Historic photos from around City Hall, TorontoThere are a wonderful set of Toronto historic photos available online, here are all the photos that I could find from around the City Hall 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. Tweet |
| 1856 |  | Osgoode Hall : Queen Street West, north-side, before the central section was reconstructed by Cumberland and Storm (Categorized under: Oldest known Toronto photos ) 157 years ago - City Hall - 1856 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1859 |  | Main entrance of Osgoode Hall, Queen St. W. and University Ave. (Photo by Armstrong, Beere & Hime) 154 years ago - City Hall - 1859 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1867 |  | Photo of College Gates by Octavius Thompson; plate 34 in his Toronto in the Camera (Categorized under: University Ave Gate ) 146 years ago - City Hall - 1867 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1870 |  | Looking north past the gate keeps lodge and gates at University Ave., n. side of Queen St. W. (Categorized under: University Ave Gate ) 143 years ago - City Hall - 1870 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1870 |  | Osgoode Hall gates and pedestrians - half-tone photograph (Categorized under: Ornamental gate ) 143 years ago - City Hall - Wednesday, April 23, 1870 Link to archive record - Map location |
| 1880 |  | Gates on the north side of University Ave. at Queen St. West - looking north (Categorized under: University Ave Gate ) 133 years ago - City Hall - 1880 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1885 |  | Toll keepers lodge at University Ave., n. side, Queen St. W. (Categorized under: University Ave Gate ) 128 years ago - City Hall - 1885 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1887 |  | View of the Globe Foundry on Queen Street West, demolished in 1890 to make way for Toronto City Hall 126 years ago - City Hall - 1887 Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
| 1900 |  | Old City Hall, clock not yet installed 113 years ago - City Hall - 1900 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1901 |  | Arch on Bay Street at Richmond Street for Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York 112 years ago - City Hall - 1901 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1908 |  | Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Trinity Square during T. Eaton Co. warehouse being built 105 years ago - City Hall - 1908 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1910 |  | Looking north over The Ward from Queen and Bay 103 years ago - City Hall - 1910 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1910 |  | City Hall clock tower 103 years ago - City Hall - 1910 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1911 |  | Queen Street and Terauley Street (now Bay Street) 102 years ago - City Hall - Thursday, November 16, 1911 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1918 |  | Colonial Theatre and Bowles lunch on south east corner of Queen and Bay Streets (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 95 years ago - City Hall - 1918 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1921 |  | Crumbling Stonework with building - Old City Hall 92 years ago - City Hall - Friday, January 21, 1921 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1921 |  | Old City Hall roof - southwest corner of James Street, defective plate and rafters 92 years ago - City Hall - Tuesday, March 1, 1921 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1921 |  | Old City Hall roof rafters, Terauley Street 92 years ago - City Hall - Tuesday, March 1, 1921 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1922 |  | Lest We Forget on Old City Hall behind Cenotaph 91 years ago - City Hall - Monday, November 13, 1922 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1923 |  | Colonial Theatre on Queen Street - constructed from fragments of old Customs House - aka The Bay (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 90 years ago - City Hall - Thursday, February 22, 1923 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1923 |  | Queen and Bay, looking north-west 90 years ago - City Hall - Saturday, April 7, 1923 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1923 |  | Elevated view of Queen and Bay St, looking west, 5:15 p.m. 90 years ago - City Hall - Friday, April 13, 1923 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1924 |  | Flowers outside City Hall for Remembrance Day 89 years ago - City Hall - Tuesday, November 11, 1924 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1925 |  | Cenotaph, City Hall - decorated with wreaths, Remembrance Day, view from south 88 years ago - City Hall - Wednesday, November 11, 1925 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1928 |  | T.T.C. armistice parade, at the cenotaph with Ritz Hotel, Lux and Neilson ads in background 85 years ago - City Hall - Sunday, November 18, 1928 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1930 |  | Sketch of a Cow gate outside Osgoode Hall on Queen Street West at University Ave (Categorized under: Architectural drawings --- Ornamental gate ) 83 years ago - City Hall - 1930 Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
| 1936 |  | Union of Commerce and Industry by Robert McCausland Limited - City Hall Memorial Window 77 years ago - City Hall - 1936 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1936 |  | Holy Trinity parsonage and the house of Henry Scadding Trinity Square , n. side, looking e. towards Yonge St 77 years ago - City Hall - 1936 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1936 |  | Old City Hall foyer - stained glass, pillars, and art 77 years ago - City Hall - Friday, May 22, 1936 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1939 |  | Decorations for visit of King George VI on Old City Hall 74 years ago - City Hall - Friday, May 19, 1939 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1939 |  | Decorations for visit of King George VI - looking south down Bay from Queen 74 years ago - City Hall - Friday, May 19, 1939 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1939 |  | Decorations for visit of King George VI - looking east to T. Eatons Co. building 74 years ago - City Hall - Friday, May 19, 1939 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1945 |  | Alexandra Hotel - torn down for Nathan Philips Square - 102-104 Queen St. West at Elizabeth Street (Categorized under: Hotels ) 68 years ago - City Hall - 1945 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1948 |  | People at an iron gate at Osgoode Hall (Categorized under: Ornamental gate ) 65 years ago - City Hall - 1948 Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
| 1953 |  | Sheas Hippodrome - built 1914, demolished in the 1950s (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 60 years ago - City Hall - 1953 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1953 |  | Sheas Hippodrome (the Hipp) one of the big four vaudeville theatres in North America (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 60 years ago - City Hall - Friday, April 3, 1953 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |