Friday, May 27, 2011

Photo: A Dapper Traffic Cop in 1912



I don't have much to say about this photo taken at Yonge and King sometime around 1912, other than to wonder when our cops lost their sense of style. And to mention that you could not pay me enough money to stand in the middle of the intersection at Yonge and King with nothing for protection other than a little hat, some white gloves and a thin pole thingy.

It was Agatha Barc over at blogTO who posted this as part of an article about the Toronto Police Force's old "Morality Department". You can read it here. And all of her "Nostalgia Tripping" columns here. (There are a few other great photos in there, too.)

And, as always, if you'd like see more old Toronto photos that I like, you can check out my Toronto Dreams Project Historical Photostream here.

2 comments:

  1. Your photostream is impressive! Where did you get those photos? It's really cool to bring back that era! It's likely that the cops will bring back that kind of style... Retro and vintage stuff are being brought back already, and their style can be influenced too!

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