Historic photos from around Toronto

There are a number of great web sites that provide historic photos from around Toronto. As I was collecting them for an interactive historic map of the city I realized that it was also interesting to find photos that were taken around the current time of the year. How much snow was there at the end of March in 1916, for example?

And so this page was born. It will always show a collection of photos from around Toronto over the last few weeks.

You can also see all the historic photos for a given neighbourhood. A subset of the photos have also been arranged by subject.

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The next update will be available tomorrow, including Downtown 69 years ago ( in 1944 ).

December 10 images permanent link to this day
1912		Water at the foot of Church Street - now the Esplanade 101 years ago - St. Lawrence Market - Tuesday, December 10, 1912 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1929		Stable at the rear of 215 Margueretta Street 84 years ago - Brockton Village - Tuesday, December 10, 1929 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
December 9 images permanent link to this day
1922		274, 276, 278 Dupont Street north-west corner at Spadina 91 years ago - The Annex - Saturday, December 9, 1922 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1922		River and hills north of Sherwood Park 91 years ago - Sherwood Park - Saturday, December 9, 1922 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1932		New Street at Campbell Milling Company 81 years ago - The Junction - Friday, December 9, 1932 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
December 8 images permanent link to this day
1920		59-61 Grenville Street - Terauley Street Extension 93 years ago - Queens Park - Wednesday, December 8, 1920 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1932		Case #4109, M.B. Jones, city limit, collision, auto and north Yonge car. 81 years ago - Teddington Park - Thursday, December 8, 1932 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1932		Stacks partially built - Symes Road Incinerator 81 years ago - Harwood - Thursday, December 8, 1932 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
December 7 images permanent link to this day
1837		Montgomerys Tavern 176 years ago - Yonge and Eglinton - Wednesday, December 7, 1837 Link to archive record - Map location
December 6 images permanent link to this day
1924		Northern Ontario Building site on Bay St, showing no parking, on east side, Saturday, after 12 noon 89 years ago - Downtown - Saturday, December 6, 1924 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
December 5 images permanent link to this day
1912		Clarence Avenue bridge (Heath Street over the Belt Line) 101 years ago - Mount Pleasant Cemetery - Thursday, December 5, 1912 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1912		Looking up at the Clarence Avenue bridge (Heath Street over the Belt Line) 101 years ago - Mount Pleasant Cemetery - Thursday, December 5, 1912 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
2010		Scaffolding on the Princes Gates in 2010 (Categorized under: Princes Gates ) 3 years ago - CNE - Sunday, December 5, 2010 Link to archive record - Map location
December 4 images permanent link to this day
1837		Shooting of Colonel Robert Moodie outside Montgomerys Tavern 176 years ago - Yonge and Eglinton - Wednesday, December 4, 1837 Link to archive record - Map location
1909		Panoramic view of the first Grey Cup Football Game 1909 - Rosedale Park, Toronto 104 years ago - Rosedale - Saturday, December 4, 1909 Link to archive record - Map location
1925		Simcoe Hall, University of Toronto 88 years ago - University of Toronto (U of T) - Friday, December 4, 1925 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
December 3 images permanent link to this day
1901		Sully Crescent looking west to Shaw Street 112 years ago - College Street - Wednesday, December 3, 1901 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1923		Mavety Theatre on Dundas Street, looking west (Categorized under: West end theatres ) 90 years ago - The Junction - Monday, December 3, 1923 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1926		Northwest corner Broadview and Chester Hill 87 years ago - Playter Estates - Friday, December 3, 1926 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1934		Clinton St. School re: damaged iron fence 79 years ago - Bickford Park - Monday, December 3, 1934 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1934		Boy outside Clinton St. School re: iron fence 79 years ago - Bickford Park - Monday, December 3, 1934 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1948		Exterior view of a barn at Sunnybrook Farm 65 years ago - Sunnybrook Park - Friday, December 3, 1948 Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario)
December 2 images permanent link to this day
1911		Wellington and Bay - wood block pavement 102 years ago - Financial District - Saturday, December 2, 1911 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
December 1 images permanent link to this day
1916		Moss Park Recreation Centre - Billiard Room 97 years ago - Moss Park - Friday, December 1, 1916 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)