Here’s an old postcard from the early 1960’s, that I don’t think was ever posted to the site before. To me the most interesting part of the card is the bottom half, with the view of Wyandotte/Ouellette. The green TD bank in the lower right was designed by Johnson & McWhinnie in 1959, so the card is at least from 1960.
At one point there was a plan to add an extra two floors to the top of the building. The plans for the addition are available in the archives in the Johnson-McWhinnie collection. The building was recently sold, after sitting empty since the TD bank left, anyone have any idea about future plans for the building?
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I always loved that view down Ouellette and across the river …
I think that is the maple leaf flag above the SWA bus and again in front of the TD building, it was adopted in Feb 1965 so this must dat from at least that time.
I don't know of any plans for the former TD at Wyandotte and Ouellette, but while we are on the topic of downtown, I noticed quite a bit of construction going on at the former Shoppers Drug Mart further down the street after sitting untouched for years. Does anybody know what the plan is for that location?
The flag over the bus has green and red in the center field, appears square ends, not a leaf.
Richard
If you expand it on a good monitor and look carefully you will see that the flag over the bus has a street sign with some green lettering in front of it and some shadow in the center of it from the partly furled position as it flaps but the only colours are red and white. The bottom sharp edge of one side of the maple leaf can be seen as well as the one of the middle, side lobes.
I increased the flag one thousand percent (1000%) only sign is below flag no left turn.I think my monitor is good .
When you expanded did you notice there was no green on the flag, yes it is the no left turn sign I was referring to it has the only green remotely close to the flag. When it was expanded did you also notice the red in the center field is very clearly does not have square ends.
There are two cars in the photo that are from the mid sixties.
as far as the TD building i think it has a sold sign on it...no hang on i'm thinking of the old TIMMYS at Giles and Ouellette has the sold sign on it don't know what's in store for it i hope they don't tuen it into another bar it's nice to see the Bank of Commerce still on the corner
The TD bank not the Hortons