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Yonge Street, S. Of King St., west side, north from Melinda St
Yonge Street, S. Of King St., west side, north from Melinda St

Yonge Street, S. Of King St., west side, north from Melinda St

Date1840
FormatPicture
Notes
679-YONGE STREET, BELOW KING, TORONTO, View of part of the west side, north from Melinda street. The buildings shown are the commercial salesrooms of F. C. Capreol (now sIte of south end of Dominion Bank building), the wholesale dry goods. warehouse of John Robertson, father of J. Ross Robertson, and the auction rooms of Andrew Henderson, father of Charles M. Henderson, the well-known Toronto auctioneer. The Robertson building was afterwards a pa.rt. of the St. Charles, with its front remodelled, .al!'d the Hen~er.son blllldmg became the southern portion of the old DommlOn Bank bmldmg. The new (1917) structure of the Dominion Bank occupies the Whole of the Yong: street block from King to Melinda streets. Water color by F. V. Poole. SIze 4 x 7.Yonge St., S. Of King St., west side, north from Melinda St.

Watercolour by Frederic V. Poole, ca 1912? After a pen & ink drawing reproduced in Evening Telegram series ''Landmarks of Toronto'' 20 October 1888, and in Landmarks of Toronto v. 1, p. 100. Former printed JRR caption referred to ''now (1912)''. Shows F.C. Capreol's Commercial Sales Rooms, Yonge St., n.w. corner Melinda St.||Inscribed l.r.: P.
GeographyCity, town, twpToronto
GeographyNeighbourhoodFinancial District
GeographyProvince or StateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
Dimensions111 x 200 mm.
Language
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object NumberJRR679