By DAVID VAN DYKE Many Beachers will more likely remember the business that took over Tony’s Fruit Market in 1985. That business was Ends, now obviously also vacated for quite some time. Who among us didn’t purchase sweat socks or T-shirts from this establishment? The original image above was taken by local photographer Chris Nicholls […]
By DAVID VAN DYKE Linda Stoewner grew up in the Beach and lived in the area from 1961 to 1990. She was kind enough to send this photo of Glen Stewart Pastries and Delicatessen, which was run by her parents, Tony and Marianne Walthert, from 1954 to 1988. The store was located on Kingston Road, […]
By DAVID VAN DYKE Well, apparently there’s always a big blowout sale on the northwest corner of Waverley Road and Queen Street East. The original image was taken by local photographer Chris Nicholls in 1985. Danke schon, Chris for this wonderful contribution. If you’d like to see more of Chris’ work, check out www.chrisnicholls.live If […]
By ALANA RAYMAN Looking for something different for lunch? There’s a new sandwich shop to check out in the Kingston Road and Victoria Park Avenue area. Alen Zukanovic and his wife Sanja recently opened Somun Superstar, a cafe and sandwich shop that brings a traditional Bosnian favourite to Toronto. “Somun is the superstar of the bread […]
By DAVID VAN DYKE I’m sure many Beacher’s remember the most appropriately named Variety store in the neighbourhood. Crosswalk Variety was on Queen Street East, just across from Kew Gardens. This image was shot by photographer Chris Nicholls in 1985. Before Timmy’s came to roost, it was a video gaming store. Thank you Chris for […]
By DAVID VAN DYKE This delightful image was taken by photographer Chris Nicholls when he was a student in the mid 1980s. It’s on the shady side of Queen Street East on the corner of Kippendavie Avenue. You can just see the firehall tower peeking out on the right. Did you know that a very […]
By DAVID VAN DYKE This storefront photo was taken in the winter of 1956. It features the hardware store that the Ryan brothers ran for decades. The building, obviously razed now and replaced, sat on the sunny side of Queen Street East between Willow and Beech avenues. Thank you John Ryan for sharing your memories […]
By DAVID VAN DYKE This building was once called the Eastbourne House. In its hey day it had a separate entrance for women and men (I guess we didn’t get along too well back then…wait a minute?). The location is Danforth Avenue and Dawes Road, southeast corner. The photo was taken in 1954. Do you […]
By DAVID VAN DYKE This image was captured by Jack Ryan at the corner of Queen Street East and Beech Avenue in 1956. Jack points out there is a police call box on the pole. It’s a safe bet they don’t need those anymore. Before Outriggers and before Quigley’s, there was Sadleir Drugs. I guess […]
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 […]
