I love seeing the historical photographs of the places where I live. It really puts things into perspective, to see somewhere so familiar transform into a former reality. Below is a picture of my current neighbourhood, Roncesvalles Village in Toronto, specifically the intersection where King Street West, Queen Street West, Roncesvalles and The Queensway converge.
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| Photo of King, Queen, and Roncesvalles, looking southeast, by Alfred Pearson, April 17, 1923. City of Toronto Archives, Series 71, Item 2014. | |
Although much has changed in the picture, you can still see the bones of this intersection today. Many of the storefronts and apartments remain structurally unchanged. Today, you can find a McDonald's, convenience store and coffee shop at the intersection, still it's so odd and somehow sad to think of the lives these streets or, perhaps more so, our homes had before us.
For an interesting then vs now look at our beautiful city check out
Lost Toronto.
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2 comments:
awesome photo and story. is it worse that i'm a) not shocked by the mcd's ref or b) comforted by it? :S
Well, both "a" and "b" are pretty sad, but neither are surprising.
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