jamesvictorsalmon
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The new airport express is "full steam ahead" and will open, they say, on June 6. All this talk of trains made me think of all the wonderful shots of trains we have in our Digital Archive (http://ift.tt/1Dn4XI8). This one is a steam locomotive photographed by James Victor Salmon near Strachan Avenue in 1955. Creator:…
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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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The New Broadview Hotel—home of the infamous Jilly’s—has been sold. Shown here in December of 1954, this four-storey Romanesque Revival building decorated with terracotta animals and figures was originally built for $25K by Archibald W. Dingman. The building’s first tenants were the CIBC (ground floor), with lawyers and dentists above that. The top floor was…
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A sleepy summer Saturday in 1955, this service station and bus stop stood at the corner of Dundas West and Bloor. This picture was taken 58 years ago — today, these roads are both wider and busier! Wishing you a safe and happy long weekend. Creator: Salmon, James Victor Date: 1955 Identifier: S 1-3079C Format:…
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