By DAVID VAN DYKE Here’s a look at where Kingston Road begins at the junction of Queen Street East. The clocktower of Woodbine race track is visible in this archival photograph. The year the photo was taken was 1964. Today, we wait patiently as we did in 2005, for track work to be completed at […]
By SURINA NATH This November the community will be welcoming Balmy Beach Pet Hospital at 2212 Queen Street East, owned by Dr. Sukhi Singh, who will be running the veterinary practice alongside her younger sister, Nav. Sukhi’s interest in veterinary medicine developed as a young girl through working in her uncle’s clinic, Birch-Dan Animal Hospital. […]
By DAVID VAN DYKE This awesome street scene was taken 25 years ago on Queen Street East looking west towards Beech Avenue. It was captured by Jack Ryan, who I’m sure many of our readers would remember from the hardware store that he and his brother ran for years on this section of Queen Street […]
By DAVID VAN DYKE This archival photograph was taken on Oct. 11, 1922. I can’t imagine why, but somebody really liked this driveway on Woodbine Avenue. Photographs were not cheap to take at that time period, so it must have been a very special driveway. Do you have an old photo of your driveway you […]
By FIONA BRAMZELL There is an intrinsic link between food and love – indeed, food that has been made with love somehow always tastes better. For Monica Kelly, local chef and owner of Miss Mo’s Vegan Kitchen, love is at the core of everything she makes and when it comes to food – in particular, […]
By DAVID VAN DYKE Ahh, our beloved Leuty Lifeguard Station, the most photographed structure in the neighbourhood. This photograph, taken 90 years ago, is quite possibly the Beach’s first photobombed image recorded. And nothing has changed. I will still get pesky tourists or dog owners getting in the way of my shot. Do you have […]
By DAVID VAN DYKE The archival photograph at left was taken in the fall of 1915. We are looking up the hill (north) on Willow Avenue. Do you have an old photograph you would like to share with our readership? Please contact me at gdvandyke61@gmail.com
By DAVID VAN DYKE I shot this panorama just east of the Kingston Road and Main Street intersection in 2015 and again earlier this year. Four years ago, I wondered, what developments would be constructed at this historic junction? I guess I could wonder again as to what changes lay ahead in the next four […]
By BRIGID ELMY Summer is officially coming to a close, and what better way to enjoy the last blast of the season than a picnic! Looking for a destination? Picnics are not only a wonderful way to take advantage of the outdoors, but a lovely way to reconnect with family and friends over a meal. […]
By DAVID VAN DYKE I distinctly recall this residence when it was listed four years ago. This dilapidated teardown was a huge local news story. All of the Greater Toronto Area heard about potential buyers being led through this listing with flashlights because there was no power. All of Toronto also heard about its sticker […]
