Yonge Street subway.
View from mr father's store.
Paige Credit Jewellers (Paige's)
357 Yonge Street
Geri Paige Gans
Paige Credit Jewellers (Paige's)
357 Yonge Street
Geri Paige Gans
"A Public Technology: Building Toronto’s Yonge Street Subway" by Jay Young
This talk discusses various episodes surrounding the building of Toronto’s original Yonge Street subway line during the late 1940s and early 1950s, with particular attention paid to the impacts of construction on local merchants and residents, and…
"Making the Scene in 1960s Yorkville" by Stuart Henderson
Historian Stuart Henderson discusses the fascinating dynamics of a hip community of beatniks, hippies, and greasers that made up one of Canada’s most infamous counter-cultural neighbourhoods near Yonge Street. The talk was part of the inaugural…
A line-up of streetcars, 1914
A traffic jam, 1914-style. This view looking north on Yonge Street from Granby Street shows the Yonge, College and Avenue Road trolley cars lined up.
I wonder which was faster: the trolley car, the horse, the bike, or motorcar?
Courtesy of…
I wonder which was faster: the trolley car, the horse, the bike, or motorcar?
Courtesy of…
Aerial view at night
I love the night life! Yonge Street from King to Queen Streets, looking north from the Canadian Pacific Building. Courtesy: Toronto Public Library.
An early IOU
Upper Canada did not issue official currency, and in the early years a variety of currency circulated in York (Toronto) -- chiefly American, Spanish, French and English. But during the War of 1812, even this currency was rare.
Businessmen such…
Businessmen such…
B&O Yorkville Run 2012 - Race Review
"Toronto's Premier Boutique Race!"
A fast and fun run through the streets of downtown Toronto!
The event was in support of YWCA Women's Shelter -http://www.ywcatoronto.org/page.asp?l1=52&pid=76
Follow them on Twitter for event updates and even…
A fast and fun run through the streets of downtown Toronto!
The event was in support of YWCA Women's Shelter -http://www.ywcatoronto.org/page.asp?l1=52&pid=76
Follow them on Twitter for event updates and even…
Baby, it's cold outside!
These snowbanks at the corner on King and Yonge were almost as high as the shoppers! Haven't seen that in a long time!
Courtesy of Toronto Public Library
Courtesy of Toronto Public Library