{"id":110817,"date":"2014-12-23T07:00:07","date_gmt":"2014-12-23T12:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/?p=110817"},"modified":"2015-03-24T11:08:12","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T15:08:12","slug":"then-and-now-spadina-college-toronto-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/news\/then-and-now-spadina-college-toronto-history","title":{"rendered":"A then-and-now photo tour of Spadina, College Street, Bloor West and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 id='pressboard-ad-sponsorship-tag' style='margin-bottom: 35px;'><\/h4><p>Historic photos give us a glimpse of what Toronto has gained and lost over the years. In our latest then-and-now installment, we&#8217;ve lined up more photographs dating back to the 1890s with recent pictures to see how much Toronto has evolved over the years.<\/p>\n<p>While there have been some stark changes &#8212; the Art Gallery of Ontario sprouting around The Grange and a former blacksmith&#8217;s shop serving frozen yogurt in the 21st century &#8212; it&#8217;s nice to see some things have more staying power. That round sign atop the Silver Dollar Room? That appears to be eternal.<\/p>\n<p>All heritage images are from the Toronto Public Library while recent photos are by James Bombales.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy! When you&#8217;re done, check out our then-and-now photo posts on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2014\/11\/history-then-and-now-downtown-toronto.html\">downtown Toronto<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2014\/10\/photos-toronto-city-has-changed.html\">sundry intersections<\/a>\u00a0and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2014\/12\/then-and-now-photo-tour-toronto.html\">East End<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Spadina Avenue and Nassau, northwest corner, the 1910s<\/h3>\n<div class=\"twentytwenty\" class=\"twentytwenty-container\" style=\"display: none; max-width: 100%; width: 905px; height: 679px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-18-at-1.38.46-PM.png\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-18-at-1.04.01-PM1.png\"\/><\/div>\n<h3>The Grange at the head of John Street, 1897<\/h3>\n<div class=\"twentytwenty\" class=\"twentytwenty-container\" style=\"display: none; max-width: 100%; width: 1024px; height: 640px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ago2-1024x640.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ago3-1024x640.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<h3>Spadina Avenue, looking northwest from College Street, 1960<\/h3>\n<div class=\"twentytwenty\" class=\"twentytwenty-container\" style=\"display: none; max-width: 100%; width: 1024px; height: 667px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/spadinacollege-1024x667.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/collegespadina-1024x682.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<h3>The Former Toronto Athletic Club, College Street, between University Avenue and McCaul, 1957<\/h3>\n<div class=\"twentytwenty\" class=\"twentytwenty-container\" style=\"display: none; max-width: 100%; width: 1024px; height: 1024px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2mccaul-1024x1024.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/collegenow-1024x1024.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<h3>Spadina Avenue, looking north from College Street, 1908<\/h3>\n<div class=\"twentytwenty\" class=\"twentytwenty-container\" style=\"display: none; max-width: 100%; width: 1024px; height: 819px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/knoxcoll-1024x819.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/spadinacoll-1024x819.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<h3>Fire Hall at Bellevue and College Street, 1954<\/h3>\n<p><center><div class=\"twentytwenty\" class=\"twentytwenty-container\" style=\"display: none; max-width: 100%; width: 683px; height: 1024px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/bellevueclock-683x1024.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/tower-682x1024.jpg\"\/><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<h3>College Street and Spadina Avenue, northwest corner, 1892<\/h3>\n<div class=\"twentytwenty\" class=\"twentytwenty-container\" style=\"display: none; max-width: 100%; width: 1024px; height: 643px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/collegecar-1024x643.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/college3-1024x682.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<h3>John Rydall Blacksmith Shop, Bloor and Croft Street, 1915<\/h3>\n<p><center><div class=\"twentytwenty\" class=\"twentytwenty-container\" style=\"display: none; max-width: 100%; width: 683px; height: 1024px\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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