Historic photos from around Great Toronto fire of 1904, Toronto

Flames were first spotted rising from the elevator shaft of the E. & S. Currie Neckwear factory (58 Wellington Street West, west of Bay Street) just after 8PM on the night of April 19th, 1904. It took 9 hours to get the fire under control, and by the time it was put out, 104 buildings were destroyed, causing $10.3 million 1904 dollars in damage, but no deaths. The fire spread as far south as Front Street, but firefighters managed to keep it from spreading as far east as Yonge Street. Help came from as far away as from cities as far away as Hamilton, Ontario and special express trains from Buffalo, New York. Along with the photos below, the City of Toronto Archives has an insurance map of the fire and more details including a video online here.

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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1904		The Great Fire of 1904 : City of Toronto Archives 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Tuesday, April 19, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location
1904		Silent video footage of the 1904 Toronto fire 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Tuesday, April 19, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location
1904		Ontario Government Archives entry for the Toronto 1904 fire 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Tuesday, April 19, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location
1904		Where the Great Toronto fire of 1904 started. 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Tuesday, April 19, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location
1904		Aftermath of the 1904 fire: Front Street West looking north just east of Queen's Hotel 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Wednesday, April 20, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1904		Aftermath of the 1904 fire: album covers 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Wednesday, April 20, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1904		Aftermath of the 1904 fire: east of Bay Street, looking south-west 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Wednesday, April 20, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1904		Aftermath of the 1904 fire: Bay Street north of Wellington, looking south 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Wednesday, April 20, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1904		Aftermath of the 1904 fire: east side of Bay Street at Melinda 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Wednesday, April 20, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1904		Aftermath of the 1904 fire: Bay Street north of the Esplanade, looking north at the horse drawn carriages 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Wednesday, April 20, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1904		Aftermath of the 1904 fire: looking south from the Telegram building 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Wednesday, April 20, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1904		Aftermath of the 1904 fire: ruins of the Wyld-Darling building 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Wednesday, April 20, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1904		Aftermath of the 1904 fire: Bay Street north of Wellington, looking south 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Wednesday, April 20, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1904		Aftermath of the 1904 fire: The Esplanade west of Bay 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Wednesday, April 20, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1904		Aftermath of the 1904 fire: The Esplanade west of Bay 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Wednesday, April 20, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1904		Aftermath of the 1904 fire: Front Street west of Bay 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Wednesday, April 20, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1904		Aftermath of the 1904 fire: Front Street at Bay looking east 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Wednesday, April 20, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1904		Toronto Fire ruins, looking north from foot of Bay Street to Old City Hall 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Wednesday, April 20, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1904		Aftermath of the 1904 fire: Front Street at Bay looking east 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Wednesday, April 20, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1904		Toronto Fire ruins, Front Street looking west from Yonge Street 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Wednesday, April 20, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1904		Aftermath of the 1904 fire: Bay Street looking south 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Wednesday, April 20, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1904		Toronto 1904 fire : Brown Brothers building on Wellington Street West, looking east from west of Bay Street 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Wednesday, April 20, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1904		Aftermath of the Toronto fire of 1904 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Friday, April 22, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1904		Aftermath of the Toronto fire of 1904 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Friday, April 22, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1904		Close up of the ruins after the Toronto fire of 1904 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Friday, April 22, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1904		Inspecting the ruins after the Toronto fire of 1904 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Friday, April 22, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1904		Railway lines at the south end of the Toronto fire of 1904 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Friday, April 22, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1904		Toronto fire 1904, southeast corner of Bay and Wellington Streets 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Friday, April 22, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1904		Aftermath of the 1904 : northeast corner of Bay and Front Streets 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Friday, April 22, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1904		Aftermath of the 1904 fire: streetcar tracks and hoses 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Friday, April 22, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1904		Aftermath of the 1904 fire: buckled streetcar tracks and bricks 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Friday, April 22, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1904		Aftermath of the 1904 fire: view from the Queens Hotel on Front Street 109 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - Friday, April 22, 1904 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1906		2 years later curio seekers find souvenir in 1904 Toronto fire ruins 107 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - 1906 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1906		Curio seekers in 1904 fire ruins still in ruins 107 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - 1906 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1906		Pottery recovered from great Toronto fire of 1904 107 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - 1906 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1906		Ironstone cups recovered from great fire 2 years later 107 years ago - Great Toronto fire of 1904 - 1906 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)