In today's National Post, Brenda McMullen writes about a house for sale on Perth Ave. that is "bursting with promise and potential".
You can read the entire article on the National Post website.
Bloor St., looking east over the railway tracks towards Perth Ave., March 9 1914. This is basically the same view as this other photo from 1923.
Photo is from the City of Toronto Archives.
City of Toronto Archives Description Display
Archival citation Fonds 1231, Item 2062
Title Bloor Street crossing east to Perth Avenue
Date(s) of creation of record(s) March 9, 1914
Physical description of record(s) 1 photoprint : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm. — 1 photonegative : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
Photo is from the City of Toronto Archives.
City of Toronto Archives Description Display
Archival citation Fonds 1231, Item 2053
Title Royce Avenue (Dupont Street) west at Perth Ave
Date(s) of creation of record(s) September 30, 1910
Physical description of record(s) 1 photoprint : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm. — 1 photonegative : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
Form of material Photographs
Photographs - streetscapes
Forms part of Fonds 1231; James Salmon collection
Subjects ROADS
Photo is from the City of Toronto Archives.
City of Toronto Archives Description Display
Archival citation Fonds 1231, Item 1323
Title Bloor Street - Perth Avenue crossing from the east
Date(s) of creation of record(s) March 23, 1923
Physical description of record(s) 1 photoprint : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm. — 1 photonegative : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
Form of material Photographs
Forms part of Fonds 1231; James Salmon collection
Subjects Bloor St W (Toronto, Ont.)
RAILWAYS
Bloor St., looking east over the tracks towards Perth Ave. This is basically the same view as this photo from 1914. Not too long after, the Bloor St. railway underpasses were dug out.
Photo is from the City of Toronto Archives.
City of Toronto Archives Description Display
Archival citation Fonds 1231, Item 1322
Title Bloor Street - Perth Avenue crossing from the west
Date(s) of creation of record(s) March 23, 1923
Photo is from the City of Toronto Archives.
City of Toronto Archives Description Display
Archival citation Subseries 52, Item 1006
Title Perth Avenue Park — baseball
Date(s) of creation of record(s) May 13, 1922
Physical description of record(s) 1 photonegative : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
Form of material Photographs
Forms part of Fonds 200; Former City of Toronto fonds
Series 372; Dept. of Public Works photographs
Subseries 52; Parks Dept. photographs
Some houses on Perth Ave., just south of the tracks. The date in the Toronto Archives says Sept. 21 1944, but the date on the photo is March 21 1944.
Photo is from the City of Toronto Archives.
City of Toronto Archives Description Display
Archival citation Subseries 33, Item 897
Title 436-38-40 Perth Avenue
Date(s) of creation of record(s) Sept. 21, 1944
Physical description of record(s) 1 photonegative : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm. - 1 photoprint : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
Forms part of Fonds 200; Former City of Toronto fonds
Not really the most interesting image to look at, but it's a photographic record of a neighbourhood house that was probably being inspected by the City.
Photo is from the City of Toronto Archives.
City of Toronto Archives Description Display
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Archival citation Subseries 33, Item 896
Title South wall 432 Perth Avenue
Date(s) of creation of record(s) Sept. 21, 1944
Physical description of record(s) 1 photonegative : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm. - 1 photoprint : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
Forms part of Fonds 200; Former City of Toronto fonds