Historic photos from around Garden District, TorontoAlso know as Moss Park, the neighbourhood south of Carlton, north of Queen, between Yonge and Sherbourne was renamed the Garden District in 2001. It includes Allan Gardens botanical garden as well as Moss park.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 |
1845 | ![]() | St. Michael's Roman Catholic Cathedral plans and photos (Categorized under: Architectural drawings --- St Michaels Cathedral ) 178 years ago - 1845 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
1865 | ![]() | Plan for completion of Tower and Spire St. Michael's Roman Catholic Cathedral - Henry Langley (Categorized under: Architectural drawings --- St Michaels Cathedral ) 158 years ago - Thursday, April 27, 1865 - Garden District Max temp: 13.9°C - Min temp: 5.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
1865 | ![]() | Completion of pinnacles of St. Michael's Cathedral - Henry Langley (Categorized under: Architectural drawings --- St Michaels Cathedral ) 158 years ago - Thursday, December 28, 1865 - Garden District Max temp: 1.7°C - Min temp: -2.8°C - 0.3cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
1867 | ![]() | Unitarian Church - designed in the neo-Gothic style by William Thomas 1854, demolished 1949 156 years ago - 1867 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
1874 | ![]() | Sketches: Inside and Outside Elevation, spire, etc... of Jarvis Street Baptist Church (Categorized under: Architectural drawings ) 149 years ago - Tuesday, April 28, 1874 - Garden District Max temp: 4.4°C - Min temp: -2.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
1874 | ![]() | Jarvis Street Baptist Church South Elevation - Henry Langley (Categorized under: Architectural drawings ) 149 years ago - Tuesday, April 28, 1874 - Garden District Max temp: 4.4°C - Min temp: -2.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
1875 | ![]() | Jarvis Street Baptist Church by Henry Langley (Categorized under: Architectural drawings ) 148 years ago - 1875 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
1890 | ![]() | Steamrollers and crew on Jarvis Street at Wilton Ave (now Dundas) 133 years ago - 1890 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1890 | ![]() | Allan Gardens pavilion (1878-1902); interior full of flowers 133 years ago - 1890 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
1890 | ![]() | Jarvis Street Collegiate Institute - built 1871, across from Allans Gardens 133 years ago - 1890 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
1890 | ![]() | Power lines down, covered in ice - Ontario Street south of Dundas St (was Wilton Avenue) looking north 133 years ago - 1890 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1894 | ![]() | Massey Hall interior (Shuter St., s.w. corner Victoria St) (Categorized under: Downtown theatres --- Massey Hall ) 129 years ago - 1894 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
1895 | ![]() | Pavilion (1879-1902) and fountain in the Horticultural Gardens - now Allan Gardens - Aquatint photogravure 128 years ago - 1895 - Garden District at 19 Horticultural Ave. at Jarvis Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
1902 | ![]() | Paderewski playing the piano at Massey Music Hall $1.00 to $2.50 per seat (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 121 years ago - Wednesday, March 5, 1902 - Garden District Max temp: 1.1°C - Min temp: -5.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
1903 | ![]() | Manual labour on Wilton Avenue (now Dundas) 120 years ago - Monday, November 2, 1903 - Garden District Max temp: 16.1°C - Min temp: 1.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1910 | ![]() | Southwest corner of Shuter and Bond streets with Massey Hall in background 113 years ago - 1910 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1910 | ![]() | Red Mill theater with crowd out front (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 113 years ago - 1910 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1910 | ![]() | Massey Music Hall exterior, Toronto, Canada (before fire escapes) (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 113 years ago - 1910 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
