Historic photos from around Don Mills, Toronto
Running west of the Don River from York Mills south to about Eglinton, and as far west as Leslie, Don Mills was designed to be a mixed use community centred around Eglinton and Don Mills Road. Separated from the rest of Toronto by ravines, it was largely a rural farming area until as late as the 1950's, when E. P. Taylor decided to develop the area as a 'Garden city'.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
| 1905 |  | Moatfield at its original location north side of York Mills west of Don Mills Road (Categorized under: Estates and Houses ) 118 years ago - 1905 - Don Mills Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1905 |  | Moatfield - David Duncan house - classic Ontario Gothic farmhouse (Categorized under: Estates and Houses ) 118 years ago - 1905 - Don Mills Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1908 |  | CNR tracks crossing the east Don River at Donlands Avenue 115 years ago - 1908 - Don Mills Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1919 |  | Ducks in the stream at Donalda Farms in Don Mills 104 years ago - 1919 - Don Mills Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1950 |  | Fountain, stonework, and formal gardens at Graydon Hall Manor 73 years ago - 1950 - Don Mills Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1950 |  | \"Spiff\" Evans pointing to framed Civitan Creed 73 years ago - 1950 - Don Mills Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1955 |  | Stockbroker H. Rupert Bain, of Bain, Newling and Co., on grounds of his estate, Graydon House, Don Mills Road 68 years ago - 1955 - Don Mills Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1955 |  | Looking down the formal gardens from the fountain at Graydon Hall Manor 68 years ago - 1955 - Don Mills Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1958 |  | York Mills Collegiate in 1958 65 years ago - 1958 - Don Mills Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
| 1959 |  | 1759 Victoria Park Avenue widening : removal of trees 64 years ago - Thursday, November 5, 1959 - Don Mills Max temp: 19.4°C - Min temp: 8.3°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1963 |  | Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre - designed and built in 1963 by Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama 60 years ago - 1963 - Don Mills Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1963 |  | Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre - west side with distinctive chains 60 years ago - 1963 - Don Mills Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1964 |  | Traffic survey in 1964 at Lawrence Avenue East at Leslie Street 59 years ago - 1964 - Don Mills Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1964 |  | Looking east on Lawrence Avenue East from the west side of Don Mills Road 59 years ago - 1964 - Don Mills Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1965 |  | Bata Shoe Headquarters - white pavillion-esque, low-rise concrete and glass office structure by John C. Parkin 58 years ago - 1965 - Don Mills Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1965 |  | Bata Headquarters - built 1965, demolished 2005 to make way for the Aga Khan Foundation Ismaili centre 58 years ago - 1965 - Don Mills Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1967 |  | Mississippi Belle nightclub 56 years ago - 1967 - Don Mills Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 2007 |  | Demolition of the Bata Shoes Headquarters 16 years ago - 2007 - Don Mills Link to archive record - Map location |
| 2007 |  | Bata International Building demolition 16 years ago - Saturday, December 1, 2007 - Don Mills Max temp: °C - Min temp: °C - 13.0cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location |
| 2007 |  | The demolition of the Bata International Building 16 years ago - Saturday, December 1, 2007 - Don Mills Max temp: °C - Min temp: °C - 13.0cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location |