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 […]
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 […]
