Vintage Toronto
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The Capitol theatre, on Yonge Street, just south of Keewatin. Based on the signage, looks to be 1964. The star studded cast of What a Way to Go, came out in June of that year. Photo courtesy of Dale Marshall.
Yonge Street looking south, in the late 60's
Yonge and Gerrard intersection.
Porn bookstores and 2nd floor walkup rub and tugs in the early 70's. The end of Toronto the Good!
Closer to Dundas was Cinema 2000, Times Square, and Stoppers. The day came when I was old enough to legally go into them, and man did I go nuts.
I was about 13 years old when I saw a hooker/street walker for the first time (not for a session, lol ) near the corner of Yonge and Gerrard, in front of a Wax Museum where she conducted her business , over heard her giving the rates to a john.
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Starvin Marvin's strip club just north of Yonge and Dundas east side!
Yonge st was a lot better when it was seedier looking.
Yonge st was a lot better when it was seedier looking.
Bloor Street West, Toronto, on a pleasant day during the 1960s.
Rock and Roll capital of North America back in the day, Friars Tavern, Le Coq D'or, Colonial Tavern, The Upfront Lounge, Bassils Restaurant and of course strip clubs, Brass Rail and Zanzibar. Ah, those were the days.
~1937, Eglinton Avenue West looking east at Eglinton Park. The vet clinic is still there.
An earlier view of Yolles Furniture, along with other pics of Yonge Street.
Side Stories – Yonge Street in 1948
In 1948 the traffic on Yonge Street and other major arterial roads was so bad that the City’s Committee on Works recommended that the stretch of Yonge Street from Terauley Street (near Dundas) to Heath Street (north of St. Clair) be widened to approximately 86 feet. In preparation for this work...
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Old Photographs of Dundas Street in Toronto (1900-1980)
Join me on this immersive journey as we explore the photographs, stories, and memories of Dundas Street held within the Toronto Archives.
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I LOL’d at the bottom line of the ad:
Freaks, heads, longhairs and students - $2.00
