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Old Posted Jul 13, 2012, 9:17 PM
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Cool! What's that old building where the Weston is now? Looks similar to, though larger, than the Strathcona post office.
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Old Posted Jul 13, 2012, 9:23 PM
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Mohkínstsis — 1.6 million people at the Foothills of the Rocky Mountains, 400 high-rises, a 300-metre SE to NW climb, over 1000 kilometres of pathways, with 20% of the urban area as parkland.
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Calgary's timeline is very impressive. Boom town!
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Old Posted Jul 13, 2012, 11:25 PM
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Here's an aerial of downtown Halifax from around 1920 (hosted by me):

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Here's an aerial of downtown Halifax from around 1920 (hosted by me):
Amazing image.
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T.O 1920? Toronto archives.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Utqc9q_zy6...d+toronto3.jpg

T.O 1930? Toronto archives.

http://www.toronto.ca/archives/image...44_it10045.jpg

Toronto archives 1912

http://www.myshangrilacondo.com/2012...elaide-street/

Toronto 1904 Toronto archives

http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/englis...d_out_1020.jpg

Toronto 1820? Toronto archives

http://www.toronto.ca/archives/consolation.htm

Toronto 1856 Toronto archives

http://www.toronto.ca/archives/consolation.htm

Toronto 1920s, Toronto archives

http://wascanaavenue.files.wordpress...11/08/mp-3.jpg

Toronto 1922 Toronto archives
This is an old fountain for people, horses and dogs. Public health got rid of them in the 30's.

http://www.toronto.ca/archives/image...002_it0049.jpg

Toronto 1890 Toronto archives

http://www.mytorontocondoblog.com/wp..._Mar172012.jpg

Toronto archives year unknown.

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/a...pril211925.jpg
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Toronto 1820? Toronto archives

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Photography didn't exist in the 1820s
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^ View from the Window at Le Gras (taken with camera obscura) was from 1826.

But seeing as the first phase of Osgoode Hall was constructed between 1829 and 1830, it definitely wasn't taken in the 1820's. My guess would be around 1850.
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You're right, I'm not sure when it was taken because most of the structures are just small wood homes.
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I believe the above is from 1937 not the 1920s. The license plate on the car shows a 937 and the vehicle is typical of a 1935-36 styling. I unsuccessfully tried to identify the vehicle.

Edit: the license plate is definitely 1937 followed by a crown. 1937 is the 1st time that crowns appeared on Ontario plates, positioned in the top left and right corners.
Edit:The car is a 1937 Chevrolet
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Here's an aerial of downtown Halifax from around 1920 (hosted by me):
That's a really beautiful pictures.
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Here's an aerial of downtown Halifax from around 1920 (hosted by me):
What was that beauty they tore down for the Metro Centre/WTCC site? (about 8 stories tall three blocks below the Citadel just above City Hall)?

Also its cool how Downtown blends into the North-End so well ... Hopefully this will be the future as well (just with more height )
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What was that beauty they tore down for the Metro Centre/WTCC site?
That was the Moirs Chocolate factory.

Maybe I'll make an annotated version sometime. There are a lot of interesting details. If you look closely near the foot of Sackville Street for example you can see one of the archways that used to exist along the waterfront. I believe there was also a stone one around what is now the Historic Properties area.

A couple of other landmark buildings that are now gone are the Custom House at the foot of George Street and the city market building on Market Street. The building at the corner of Hollis and George was the Victorian-era Royal Bank HQ. You can also see the "pentagon" building at the end of Granville Street.
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CALGARY - not sure what year, probably mid 20s.




EDMONTON - mid 30s




LETHBRIDGE - 1911




VANCOUVER - late 50s (first) 1939 (second)






VICTORIA - 1910




WINNIPEG - Various dates (no idea)








REGINA - 1930






SASKATOON - 1913 (first) 1940 (second)



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I highly doubt that this pic is from the the 1930s. The plane pictured appears to be a Canadair North Star DC-4M, and these weren't manufactured until 1946, so that pic likely wasn't taken until 1946 or shortly thereafter.

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Victoria Square 1870's

http://www.musee-mccord.qc.ca/largeimages/v57.jpg

Victoria square 1960's, same view

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5295/...be40b66a_b.jpg

Montreal skyline in 1887. population ~300,000

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