Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Dufferin and Springhurst/Then and Now

1914.
Looking south down Dufferin to the old Dufferin Gate entrance to the CNE.
Note the billboard for the Canada Metal Company.
2010.
A period illustration of their factory location unknown.

Lansdowne and Dupont/Then and Now

Lansdowne looking south to Dupont in 1933 before the underpass was built. The building to the left appears to have survived with a slight makeover.
2010.

Lansdowne and Dupont/Then and Now

Lansdowne looking north across Dupont (the Royce) in 1930 prior to the construction of the underpass. The building to the left is the old General Electric factory where, in the 1980's we filmed the series War of the Worlds, Friday the 13th and Catwalk.
2010.

Dundas West of Mimico/Then and Now

Labelled Dundas west of Mimico this photo is impossible to locate today but here's a guess.
Things have changed in 100 years or so.

Lakeshore and Fourth/Then and Now

The S/W corner of Lakeshore and Fourth sometime in the 1940's when this was the New Toronto Hotel.
2010.