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Watercolour of industrial view of Toronto’s Esplanade Street, looking east. Large gas holders a…
Esplanade East, looking east from west of Berkeley Street, showing Consumers' Gas Company
Watercolour of industrial view of Toronto’s Esplanade Street, looking east. Large gas holders and chimneys dominate the scene, with rail tracks in the foreground and low industrial buildings along the street. An inscription in the upper right notes the location and date.

Esplanade East, looking east from west of Berkeley Street, showing Consumers' Gas Company

DateSeptember 1959
Names
FormatPicture
Notes
Pen and ink and watercolour over pencil by Aba Bayefsky.

Esplanade East, looking east from west of Berkeley Street, showing Consumers' Gas Co. works in centre. 
Inscribed upper right: "Looking East on Esplanade St. /Far left bldg. is Toronto Storage Co. / Esplanade and Berkeley. / Sept 1959 / A Bayesky."


GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
GeographyNeighbourhoodSt. Lawrence
GeographyEast-west streetEsplanade
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
Medium
DimensionsImage size: 37 cm x 48.9 cm (14 9/16 in. x 19 1/4 in.)
Language
CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderEvelyn Bayefsky
Object Number959-2-11-CabIV-Bayefsky