Historic photos from around North Toronto, Toronto
A residential and commercial neighbourhood centered around Yonge and Eglinton, with a history going back as far as the 1837 Rebellion by William Lyon Mackenzie.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
| 1837 | ![Historic photo from 1837 - The March of the Rebels upon Toronto in December, 1837, C. W. Jefferys, [ca.1921] Government of Ontario Art Collection in North Toronto](http://ao.minisisinc.com/archon/images/archives-wordmark.gif) | The March of the Rebels upon Toronto in December, 1837, C. W. Jefferys, [ca.1921] Government of Ontario Art Collection 186 years ago - 1837 - North Toronto Link to archive record - Map location |
| 1856 |  | Castlefield estate at Yonge St, - one of oldest known Toronto Photos (Categorized under: Estates and Houses --- Oldest known Toronto photos ) 167 years ago - 1856 - North Toronto Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1860 |  | Castlefield - between Yonge Street and Duplex - oil painting by Margaret Jackes (Categorized under: Estates and Houses ) 163 years ago - 1860 - North Toronto Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1908 |  | Looking north across a small pond on the west side of Yonge Street 115 years ago - 1908 - North Toronto Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1908 |  | Oulcotts Hotel on Yonge Street, north of Eglinton, looking south (Categorized under: Hotels ) 115 years ago - 1908 - North Toronto Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1909 |  | Looking north on Yonge Street from Oulcotts Hotel past the Town Hall 114 years ago - 1909 - North Toronto Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1910 |  | Castlefield, the home of Captain James Hervey Price, first city Clerk home (Categorized under: Estates and Houses ) 113 years ago - 1910 - North Toronto Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1911 |  | Oulcotts Temperance Hotel just beyond Mr. D. D. Reids field at Montgomery Avenue (Categorized under: Hotels ) 112 years ago - 1911 - North Toronto Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1915 |  | Bank of Montreal - 2444 Yonge St at Roselawn Ave - with coulmns, triangular pediment, and tympanum 108 years ago - 1915 - North Toronto Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1916 |  | North Toronto Town Hall, then the Public library, Yonge Street and Montgomery Avenue 107 years ago - 1916 - North Toronto Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1916 |  | Montgomery homestead, Montgomery Avenue, North Toronto 107 years ago - 1916 - North Toronto Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1920 |  | Eglinton Hunt Club, water tower, and James Pears and Son brick yards 103 years ago - 1920 - North Toronto Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1921 |  | The Stables, Eglinton Hunt Club, Avenue Road 102 years ago - 1921 - North Toronto Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1921 |  | Cumming Bros. Auto Accessories shop at 2486 Yonge Street 102 years ago - Tuesday, November 22, 1921 - North Toronto Max temp: 6.1°C - Min temp: -0.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1921 |  | Capitol Theatre - 2492 Yonge Street - showing movies from mid-1930s to 1998 (Categorized under: Midtown theatres ) 102 years ago - Tuesday, November 22, 1921 - North Toronto Max temp: 6.1°C - Min temp: -0.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1921 |  | Oulcotts Hotel converted to Postal Station K, No. 2388 Yonge Street, formerly (Categorized under: Hotels ) 102 years ago - Tuesday, November 22, 1921 - North Toronto Max temp: 6.1°C - Min temp: -0.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1921 |  | Bank of Montreal building at 2444 Yonge Street, at Roselawn Avenue 102 years ago - Tuesday, November 22, 1921 - North Toronto Max temp: 6.1°C - Min temp: -0.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1922 |  | Drain Lot at northwest corner of Redpath and Erskine 101 years ago - Friday, February 17, 1922 - North Toronto 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) |
| 1922 |  | Duplex and Eglinton avenues, looking north 101 years ago - Friday, July 14, 1922 - North Toronto Max temp: 27.8°C - Min temp: 15.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1922 |  | Yonge Street and Melrose Avenue gates (Categorized under: Ornamental gate ) 101 years ago - Tuesday, August 1, 1922 - North Toronto Max temp: 26.7°C - Min temp: 16.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1922 |  | Eglinton Ave, west of Duplex Ave looking toward Yonge Street 101 years ago - Thursday, October 19, 1922 - North Toronto Max temp: 12.2°C - Min temp: -1.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1922 |  | Streetcar tracks on Yonge St, looking south from city limit 101 years ago - Thursday, October 19, 1922 - North Toronto Max temp: 12.2°C - Min temp: -1.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1926 |  | Capitol Theatre - built as a Vaudeville house seating 1,079 guests in 1918 (Categorized under: Midtown theatres ) 97 years ago - 1926 - North Toronto Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
