Then and Now......Railway Station

St. Patrick's Day 1928 the new Canadian National Railway Station opened to great fanfare.
This building was 15,000 square feet and could been seen from the Hotel Macdonald four blocks away.
This building featured a two story waiting room with large skylights, a 40 person Dining Room, a smoking room for men and a ladies waiting room.
The upper floor housed the divisional offices.
The station was demolished to make room for the new CN Tower which opened in 1966. Trains continued operating out of the station until the early 1990's

[Diana]

What a pity that grand station had to go! Thanks for the shots and info.

[Ian George]

Two very contrasting but interesting pictures.

[Lois]

Very different buildings!

[Babs]

I have to admit I do prefer the old building.

[Kat]

Interesting two great photo's.

[haskar]

Beautiful station building. I'm sorry it's over.

[Dione Giorgio]

What a difference! Thank you for sharing.

[Mags]

Striking buildings! But the old one is extraordinary with details.

[Lou Ann]

This is an incredible before and after comparison. I do have to ask, if they tore the station down in 1966 and the trains continued to run until 1990, where did you catch the train?

[Ingrid]

That place has changed a lot!

[Lynda McG]

Must say i prefer the character of the old building - but thats progress!

[Wylie]

wow, what a difference!

[Gosia]

So interesting

[Kathy]

The railroads were (and are) so important in the making of our two countries.

[Harry J Benson]

Interesting history, I do prefer the old railroad station, but then again I do like to ride on trains

[KV]

What a huge difference between the two buildings.

[Nina Ganci]

wow! How times have changed

[LManning (Laura)]

What a stark contrast.

[Fisher Family]

That is quite a contrast - but again I prefer the original.

Ian

[Yoland]

Shame they didn’t try to keep part of the original. Nice then and now shot

[Granny7(Denise)]

Really enjoying your history tour and the buildings

[Patrick Fitzgerald]

Ouch. Sometimes progress is not. Thanks for showing us.

[Bill]

Nice city scene.

[bruni]

Looks like we agree on liking the old historical building better.

[Peter Dulis]

nice series

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Out with old and in with the new as they say. I guess in the 60's they didn't appreciate the beauty of these old buildings. I'm glad that many of them today are preserved and combined with newer additions to meet the city's needs. Good collage.

[Carole Sandford]

So totally different! I can see British influence in the first building ( not just the union flags).

[Pyrrhula]

Wow. A big different.

[Donna]

Such a same to demolish the older buildings.

[Chris Cook]

Such an interesting series Brian. Another winner.

[Frances Tackaberry]

I much prefer the old historic building.

[John Durham]

great history

[Jane Pittenger]

I’m enjoying your before and after series

[bkb in the city]

@ludwigsdiana Diana glad to share this with you

[bkb in the city]

@nodrognai Ian l trust you enjoyed this one

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@loweygrace Lois that is for sure

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@onewing Babs I certainly do as well

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@katford Kathie I trust you enjoyed this one

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@haskar Haskar it was a shame to lose it

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@sangwann Dione you're welcome

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@marlboromaam Yes Mags it certainly was

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@louannwarren Lou Ann the trains rain in behind the CN Tower

[bkb in the city]

@ingrid01 Two totally different buildings

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@lyndamcg Lynda I certainly do too

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@pusspup Wylie it certainly is a huge difference

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@gosia Gosia I trust you enjoyed this one

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@randystreat Yes Kathy they certainly were

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@hjbenson Harry old stations have such great character

[bkb in the city]

@kvphoto You certainly have that right

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@ninaganci Nina they certainly have

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@ljmanning Laura there certainly is

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@fishers Ian l certainly do too

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@yoland Yoland that would have been very nice

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@denful Denise glad you enjoyed this one

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@pdxpatfitz Patrick glad to share this with you

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@bill_gk Bill glad you enjoyed this one

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@bruni Bruni we certainly do

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@pdulis Thanks Peter

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@olivetreeann Ann that is so true. It is nice today when an old building is preserved

[bkb in the city]

@carole_sandford Carole I suppose in our early history as a city we do have that type of influence

[bkb in the city]

@pyrrhula Ferry it is a huge difference

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@djclow Yes Donna it certainly was

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@cdcook48 Thanks Chris glad you enjoyed this one

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@frantackaberry Frances I certainly do as well

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@jtdurham John glad you enjoyed this one

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@jgpittenger Jane glad you enjoyed this one

[Sandra Lorena Coffman]

What I think is great about this photo is how the end of the street is found with this building.