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 Bedford Park 84 years ago ( in 1930 ).

July 29 images permanent link to this day
1936		Early evening, Grand Opera, Hanlans Point 78 years ago - Toronto Island - Wednesday, July 29, 1936 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1939		Wooden toilet seat at 113 Strachan Street 75 years ago - Stanley Park - Saturday, July 29, 1939 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
July 28 images permanent link to this day
1920		Dunn Avenue bridge with locomotive passing under 94 years ago - Parkdale - Wednesday, July 28, 1920 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1920		Roxborough Drive bridge 94 years ago - Rosedale - Wednesday, July 28, 1920 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
July 27 images permanent link to this day
1923		Houses and track work - Winchester St, west, to Sackville St 91 years ago - Cabbagetown - Friday, July 27, 1923 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1926		Northwest corner Pretoria and Ellerbeck 88 years ago - Playter Estates - Tuesday, July 27, 1926 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1933		Connecting the chimney - Symes Road incinerator 81 years ago - Harwood - Thursday, July 27, 1933 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1949		Eclipse Theatre at 393 Parliament Street - Opened 1947, closed 1951 (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 65 years ago - Regent Park - Wednesday, July 27, 1949 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
July 26 images permanent link to this day
1910		Central Prison, King St. West near Strachan Avenue 104 years ago - Stanley Park - Tuesday, July 26, 1910 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1911		Shuter and Victoria, paving and street car trackwork 103 years ago - Garden District - Wednesday, July 26, 1911 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1911		Victoria and Shuter Streets looking east on Shuter Street 103 years ago - Garden District - Wednesday, July 26, 1911 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1920		Ossington Ave. Queen to Dundas 94 years ago - Trinity Bellwoods - Monday, July 26, 1920 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1920		Ossington Ave. - track reconstruction Queen to Dundas 94 years ago - Trinity Bellwoods - Monday, July 26, 1920 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1921		Woodbine Avenue looking south from Duvernet toward Lake Ontario 93 years ago - Upper Beach - Tuesday, July 26, 1921 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1927		Yonge St, north of Bedford Park Ave, 9:45 a.m. 87 years ago - Bedford Park - Tuesday, July 26, 1927 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1947		Falling-down house at 67 Ossington Avenue - building on left still there 67 years ago - Trinity Bellwoods - Saturday, July 26, 1947 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1947		Lots of Cigarettes Ads at 67 Ossington Avenue 67 years ago - Trinity Bellwoods - Saturday, July 26, 1947 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
July 25 images permanent link to this day
1906		York Station, 1906 108 years ago - The Danforth - Wednesday, July 25, 1906 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1926		Side view of Ontario Government House, Chorley Park, Toronto (Categorized under: Government House (Chorley Park) ) 88 years ago - Don Valley Brickworks - Sunday, July 25, 1926 Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario)
July 24 images permanent link to this day
1983		530-532 Front St W - July 24, 1983 by 'collations' Patrick Cummins 31 years ago - Wellington Place - Sunday, July 24, 1983 Link to archive record - Map location (From Collations Flickr stream)
1983		From atop 53 Fraser Ave - July 24, 1983 31 years ago - Liberty Village - Sunday, July 24, 1983 Link to archive record - Map location (From Collations Flickr stream)
1983		From atop 53 Fraser Ave - Looking south-east, with Exhibition Stadium in the background 31 years ago - Liberty Village - Sunday, July 24, 1983 Link to archive record - Map location
July 23 images permanent link to this day
1930		Moorevale Park Shelter with bathrooms 84 years ago - Moore Park - Wednesday, July 23, 1930 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
July 22 images permanent link to this day
1943		77-79 Nassau Street in 1943 71 years ago - Kensington Market - Thursday, July 22, 1943 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)