1911 | ![]() | Sherbourne and Wilton - track construction and house demolition 112 years ago - Saturday, April 15, 1911 - Garden District Max temp: 10.0°C - Min temp: 2.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1911 | ![]() | Church Street north at Wilton Street (Dundas Street) Track laying 112 years ago - Friday, May 5, 1911 - Garden District Max temp: 20.0°C - Min temp: 1.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1911 | ![]() | Church and Wilton - laying streetcar track 112 years ago - Friday, May 5, 1911 - Garden District Max temp: 20.0°C - Min temp: 1.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1911 | ![]() | Wilton and Church - track construction 112 years ago - Thursday, May 25, 1911 - Garden District Max temp: 21.1°C - Min temp: 10.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1911 | ![]() | Wilton west of Jarvis - track construction 112 years ago - Thursday, May 25, 1911 - Garden District Max temp: 21.1°C - Min temp: 10.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1911 | ![]() | Wilton Cres. west of Sherbourne -track construction 112 years ago - Wednesday, June 7, 1911 - Garden District Max temp: 17.8°C - Min temp: 11.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1911 | ![]() | All Saints Church in distance at Wilton Cres. east of Sherbourne 112 years ago - Wednesday, June 7, 1911 - Garden District Max temp: 17.8°C - Min temp: 11.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1911 | ![]() | Wilton and Victoria - streetcar track 112 years ago - Friday, June 9, 1911 - Garden District Max temp: 22.2°C - Min temp: 12.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1911 | ![]() | Victoria Street south from Shuter Street 112 years ago - Sunday, July 16, 1911 - Garden District Max temp: 24.4°C - Min temp: 16.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1911 | ![]() | Shuter and Victoria, paving and street car trackwork 112 years ago - Wednesday, July 26, 1911 - Garden District Max temp: 21.7°C - Min temp: 9.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1911 | ![]() | Victoria and Shuter Streets looking east on Shuter Street 112 years ago - Wednesday, July 26, 1911 - Garden District Max temp: 21.7°C - Min temp: 9.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1911 | ![]() | Toronto Garrison Church Parade program - Massey Hall (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 112 years ago - Wednesday, October 11, 1911 - Garden District Max temp: 14.4°C - Min temp: 11.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
1913 | ![]() | Girls class at Jarvis Collegiate Institute (1871-1924) Irene Lindala and Impi Svenski were the first Finnish girls in the Institute 110 years ago - 1913 - Garden District at 361 Jarvis Street south of Carlton Street Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
1913 | ![]() | Red Mill Theatre, north of Queen Street at 183 Yonge Street (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 110 years ago - Tuesday, April 8, 1913 - Garden District Max temp: 7.8°C - Min temp: -1.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1913 | ![]() | Red Mill Theatre opened 1906 by John Griffin under the name of The Theatorium (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 110 years ago - Tuesday, April 8, 1913 - Garden District Max temp: 7.8°C - Min temp: -1.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1913 | ![]() | Red Mill Theatre, north of Queen Street on Yonge Street (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 110 years ago - Tuesday, April 8, 1913 - Garden District Max temp: 7.8°C - Min temp: -1.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1913 | ![]() | Allan Gardens - tulip beds, Burns monument 110 years ago - Saturday, May 3, 1913 - Garden District Max temp: 26.7°C - Min temp: 13.3°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1913 | ![]() | Construction on the south west corner of Church and Dundas (then Wilton Ave) 110 years ago - Wednesday, May 7, 1913 - Garden District Max temp: 15.0°C - Min temp: 4.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1913 | ![]() | Bank of Montreal, northeast corner of Queen and Yonge streets 110 years ago - Tuesday, December 30, 1913 - Garden District Max temp: 2.2°C - Min temp: -1.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1914 | ![]() | Wilton Avenue East of Yonge Street with O'Keefe's in background 109 years ago - Thursday, October 1, 1914 - Garden District Max temp: 17.2°C - Min temp: 6.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1915 | ![]() | 363 Wilton Ave. - curb heaved up by frost 108 years ago - Tuesday, May 4, 1915 - Garden District Max temp: 11.7°C - Min temp: 5.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1915 | ![]() | Carlton St. west from Sherbourne St. with Allan Garden to the left 108 years ago - Wednesday, November 10, 1915 - Garden District Max temp: 8.3°C - Min temp: -1.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1916 | ![]() | Rialto Theatre, southeast corner of Yonge and Shuter streets (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 107 years ago - Thursday, October 5, 1916 - Garden District Max temp: 24.4°C - Min temp: 6.