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 108 years ago - Don Mills - 1905 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1908 |  | CNR tracks crossing the east Don River at Donlands Avenue 105 years ago - Don Mills - 1908 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1919 |  | Ducks in the stream at Donalda Farms in Don Mills 94 years ago - Don Mills - 1919 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1950 |  | Fountain, stonework, and formal gardens at Graydon Hall Manor 63 years ago - Don Mills - 1950 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1950 |  | \"Spiff\" Evans pointing to framed Civitan Creed 63 years ago - Don Mills - 1950 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 58 years ago - Don Mills - 1955 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 58 years ago - Don Mills - 1955 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1958 |  | York Mills Collegiate in 1958 55 years ago - Don Mills - 1958 Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
| 1964 |  | Traffic survey in 1964 at Lawrence Avenue East at Leslie Street 49 years ago - Don Mills - 1964 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 49 years ago - Don Mills - 1964 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1967 |  | Mississippi Belle nightclub 46 years ago - Don Mills - 1967 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 2007 |  | Demolition of the Bata Shoes Headquarters 6 years ago - Don Mills - 2007 Link to archive record - Map location |
| 2007 |  | Bata International Building demolition 6 years ago - Don Mills - Saturday, December 1, 2007 Link to archive record - Map location |
| 2007 |  | The demolition of the Bata International Building 6 years ago - Don Mills - Saturday, December 1, 2007 Link to archive record - Map location |