Deja Views: A look back to the corner of Queen Street East and Kingston Road
By DAVID VAN DYKE
The above photograph shows a TTC bus turning on to Queen Street East from Kingston Road in what is believed to be sometime in the 1970s.
In the background can be seen the former CIBC building, beside what was then Bea’s Snack Bar which was across the street from the racetrack.
The photo below shows the same northwest corner of Queen and Kingston today as it awaits possible development into a six-storey condo project called The Beach House.
At the moment, construction on that site has paused. There’s more info on that story in the Aug. 20 edition of Beach Metro Community News and on the website at https://beachmetro.com/2024/08/07/questions-raised-over-future-of-condo-project-at-murphys-law-site-at-queen-street-east-and-kingston-road/
Do you have an old photo of Kingston and Queen (or maybe of the racetrack) that you would consider sharing with our readers? why not contact me at gdvanyke61@gmail.com
