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A view from Yonge Street looking west along Queen Street in about 1888. You can see horse-drawn streetcars and wagons, and gas lamps on the telephone poles (remember those?). Men and boys wore hats and women wore bustles, and the streets were…

intersection of Yonge st and Bloor st

intersection of Yonge st and Bloor st

This view from the east side of Yonge Street, just south of Shuter Street shows a wide berth for the brave bike rider. If you look closely, you will see in the background that our lone cyclist is sharing the road with a horse-drawn cart.

Courtesy…

Summary: stereograph, unmounted. People walking, on bicycle and streetcar.

From Library of Congress, Digital ID: (b&w film copy neg.) cph 3b43049 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b43049
Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-96947 (b&w film copy neg.)