tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12941086.post174797865004250686..comments2024-03-15T21:43:52.652-05:00Comments on City in the Trees: Retrospectives: Finch and LeslieLone Primatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15746801663695992138noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12941086.post-23140647664732732312021-09-09T13:44:46.089-05:002021-09-09T13:44:46.089-05:00Wow, that's really amazing. :)Wow, that's really amazing. :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12941086.post-8161900078450653342021-09-08T13:12:31.867-05:002021-09-08T13:12:31.867-05:00Great memories - I visited this estate as a kid. M...Great memories - I visited this estate as a kid. My Great Uncle Arthur was the butler. It was a beautiful property back then. Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04874025419781406767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12941086.post-32797720469073146132012-05-04T23:24:17.601-05:002012-05-04T23:24:17.601-05:00I worked for a small landscaping co. Just the boss...I worked for a small landscaping co. Just the boss and a few students,in the 70's. we did lawn maintenance there... I remember looking at the Rolls' in the garage. we saw the 'Lady' a couple of times when she came out to the pool. The boss did the work in the rose garden near the pool himself. He always told us to mind our p's and q's around there! Thanks for the memory!Giorgiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04259152667675743745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12941086.post-78055030315074023822011-10-27T06:22:35.960-05:002011-10-27T06:22:35.960-05:00Hi, Jenn, thank you for dropping by and sharing th...Hi, Jenn, thank you for dropping by and sharing that. :) I can only imagine. When I moved into the area, that property was still open and still had horses on it... I saw them on Leslie a few times. But that vanished pretty quickly. I thought that was a real shame; it was a really nice touch having that in the neighbourhood. What it must have been like for you when you were younger. I imagine the neighbourhood was pretty much established by then and looked the way it does now, but there might have been a few things that were different. I'd love to hear more if come by again and have the time. :)Lone Primatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15746801663695992138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12941086.post-10750100860352202382011-10-26T09:00:45.899-05:002011-10-26T09:00:45.899-05:00I grew up in that area. I remember trick or treati...I grew up in that area. I remember trick or treating at The MacDougall Mansion! They gave out full size chocolate bars and cans of pop, and all the servant quarters gave out treats too. You had to go early though, because they were a popular T or T spot - and they pretty much turned their lights off by 9.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02149048192796015117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12941086.post-48215054665416579362009-12-07T04:55:53.577-05:002009-12-07T04:55:53.577-05:00Great post thank you. I live very close to this in...Great post thank you. I live very close to this intersection and was talking to a neighbour a few weeks ago about when she moved into this area 25 years ago. She told me that at that time Leslie St. was just a dirt road. Nice to be able to visualize it through these photos!VisibleMediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05112642340826740221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12941086.post-37708164427062521942009-10-16T09:39:20.485-05:002009-10-16T09:39:20.485-05:00I was half-joking about a more mobile google stree...I was half-joking about a more mobile google street view creator but google was ahead as usual. They have a street view trike that can reach more areas.<br /><br />https://services.google.com/fb/forms/streetviewussuggestions/?utm_campaign=en&utm_medium=van&utm_source=en-van-na-us-gns-svn-maps/trikeMVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03860146921108247487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12941086.post-88952154887115712582009-10-13T14:53:03.764-05:002009-10-13T14:53:03.764-05:00Thanks for the link to the archives. Interesting t...Thanks for the link to the archives. Interesting thought about what to document for the future. With google street view now available in Toronto, we can hope that some of this data will be preserved in some way. So the question is what needs to be documented beyond this. I think you do need to go beyond city boundaries as well as above and below ground. Someone should build a lightweight portable 360 degree archiving tool. This would let a guy on a bike or a hiker build their own "off-street" view. I can see a whole flickr/youtube infrastructure being available to support this. When the glaciers melt and the national parks are paved over, we'll have something to remember.MVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03860146921108247487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12941086.post-51537650045573822062009-10-13T14:43:08.577-05:002009-10-13T14:43:08.577-05:00I'm imagining a post to this blog in 2025: &qu...I'm imagining a post to this blog in 2025: "As you can see, comparing my 2009 and 2025 photos, this intersection has changed quite a bit!"Jim Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941665968757241278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12941086.post-8158266336701035082009-10-13T14:20:36.819-05:002009-10-13T14:20:36.819-05:00They're working hard, I'll tell you. Somet...They're working hard, I'll tell you. Something just over 100,000 immigrants are moving to the GTA annually and have been for a couple of decades; the places beyond the core cities are filling up quickly. Just this weekend it occurred to me that I might undertake the project of photographing certain intersections and other identifiable locations beyond the fringe today for the illumination of people a generation or two hence. As Devo said, "Duty Now For the Future". :)Lone Primatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15746801663695992138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12941086.post-59294073388911564352009-10-13T07:45:44.062-05:002009-10-13T07:45:44.062-05:00You know I just eat this stuff up. But it makes m...You know I just eat this stuff up. But it makes me wonder if there's anything within 20 miles of Toronto that hasn't been suburbanized!Jim Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941665968757241278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12941086.post-48058716768459510482009-10-13T05:57:13.058-05:002009-10-13T05:57:13.058-05:00Hi, Mark, thanks. :) You can look for interesting ...Hi, Mark, thanks. :) You can look for interesting photos of the city <a href="http://gencat4.eloquent-systems.com/webcat/request/DoMenuRequest?SystemName=City+of+Toronto+Archives&UserName=RH+public&Password=123&TemplateProcessID=6000_11222_11222&MenuName=Image+search+screen" rel="nofollow">here!</a>Lone Primatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15746801663695992138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12941086.post-761484173123101562009-10-12T10:34:08.720-05:002009-10-12T10:34:08.720-05:00Nice investigation of the area. Where do you find ...Nice investigation of the area. Where do you find the archive photos?MVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03860146921108247487noreply@blogger.com