Well, its summer, so it must be construction season! This image shows improvements along Yonge Street, widening the street for Stop 21 at Yonge and Glengrove.
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…
The Subway and the Street: How Underground Transit Transformed Yonge Street
This talk will explore the ways in which the subway has altered daily life for Torontonians and the built landscape around Yonge Street since the 1940s. With historian Jay…
Grabbing a hot dog and a Coke at the York Mills Swimming pool, 1954. The pool was located on the east side of Yonge Street, just south of Mill Street. Courtesy, Toronto Public Library.