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1916 | ![]() | Rialto Theatre (side) Yonge and Shuter with Power and Weber Eye of God ad (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 107 years ago - Thursday, October 5, 1916 - Garden District Max temp: 24.4°C - Min temp: 6.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1916 | ![]() | Rialto Theatre - Yonge and Shuter Streets - south east corner (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 107 years ago - Thursday, October 5, 1916 - Garden District Max temp: 24.4°C - Min temp: 6.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1916 | ![]() | Wilton (now Dundas) and Jarvis north west corner 107 years ago - Saturday, October 28, 1916 - Garden District Max temp: 10.0°C - Min temp: 0.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1916 | ![]() | Waiting to cross the street at Wilton and Jarvis 107 years ago - Monday, October 30, 1916 - Garden District Max temp: 17.8°C - Min temp: 6.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1916 | ![]() | Slum housing - 263-269 Church Street 107 years ago - Wednesday, November 1, 1916 - Garden District Max temp: 9.4°C - Min temp: 6.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1917 | ![]() | Northwest corner Wilton and Victoria 106 years ago - Friday, April 20, 1917 - Garden District Max temp: 18.3°C - Min temp: 5.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1917 | ![]() | Northwest corner Wilton and Victoria 106 years ago - Friday, April 20, 1917 - Garden District Max temp: 18.3°C - Min temp: 5.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1917 | ![]() | Queen Street West at Bond Street, streetcar tracking machine 106 years ago - Sunday, April 29, 1917 - Garden District Max temp: 12.2°C - Min temp: 3.9°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1919 | ![]() | Massey Hall interior looking from the stage out to the audience - Street railway strike meeting (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 104 years ago - 1919 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1919 | ![]() | Dundas Street west from Bond Street to Yonge 104 years ago - Friday, May 9, 1919 - Garden District Max temp: 12.8°C - Min temp: 7.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1919 | ![]() | Bond Street and Dundas Street looking south 104 years ago - Friday, May 9, 1919 - Garden District Max temp: 12.8°C - Min temp: 7.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1920 | ![]() | Metropolitan Church (Queen Street, before the 1928 fire) 103 years ago - 1920 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1920 | ![]() | British Welcome & Welfare League, Gerrard and Pembroke streets 103 years ago - 1920 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1920 | ![]() | Looking from St. Michaels Cathedral grounds towards Metropolitan Church (Categorized under: Ornamental gate --- St Michaels Cathedral ) 103 years ago - 1920 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1921 | ![]() | Path and flowers in an Allen Gardens greenhouse 102 years ago - Wednesday, March 16, 1921 - Garden District Max temp: 8.3°C - Min temp: 1.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1922 | ![]() | Cafeteria and carpet cleaning ad on southwest corner Shuter and Church 101 years ago - Friday, February 17, 1922 - Garden District Max temp: -8.9°C - Min temp: -21.7°C - 0.3cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1923 | ![]() | Dundas and George, looking east 100 years ago - Wednesday, April 18, 1923 - Garden District Max temp: 7.8°C - Min temp: 0.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1923 | ![]() | Dundas and Bond, looking west 100 years ago - Wednesday, May 30, 1923 - Garden District Max temp: 21.7°C - Min temp: 7.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1925 | ![]() | St. Michaels Cathedral, northeast corner of Shuter and Bond streets (Categorized under: St Michaels Cathedral ) 98 years ago - Monday, June 1, 1925 - Garden District Max temp: 33.3°C - Min temp: 17.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1925 | ![]() | Massey Hall interior during a W. L. M. King meeting (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 98 years ago - Friday, October 23, 1925 - Garden District Max temp: 7.8°C - Min temp: -1.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1926 | ![]() | Massey Hall - Toronto Symphony Orchestra fifth season, 1926-1927 (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 97 years ago - 1926 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1926 | ![]() | Baptist Bible Union First Annual Convention, Jarvis Street Baptist Church 97 years ago - Saturday, April 24, 1926 - Garden District at 130 Gerrard St East n.e. corner at Jarvis Street Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
