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Taken one short year before the opening of the Yonge-University-Spadina subway line, this picture looks north along Yonge St. from Bloor St. West. James Victor Salmon took it in May, 1953: the day looks less warm than the weather we are currently experiencing, and the street looks much less congested. Creator: Salmon, James Victor (Canadian,…
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Yonge Street, 1888, looking north from Queen St: this stretch pretty much always a vital part of the city. Before the Great Toronto fire of 1904, most of the buildings in the downtown core stood no more than 3 or 4 storeys. A horse-drawn streetcar plods along the dirt road, slightly behind a man (with…
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