Historic photos from around Church-Wellesley Village, Toronto

There are a wonderful set of Toronto historic photos available online, here are all the photos that I could find from around the Church-Wellesley Village area in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

List of all areas in Toronto or take a look at the historic photos by date. A subset of the photos have also been arranged by subject.

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1874		Colourized photo of firefighters, Boustead steam fire engine and Fire Hall on west side of Yonge St. south of Grosvenor St. 139 years ago - Church-Wellesley Village - 1874 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1932		Interior of Maple Leaf Gardens on Carlton St - hockey players and band 81 years ago - Church-Wellesley Village - 1932 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1937		Astor Theatre - now the Panasonic theatre - built 1935 also known as New Yorker and Showcase (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 76 years ago - Church-Wellesley Village - 1937 Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario)
1941		Olympian athlete and actor Buster Crabbe poses with 2 women in the Water Follies, Maple Leaf Gardens 72 years ago - Church-Wellesley Village - Tuesday, May 27, 1941 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1941		By the pool - Olympian athlete and actor Buster Crabbe poses with 2 women in the Water Follies, Maple Leaf Gardens 72 years ago - Church-Wellesley Village - Tuesday, May 27, 1941 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1941		Armed forces personnel demonstration at wartime rally, Maple Leaf Gardens 72 years ago - Church-Wellesley Village - Sunday, June 1, 1941 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1945		Breadalbane Hotel - 2-8 Breadalbane St., on the north west corner at Yonge Street (Hotel Breadalbane) (Categorized under: Hotels ) 68 years ago - Church-Wellesley Village - 1945 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1946		First NBA game - NY Knicks vs Toronto Huskies in Maple Leaf Gardens 67 years ago - Church-Wellesley Village - Friday, November 1, 1946 Link to archive record - Map location
1948		Odeon Carlton Theatre - auditorium and stage - Yonge and Carlton (?) (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 65 years ago - Church-Wellesley Village - 1948 Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario)
1953		Grosvenor Hotel, Yonge St., s.e. corner Alexander St. (became Hotel Torontonian in 1953) (Categorized under: Hotels ) 60 years ago - Church-Wellesley Village - Monday, March 9, 1953 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1960		3 women of the Georgian State Dance Company on stage, Maple Leaf Gardens 53 years ago - Church-Wellesley Village - Sunday, May 1, 1960 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1960		Dances with urns, Georgian State Dance Company, Maple Leaf Gardens 53 years ago - Church-Wellesley Village - Sunday, May 1, 1960 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1960		Men with swords Georgian State Dance Company, Maple Leaf Gardens 53 years ago - Church-Wellesley Village - Sunday, May 1, 1960 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1972		Odeon Carlton Theatre - 20 Carlton Street - 1948-1973 - one of the last in Toronto with an organ (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 41 years ago - Church-Wellesley Village - 1972 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)