Historic photos from around Ryerson, Toronto

There are a wonderful set of Toronto historic photos available online, here are all the photos that I could find from around the Ryerson area in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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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1856		Normal School building : central facade still stands - Gould Street, north-side east of Yonge (Categorized under: Oldest known Toronto photos ) 167 years ago - 1856 - Ryerson Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1882		Normal School, Gould St., n. side, between Victoria and Church Sts. 141 years ago - 1882 - Ryerson Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1911		Toronto Normal School, Gould Street - now Ryerson 112 years ago - 1911 - Ryerson Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1911		Ontario College of Pharmacy building at 44-46 Gerrard St. East (built 1887) 112 years ago - 1911 - Ryerson Link to archive record - Map location (From the University of Toronto Archives)
1920		Cosmopolitan Theatre at Yonge Street and Gould Avenue, Toronto (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 103 years ago - 1920 - Ryerson Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario)
1920		Boys in costumes for a Purim spiel (or Purimshpil, a play) - front steps of Holy Blossom Synagogue (1897-1937) 103 years ago - 1920 - Ryerson Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1930		Magistrate Cohen funeral with honorary pallbearers - outside Holy Blossom Synagogue (1897-1937) 93 years ago - Monday, May 12, 1930 - Ryerson Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1945		Imperial Hotel - 54-58 Dundas St. E., on north-east corner of Dundas and Victoria Lane (Categorized under: Hotels ) 78 years ago - 1945 - Ryerson Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1949		Dalhousie Street looking north from Gould Street 74 years ago - Monday, August 22, 1949 - Ryerson Max temp: 28.3°C - Min temp: 18.9°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1949		North-eastward view of Yonge Street and Dundas Square 74 years ago - Monday, August 22, 1949 - Ryerson Max temp: 28.3°C - Min temp: 18.9°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario)
1949		Dalhousie Street looking south from Gerrard Street East 74 years ago - Thursday, September 22, 1949 - Ryerson Max temp: 21.7°C - Min temp: 8.9°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1950		Dalhousie Street looking south from Gerrard after widening 73 years ago - Tuesday, September 19, 1950 - Ryerson Max temp: 21.7°C - Min temp: 14.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1954		Bassel's Restaurant - 389 Yonge Street at Gerrard - Raging Tide in the background 69 years ago - Wednesday, April 7, 1954 - Ryerson Max temp: 19.4°C - Min temp: 5.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1954		South Doorway to Bassel's restaurant at 389 Yonge Street - Billy Duke Quartet 69 years ago - Wednesday, April 7, 1954 - Ryerson Max temp: 19.4°C - Min temp: 5.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1973		Edison Hotel at 335 Yonge and Gould Street - Empress Hotel - built 1888, destoyed in fire 2011 (Categorized under: Hotels ) 50 years ago - Thursday, November 22, 1973 - Ryerson Max temp: 11.7°C - Min temp: 7.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1975		Columns - St. George's Greek Orthodox church - classic example of a corinthian capital with volutes, acanthus, etc... 48 years ago - Tuesday, November 4, 1975 - Ryerson Max temp: 18.3°C - Min temp: 13.3°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1981		Bond St Temple boarded up after fire 42 years ago - Tuesday, October 20, 1981 - Ryerson Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1981		Looking north on Bond Street with Bond Street Temple in the foreground, and St. Georges Greek Orthodox church farther north 42 years ago - Saturday, November 7, 1981 - Ryerson Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)