Then: 145 South Drive, deepest Rosedale, circa 1909. (Picture provided by wwwebster.)   Now: June 2011.  Ah, OK, this isn’t going to work. Let’s go around to the other side. That’s better.  🙂 Source: Then and Now: South Drive, Rosedale | Urban Toronto.

Then: January 10, 1935. Rear southeast corner of Winchester and “Medcalfe.” Actually it’s Metcalfe with a ‘t” not a “d” as it is in the official description in the photo. Now: June 2011. No changes here.  An older elegant, unmolested walk-up apartment on an equally elegant corner in Cabbagetown. The church in both pictures is St. Enoch’s Presbyterian Church, built in 1890, now home of The Toronto Dance Theatre. Source: Then and Now: Winchester and Metcalfe | Urban Toronto.

I always thought that this was a semi-detached property until I read the post i found on Urban Toronto talking about the history of 27 Sherbourne Street North.  I hope you enjoy the brief history lesson. Then: 27 Sherbourne Street North. Built 1907 by Sproatt and Rolph (U of T Hart House, Eaton’s College Park) for the Gooderham family. Said family being responsible for a distillery of some repute in Toronto’s early history in an area now known as the Distillery District. Additionally responsible as well for the Gooderham/”Flatiron” building on the triangular parcel of land at Church and Front. …

Last week, we talked a lot about two big events coming-up in Cabbagetown: (1) The Forsythia Festival this Sunday and (2) The Community Yard Sale on May 25th. While the whole community waits in anticipation for these two weekends to come, local shops and businesses have created their own spring incentives to get you in the stores. Here’s a list of Cabbagetown’s local sales and events for the beginning of the new month: Should Number 9 Recording Studios Be Your First Choice? Musicians of Cabbagetown rejoice! Number 9 Studios is proud to offer local artists a professional production service. Complete …

After almost two years of renovating, Nelson Mandela Park Public School reopened its doors March 19th. As another addition of the revitalization of Regent Park, the changes made to the beautiful beaux-arts structure are congruent with several of the other projects currently under-way — the authenticity of the building remains intact, only modernized. Nelson Mandela Park Public School stands proudly as an example of the TDSB’s Model School for Inner Cities Policy, making it an identifying and integral part of the new Regent Park community. The School The LEED-silver retrofit of Nelson Mandela Park Public School was completed by CS&P Architects. Their innovative designs were intended to …

AUGUST 1, 1914 Riverdale Park (Gerrard St. at the top of the hill in the distance.) . . . . . . APRIL 2012 [Source]

Here’s a peak of the Berkeley Street Firehall, Circa 1970. See the transformation here, 30 years later.

  The Cabbagetown Residents Association has posted a Riverdale farm survey. The survey is part of a study by the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). I have always thought of Riverdale Farm as one of Toronto’s great hidden treasures. Please help them out by responding to the survey here: http://bit.ly/1QVRC11 Remember to check out the Riverdale Farm website for more details on any upcoming events for you and your family! Image courtesy of Toronto Then and Now. 

The Toronto Dance Theatre, located at 80 Winchester Street, Cabbagetown, was first built in 1891 under the influence of architects Gorden & Helliwell, as well as Molesworth, West, & Secord. As one of the few bold Romanesque Revival structures in Toronto, and the only example of such style in Cabbagetown, the Toronto Dance Theater plays an important role culturally and historically in the Metcalfe Heritage Conservation District. A part from the Toronto Dance Theatre, one must also recognize the University of Toronto as Toronto’s most iconic form of Romanesque Revival. Together, these two buildings attract much admiration from architects all …

Cabbagetown is a neighbourhood located on the east side of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It comprises “the largest continuous area of preserved Victorian housing in all of North America”, according to the Cabbagetown Preservation Association. Cabbagetown’s name derives from the Irish immigrants who moved to the neighbourhood beginning in the late 1840s, said to have been so poor that they grew cabbage due to potato famine in their front yards.  Canadian writer Hugh Garner’s novel, Cabbagetown, depicted life in the neighbourhood during the Great Depression. History The area today known as Cabbagetown was first known as the village of Don …