Historic photos from around Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto

Designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2000, Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto was opened on November 4, 1876. It was designed by landscape gardener H. A. Englehardt to include "winding paths and roads, irregularly shaped islets, panoramic perspectives, and monuments inserted in a naturalistic setting enriched by a wide variety of groves and trees."

The cemetery remains true to this vision, which now includes many wonderful trees, fountains, sculptures, and a wide variety of monuments. It includes the Mount Pleasant Visitation Centre as well as a Mausoleum. See the Wikipedia page for the long list of notable interments in the cemetery, including a Titanic survivor, the most decorated war hero in the history of Canada, the British Empire, & the Commonwealth of Nations, Glen Gould, Banting and Best, Timothy Eaton, William Lyon Mackenzie King, Foster Hewitt, and so on.

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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1900		View of a pond and bridge in Mount Pleasant Cemetery 113 years ago - Mount Pleasant Cemetery - 1900 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1902		Children sitting on a bench in Mount Pleasant Cemetery 111 years ago - Mount Pleasant Cemetery - 1902 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1910		Winding road and trees in Mount Pleasant Cemetery 103 years ago - Mount Pleasant Cemetery - 1910 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1910		Arches in building in Mount Pleasant Cemetery 103 years ago - Mount Pleasant Cemetery - 1910 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1912		Clarence Avenue bridge (Heath Street over the Belt Line) 101 years ago - Mount Pleasant Cemetery - Thursday, December 5, 1912 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1912		Looking up at the Clarence Avenue bridge (Heath Street over the Belt Line) 101 years ago - Mount Pleasant Cemetery - Thursday, December 5, 1912 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1915		Clarence Avenue wooden bridge 98 years ago - Mount Pleasant Cemetery - Wednesday, April 21, 1915 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1915		G.T.R. subway over Yonge Street - Belt Line Bridge 98 years ago - Mount Pleasant Cemetery - Thursday, May 6, 1915 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1916		Belt Line Railway at Merton Street near Mount Pleasant Road bridge 97 years ago - Mount Pleasant Cemetery - Tuesday, March 28, 1916 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1920		Radial line workshop, Yonge Street, near old Belt Line 93 years ago - Mount Pleasant Cemetery - 1920 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1921		Metropolitan Railway Building at Belt Line on Yonge Street 92 years ago - Mount Pleasant Cemetery - Monday, November 21, 1921 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1930		Eaton mausoleum in Mount Pleasant Cemetery 83 years ago - Mount Pleasant Cemetery - 1930 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1935		Old Alexander Muir Memorial Gardens Gates 78 years ago - Mount Pleasant Cemetery - Saturday, October 19, 1935 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1935		Old Alexander Muir Memorial Gardens 78 years ago - Mount Pleasant Cemetery - Saturday, October 19, 1935 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1935		Old Alexander Muir Memorial Gardens Gates 78 years ago - Mount Pleasant Cemetery - Saturday, October 19, 1935 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1935		Old Alexander Muir Memorial Gardens 78 years ago - Mount Pleasant Cemetery - Saturday, October 19, 1935 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1950		William Lyon Mackenzie King burial site with RCMP, priests and mourners 63 years ago - Mount Pleasant Cemetery - 1950 Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario)
1958		View of Yonge Street and Yonge subway line looking south from McBrien Building 55 years ago - Mount Pleasant Cemetery - 1958 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)