By DAVID VAN DYKE About eight years ago, the congregations of the two United churches in the Beach decided to merge into one and became Beach United Church. They sold Bellefair United to developers, and with the proceeds, renovated the old Kew Beach United Church on Wineva Avenue. As seen in the top photo (taken […]
By DAVID VAN DYKE Ahhh, The Goof. Of course, Chris Souwand would include this iconic Beach eatery in his 1985 school photo project. Thanks Chris! 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 remember I was a little sad when Scratch Danial’s closed its doors. It was a favourite watering hole for many a Beacher. We have Chris Souwand to thank for this photo. It was taken in 1985 for a school project. The building is on the shady side of Queen Street […]
By DAVID VAN DYKE In the 1970s Ann Patterson ran a camera store on Queen Street East called Carter & Carter Photography. Many times, Ann would take her camera on her lunch break and shoot storefronts in the Beach. This image of Gregory’s Deli & Coffee Shop sits on the sunny side of Queen Street […]
By DAVID VAN DYKE I’m sure many loyal Beach Metro News readers are familiar with Chris Souwand’s work from his 1985 Centennial College project. Chris captured many store fronts and streetscapes along Queen Street East. This image is looking west on Queen Street from Wineva Avenue. Thanks again, Chris. Do you have an old photograph […]
By DAVID VAN DYKE This winter image was taken in front of the Neville Park Loop, looking west along Queen Street East, and is courtesy of the Beaches Public Library. The name of the photographer is not known. I Feel Fine was the Number One hit at the time the photo was taken. Any guess […]
By DAVID VAN DYKE When Chris Souwand was a student in 1985, a school project required store front photos of restaurants in his neighbourhood. Luckily for us, the neighbourhood was the Beach! This image is on Queen Street looking east by Balsam. Thanks again Chris! If you have an old photo of the Beach you’d […]
By David Van Dyke Photographer Chris Nicholls took this image of Bert’s Variety back in 1984. Now the Beacher Cafe, it is located on the northwest corner of Maclean Avenue and Queen Street East. Thank you Chris, for sharing this amazing image. If you’d like to see more of Chris’ work, please check out chrisnichollsphotography.com […]
By DAVID VAN DYKE We have a fantastic contribution today from Chris Souwand. Chris was a student back in the mid-1980s who shot restaurant facades in the Beach for a school project. Today’s reckoning: Babbage’s! The building is located on the sunny side of Queen Street East, just east of Silver Birch. Today it’s the […]
By DAVID VAN DYKE Before the ‘ginormous’ condo, before Lick’s, there was Seaway’s Meat Market. This photo was taken by Ann Patterson who owned and operated a camera store across the street of said image (Kenilworth and Queen). The store was called Carter and Carter Photography, and during the 1970s, on occasion, Ann would take […]
