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Eglinton Avenue East widening: existing conditions

8 of 8 descriptions below digitizedFonds 220 > Series 65 > File 83

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Held by
City of Toronto Archives via City of Toronto Archives
Dates
1956 (indexed as 1956)
Level
file
Scope & content
File consists of 33 photographs showing existing conditions on the north side of Eglinton Avenue East, between Rumsey Road and Laird Drive, and on the south side, between Rumsey and Sutherland roads, prior to widening. The south side stretch is largely residential, with single family dwellings and duplexes. Also on the south side are a Loblaw's, #815, on the south-west corner at Laird Drive, and the Marshall Ventilated Mattress Co. Ltd, #849, on the south-east corner at Laird Drive. The north side stretch is commercial. Among the numerous businesses documented are: Leaside Pharmacy, #784, Norman's Hardware, #796, Adair Shop Ltd, #802, Jack Young Groceries, #804, a Liquor Control Board branch, #812, Carden Toy Shop, #816, Leaside Bible Chapel, #824, Leaside Bowling Centre, #832, Hostess Open Kitchen, #834, Laird Ladies Custom Tailors, #844, Oakley's Jewellery, #848, Mel Andrews' Men's Wear, #858, The Gainsborough Kitchens, #860, a Tamblyn drug store, #868-870, White's Hardware, #872, and a Toronto Dominion Bank branch, #876.
Location
  • Toronto Dominion Bank · landmark · confidence 70% · landmark:toronto · found as “toronto dominion bank”
  • Eglinton Ave · street · confidence 50% · street · found as “Eglinton Avenue East”
  • Rumsey Rd · street · confidence 50% · street · found as “Rumsey Road”
  • Laird Dr · street · confidence 50% · street · found as “Laird Drive”

Where

Toronto Dominion BankCorrect the locationNearby on the big map

More details

Extent
8 photonegatives : b&w ; 10 x 12.5 cm; 25 photonegatives : b&w, copy ; 10 x 12.5 cm
Harvested
2026-10-21T02:06:05Z · source datestamp n/a · toronto

Original metadata

As harvested (toronto)