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 The Junction 84 years ago ( in 1935 ).

March 25 images permanent link to this day
1926		Yellow coach, model X outside Casa Loma guest house (Categorized under: Casa Loma ) 93 years ago - Thursday, March 25, 1926 - Casa Loma Max temp: 5.0°C - Min temp: 1.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1938		Goddess of Winged Victory atop main arch (Categorized under: Princes Gates ) 81 years ago - Friday, March 25, 1938 - CNE Max temp: 7.8°C - Min temp: 0.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1938		Pieces from base of main figure - Goddess of Winged Victory - Princes Gate (Categorized under: Princes Gates ) 81 years ago - Friday, March 25, 1938 - CNE Max temp: 7.8°C - Min temp: 0.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1938		Closeup of pedestal base and a character - Princes Gates (Categorized under: Princes Gates ) 81 years ago - Friday, March 25, 1938 - CNE Max temp: 7.8°C - Min temp: 0.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
March 23 images permanent link to this day
1915		Spadina Road - Dupont Street subway looking north to Casa Loma (Categorized under: Casa Loma ) 104 years ago - Tuesday, March 23, 1915 - Casa Loma Max temp: 9.4°C - Min temp: 1.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1949		Gladstone Hotel on Gladstone Avenue before widening (Categorized under: Hotels ) 70 years ago - Wednesday, March 23, 1949 - Beaconsfield Village Max temp: 5.0°C - Min temp: 1.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
2014		Skylight in the Consumers Gas showroom on Yonge St in North Toronto :: seems Artless 5 years ago - Sunday, March 23, 2014 - North Toronto Max temp: °C - Min temp: °C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location
March 22 images permanent link to this day
1926		Crowds outside Jarvis Collegiate to welcome Lord Allenby 93 years ago - Monday, March 22, 1926 - Upper Jarvis Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1930		Homes on Lee Avenue north of Lake Ontario 89 years ago - Saturday, March 22, 1930 - The Beaches Max temp: 0.0°C - Min temp: -8.3°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1930		Leuty Avenue north of the beach with horse drawn wagon 89 years ago - Saturday, March 22, 1930 - The Beaches Max temp: 0.0°C - Min temp: -8.3°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1934		North-west corner of Hepbourne and Ossington, looking east, (Legal Department) 85 years ago - Thursday, March 22, 1934 - Bickford Park Max temp: -10.0°C - Min temp: -17.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
March 21 images permanent link to this day
1916		John Connolly, 55 Caledonia Avenue 103 years ago - Tuesday, March 21, 1916 - Little Italy (St. Clair) Max temp: 1.1°C - Min temp: -3.3°C - 1.3cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1916		Fanny Kombloom as a young girl, 6 Baldwin Street 103 years ago - Tuesday, March 21, 1916 - Grange Park Max temp: 1.1°C - Min temp: -3.3°C - 1.3cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1923		Dundas Street bridge west to Sterling Road 96 years ago - Wednesday, March 21, 1923 - The Junction Max temp: 10.6°C - Min temp: -2.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1923		Sterling Road looking north from Dundas Street West 96 years ago - Wednesday, March 21, 1923 - The Junction Max temp: 10.6°C - Min temp: -2.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1932		Teck Theatre 700 Queen Street East at Broadview Ave (Categorized under: East end theatres --- Broadview Hotel ) 87 years ago - Monday, March 21, 1932 - Riverside-South Riverdale Max temp: -0.6°C - Min temp: -5.0°C - 11.4cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1932		Teck Theatre looking west from Broadview Ave to No. 700 Queen Street East (Categorized under: East end theatres ) 87 years ago - Monday, March 21, 1932 - Riverside-South Riverdale Max temp: -0.6°C - Min temp: -5.0°C - 11.4cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
March 20 images permanent link to this day
1913		Looking south at the water at the foot of Church Street 3:10PM 106 years ago - Thursday, March 20, 1913 - St. Lawrence Market Max temp: 17.2°C - Min temp: 4.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
2010		31 Sussex Ave - Built ca. 1879 - on the City of Toronto heritage structures list 9 years ago - Saturday, March 20, 2010 - Huron Sussex Max temp: °C - Min temp: °C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From Collations Flickr stream)
March 17 images permanent link to this day
1928		Carls-Rite hotel (on left) and westbound traffic on Front St, from west side of Simcoe St, at 5:30 p.m., showing line up of cars and vehicles, almost back to York St (Categorized under: Hotels ) 91 years ago - Saturday, March 17, 1928 - Downtown Max temp: 0.0°C - Min temp: -7.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1986		Parliament Theatre with sign removed at 309 Parliament St - Originally The Bluebell then The Gay (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 33 years ago - Monday, March 17, 1986 - Regent Park Max temp: 5.9°C - Min temp: -0.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From Collations Flickr stream)
March 16 images permanent link to this day
1914		Plan of Russel Hill Road - proposed improvements south of Lonsdale Road 105 years ago - Monday, March 16, 1914 - Forest Hill Max temp: 12.8°C - Min temp: 1.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1921		Path and flowers in an Allen Gardens greenhouse 98 years ago - Wednesday, March 16, 1921 - Garden District Max temp: 8.3°C - Min temp: 1.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1927		Heydon House Hotel, northwest corner of Old Weston Road and St. Clair Avenue (Categorized under: Hotels ) 92 years ago - Wednesday, March 16, 1927 - The Junction Max temp: 13.3°C - Min temp: -0.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)