1928 | ![]() | Demolishing old Jarvis Collegiate (1871-1924) view from the south 95 years ago - Friday, August 3, 1928 - Garden District at 361 Jarvis Street south of Carlton Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1928 | ![]() | Ho Look Laundry 17-27 Mutual Street, looking south-east 95 years ago - Friday, December 14, 1928 - Garden District Max temp: 4.4°C - Min temp: 0.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1929 | ![]() | Loews Theatre on right - 189 Yonge St looking north from Queen, traffic at 1 p.m (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 94 years ago - Saturday, August 31, 1929 - Garden District Max temp: 31.1°C - Min temp: 10.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1929 | ![]() | Jarvis St, north, from Shuter, showing condition of roadway after snowstorm 94 years ago - Tuesday, December 24, 1929 - Garden District Max temp: -1.1°C - Min temp: -9.4°C - 0.5cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1929 | ![]() | Shuter St, east from Jarvis, showing condition of roadway after snowstorm, (Way Department) 94 years ago - Tuesday, December 24, 1929 - Garden District Max temp: -1.1°C - Min temp: -9.4°C - 0.5cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1934 | ![]() | Walnut Hall - 19th century Georgian townhomes 102 - 110 Shuter Street 89 years ago - Monday, November 5, 1934 - Garden District Max temp: 10.6°C - Min temp: 5.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1938 | ![]() | W. York Laundry at 390-396 Church Street 85 years ago - Saturday, May 28, 1938 - Garden District Max temp: 22.2°C - Min temp: 15.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1940 | ![]() | Avonmore Hotel fire damage - Gerrard and Jarvis streets - A&P and Nicholls Drug Stores on main floor (Categorized under: Hotels ) 83 years ago - Saturday, March 16, 1940 - Garden District Max temp: 2.2°C - Min temp: -5.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1940 | ![]() | Avonmore Hotel fire - side entrance, separate for men and ladies (Categorized under: Hotels ) 83 years ago - Saturday, March 16, 1940 - Garden District Max temp: 2.2°C - Min temp: -5.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1955 | ![]() | MacKenzie House - Greek Revival row-house family home of William Lyon Mackenzie at 82 Bond St 68 years ago - 1955 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1956 | ![]() | Massey Hall Audience - Toronto on Sunday - commissioned by Time Incorporated (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 67 years ago - Monday, November 19, 1956 - Garden District Max temp: 8.9°C - Min temp: 1.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1965 | ![]() | Toronto Labour Temple for sale - 167 Church St. - Moorish Revival built as the Athenaeum Club 1891 58 years ago - Tuesday, September 7, 1965 - Garden District Max temp: 21.1°C - Min temp: 15.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From York University Archives) |
1973 | ![]() | View of the 260 foot St. Michael's spire, looking north from Queen St East ??? (Categorized under: St Michaels Cathedral ) 50 years ago - Monday, July 16, 1973 - Garden District at 200 Church Street n.e. corner at Shuter Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1979 | ![]() | St. Michael's Cathedral - view up to window details on the roof (Categorized under: St Michaels Cathedral ) 44 years ago - Wednesday, March 7, 1979 - Garden District at 200 Church Street n.e. corner at Shuter Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1979 | ![]() | Outside view of a rose window in St. Michaels Cathedral (Categorized under: St Michaels Cathedral ) 44 years ago - Wednesday, March 7, 1979 - Garden District at 200 Church Street n.e. corner at Shuter Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1980 | ![]() | Warwick Hotel, Dundas Street East at Jarvis Street (Categorized under: Hotels ) 43 years ago - 1980 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location |
1980 | ![]() | Warwick Hotel - interior shots before demolition (Hotel Warwick) (Categorized under: Hotels ) 43 years ago - Wednesday, November 19, 1980 - Garden District Max temp: 3.1°C - Min temp: -1.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From Collations Flickr stream) |
1984 | ![]() | 247-249 Dundas St E and an awful addition (which remains to this day) 39 years ago - Saturday, February 4, 1984 - Garden District Max temp: 2.8°C - Min temp: 0.7°C - 3.2cm of snowfall - 11.0cm of snow on the ground (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From Collations Flickr stream) |