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The S/E corner of Yonge and Carlton. The S.S. Kresge Building in the Streamline style.
Here as seen in 1950.
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During subway construction in 1952.
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And here a little earlier in a hand tinted postcard courtesy of
Chuckman.![](http://library.vu.edu.pk/cgi-bin/nph-proxy.cgi/000100A/https/blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkweukdajVr-ztCfUSkSH5hnR95z-5JeoTdH7GLpkCGOwoPv48tdXHyd_ioVvASPZyJUR3eAnkjJ9-j-U5PpRRX4bGJqW9oTEQTdpwC0TTrXENVdEjyZNDqeXZ64A55QKnggSQIlOYCAw/s400/69212.jpg)
This appears to be from a trade magazine.
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This photo from a Kresge's in Newark (1948) shows some kids
riding around the store in a monorail!
More proof that the past was better!
I haven't been on a monorail for at least five years!
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Although this photo is from the Kresge's in Detroit, they all had a lunch counter somewhere in the store, usually at the back.