Then and now pictures.

Having had a god response to the period picture at the top of the blog, the most common question was where and when was it taken. I was sent the web image by a friend as it features a nice J van in an unusual colour scheme of "all one colour" and bucked the trend for black wings as so many other firms had at the time.

So I purchased a print of the photograph, the details are, picture taken August 1952 and is Princes Street Edinburgh but I'm not sure where along the street it was taken.
Looking at street view in Google I cannot locate the correct junction, mind you so many old building have gone.
It might be at the junction with South Bridge but I'm not sure, anyone know?
Now Charlie, one for you.
A nice 1930 shot of Stratford Ontario,

 From Google street view, the garage has changed use but the house on the left is still there.