| 1926 |  | Capitol Theatre - Panoramic Camera Company photograph (Categorized under: Midtown theatres ) 97 years ago - 1926 - North Toronto Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
| 1929 |  | Allenby Public School - south wing not yet added 94 years ago - 1929 - North Toronto Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1930 |  | Eglinton Park (Roselawn Avenue) Shelter 93 years ago - Tuesday, August 12, 1930 - North Toronto Max temp: 22.8°C - Min temp: 7.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1931 |  | Consumers Gas North Toronto Showroom on, Yonge St. at St. Clements Ave. 92 years ago - 1931 - North Toronto Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1931 |  | People waiting for the grand opening of the Consumers Gas Showroom on Yonge St. 92 years ago - 1931 - North Toronto Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1931 |  | Tearing down the old Library, previously the Town Hall of old North Toronto 92 years ago - Tuesday, December 1, 1931 - North Toronto Max temp: 3.9°C - Min temp: -0.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1931 |  | Removing bricks around the distinctive windows ofthe old Library, previously the Town Hall 92 years ago - Tuesday, December 1, 1931 - North Toronto Max temp: 3.9°C - Min temp: -0.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1932 |  | Montgomery Firehall under construction 91 years ago - Monday, January 18, 1932 - North Toronto Max temp: 2.8°C - Min temp: 0.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1932 |  | Montgomery Avenue Police Station under construction 91 years ago - Tuesday, June 28, 1932 - North Toronto Max temp: 23.9°C - Min temp: 15.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1933 |  | Montgomery firehall in North Toronto, just west of Yonge Street 90 years ago - Thursday, March 30, 1933 - North Toronto Max temp: 6.7°C - Min temp: -1.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1933 |  | Completed Montgomery Police Station No. 12 and Fire Hall, northwest corner of Yonge Street and Montgomery Avenue 90 years ago - Thursday, March 30, 1933 - North Toronto Max temp: 6.7°C - Min temp: -1.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1933 |  | Montgomery Police Station, Yonge Street north of Eglinton 90 years ago - Thursday, March 30, 1933 - North Toronto Max temp: 6.7°C - Min temp: -1.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1933 |  | Capitol Threatre building - now the Capitol Event Theatre at 2492 Yonge St (Categorized under: Midtown theatres ) 90 years ago - Wednesday, November 29, 1933 - North Toronto Max temp: 11.1°C - Min temp: 0.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1934 |  | Yonge St, north, from Eglinton, 9:45 a.m 89 years ago - Thursday, June 28, 1934 - North Toronto Max temp: 27.8°C - Min temp: 14.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1938 |  | Allenby Public School, 1938 85 years ago - 1938 - North Toronto Link to archive record - Map location ( From GetStock) |
| 1938 |  | Mount Pleasant Road at Broadway Avenue 85 years ago - Monday, January 17, 1938 - North Toronto Max temp: -10.6°C - Min temp: -12.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1940 |  | Military demonstration in Eglinton Park - kids climbing on tank 83 years ago - 1940 - North Toronto Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1945 |  | WW II Air Force testing at the Eglinton Hunt Club - home of 1st human centrifuge in Allied countries 78 years ago - 1945 - North Toronto Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
| 1952 |  | Public library, previously Eglinton Presbyterian Church (1909-1922) on St. Clements Ave., n. side, w. of Yonge St. 71 years ago - 1952 - North Toronto Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1958 |  | Orange Hall, Eglinton, south of St. Clements down laneway 65 years ago - Saturday, March 8, 1958 - North Toronto Max temp: -1.1°C - Min temp: -6.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1960 |  | Incinerator Plant at Roselawn Ave. and Chaplin Cres., north-west corner, looking north-west 63 years ago - 1960 - North Toronto Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1963 |  | 6 photos of Taxis on Yonge Street outside Eglinton station 60 years ago - 1963 - North Toronto Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1983 |  | Capitol Theatre and buildings to the north - 2498 Yonge St. - Penelope Hope, Soraya Sewing Supplies (Categorized under: Midtown theatres ) 40 years ago - Saturday, September 3, 1983 - North Toronto Max temp: 27.8°C - Min temp: 16.9°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From Collations Flickr stream) |
| 1983 |  | Capitol Theatre - with sign for the movie The Draughtsmans Contract (Categorized under: Midtown theatres ) 40 years ago - Saturday, September 3, 1983 - North Toronto Max temp: 27.8°C - Min temp: 16.9°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From Collations Flickr stream) |
| 2014 |  | Skylight in the Consumers Gas showroom on Yonge St in North Toronto :: seems Artless 9 years ago - Sunday, March 23, 2014 - North Toronto Max temp: °C - Min temp: °C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location |