Historic photos from around TorontoThere are a number of great web sites that provide historic photos from around Toronto. As I was collecting them for an interactive historic map of the city I realized that it was also interesting to find photos that were taken around the current time of the year. How much snow was there at the end of March in 1916, for example?And so this page was born. It will always show a collection of photos from around Toronto over the last few weeks. You can also see all the historic photos for a given neighbourhood. A subset of the photos have also been arranged by subject.
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| December 5 images permanent link to this day | ||
| 1912 |  | Clarence Avenue bridge (Heath Street over the Belt Line) (Categorized under: Belt Line trail ) 113 years ago - