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Yonge and Gerrard on fire?
A major traffic catastrophe on Yonge Street? No, just the filming of "The Incredible Hulk" late at night. Yonge Street disguised as NYC.
Tim Horton's Hot Dogs?
Before hockey pro turned restauteur Tim Horton found his niche in donuts, he made a number of attempts at a full service restaurant. This sign from the Tim Horton’s Restaurant at 353 Yonge Street invites offers Hot Dogs at a bargain basement…
Improvements along Yonge Street.
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.
Courtesy of Toronto Public Library
Courtesy of Toronto Public Library
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…
Bike lane on Yonge Street, 1910
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.
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Courtesy…
Overseas Contingent in parade along Yonge Street, 1915.
When war broke out in 1914, Canada did not have the power to declare war. Britain's declaration automatically included Canada, but Canada reserved the right to determine the extent and type of support.
Unofficially, though, there was never any…
Unofficially, though, there was never any…
Metropolitan Toronto Library, now Toronto Reference Library
Wow! An interior shot of the newly opened Metropolitan Toronto Library in 1977. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library.
Yonge Street, 1911
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.)
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.)
Exorcist Staircase
This "exorcist staircase" is the semi-secret north entrance (or escape) into Severn Creek Park, above buried Severn Creek. The staircase is accessed just east of the Rosedale Subway Station entrance along Crescent Road. Magical rural hideaway just…
Street car on Yonge Street, north of Yonge Blvd., in Hogg's Hollow
The street cars used to go a lot further north back then! Courtesy of Toronto Public Library.