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 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 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 […]
