Historic Toronto photos from December 25

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.

If you'd like to see photos from today, you can always load this page without parameters to see the last few days worth of photos.

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

1908 Historic photo from Friday, December 25, 1908 - Old St. Charles Hotel Christmas display, Yonge and King  in DowntownOld St. Charles Hotel Christmas display, Yonge and King
(Categorized under: Hotels )
116 years ago - Friday, December 25, 1908 - Downtown
Max temp: 4.4°C - Min temp: 1.1°C - 2.0cm of snowfall (weather details)
Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1910 Historic photo from Sunday, December 25, 1910 - James family making Christmas pudding - Norman, Frank, Joe, Mother, Sis. (from left to right) in Grange ParkJames family making Christmas pudding - Norman, Frank, Joe, Mother, Sis. (from left to right)
114 years ago - Sunday, December 25, 1910 - Grange Park at 39 Huron Street south of Grange Ave.
Max temp: -4.4°C - Min temp: -13.9°C (weather details)
Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1913 Historic photo from Thursday, December 25, 1913 - James family having Christmas dinner at 39 Huron in Grange ParkJames family having Christmas dinner at 39 Huron
111 years ago - Thursday, December 25, 1913 - Grange Park
Max temp: 0.0°C - Min temp: -1.1°C (weather details)
Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1920 Historic photo from Saturday, December 25, 1920 - North York market Christmas display in Teddington ParkNorth York market Christmas display
104 years ago - Saturday, December 25, 1920 - Teddington Park
Max temp: -5.6°C - Min temp: -10.6°C (weather details)
Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1925 Historic photo from Friday, December 25, 1925 - Christmas day horses at the Howard Memorial Gates in High ParkChristmas day horses at the Howard Memorial Gates
(Categorized under: Howard Memorial Gates )
99 years ago - Friday, December 25, 1925 - High Park at 198 Parkside Drive
Max temp: -2.8°C - Min temp: -11.1°C - 5.1cm of snowfall (weather details)
Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1935 Historic photo from Wednesday, December 25, 1935 - Looking south on Yonge St at 2PM opposite centre line of Trinity Square traffic every afternoon for days before Christmas;  in DowntownLooking south on Yonge St at 2PM opposite centre line of Trinity Square traffic every afternoon for days before Christmas;
89 years ago - Wednesday, December 25, 1935 - Downtown
Max temp: -10.0°C - Min temp: -12.8°C - 1.3cm of snowfall (weather details)
Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1955 Historic photo from Sunday, December 25, 1955 - Necropolis Cemetery -  High Victorian Gothic architecture by Henry Langley - 200 Winchester St. in Riverdale parkNecropolis Cemetery - High Victorian Gothic architecture by Henry Langley - 200 Winchester St.
69 years ago - Sunday, December 25, 1955 - Riverdale park
Max temp: 2.2°C - Min temp: -1.7°C - 4.0cm of snow on the ground (weather details)
Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library Still not back as of March 2024)
1955 Historic photo from Sunday, December 25, 1955 - Looking under the railway bridge west across the Don Valley Brick Works with 4 smoke stacks in Don Valley BrickworksLooking under the railway bridge west across the Don Valley Brick Works with 4 smoke stacks
69 years ago - Sunday, December 25, 1955 - Don Valley Brickworks at 550 Bayview Ave south of Pottery Road
Max temp: 2.2°C - Min temp: -1.7°C - 4.0cm of snow on the ground (weather details)
Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library Still not back as of March 2024)
1958 Historic photo from Thursday, December 25, 1958 - Christmas bus on Eglinton Avenue East at Laird - Andrews Manor in LeasideChristmas bus on Eglinton Avenue East at Laird - Andrews Manor
66 years ago - Thursday, December 25, 1958 - Leaside
Max temp: -6.7°C - Min temp: -15.0°C - 3.0cm of snow on the ground (weather details)
Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
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