Danforth looking east from Pape, 1910s (1/96)
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No Greektown as of yet
The Danforth was British, like the rest of Toronto, until after WW2 when Italians, Greeks and others fleeing Europe began to settle there. It only became “Greektown” in the 1970s. Greeks are now a small minority in Greektown.
Thanks for that information. I live at Pape and Danforth in the 70’s
lived just off the Danforth from 1960 to 1967 and there was no Greektown.
actually British, then Italian once they made money moved to Vaughan then greeks
Wow a few houses & a dirt road & a few rails. Just think, it’s going to be called East york in many years . Hard to imagine this being the outskirts of our city!
this was not then or now known as East York.
I love the rail line running down the road.
the street car was pulled by horses and only went as far as Broadview
What is pictured here are temporary construction tracks laid to get the rail cars in to bring in materials to do paving of the road. The real civic car line (streetcar line) would come later and wouldn’t meander like that
My grandparents had a house at Pape and O’Connor. We used to walk to the Danforth for shopping with my grandmother in the 70s. Then in the 80s when I was in high school we’d hang out with friends for dinner at Astoria. Those were such good times.
OMG…..Astoria’s had the best greek food. and that white sause/paste….was to die for. I think it is still there
And so the Ontario Line begins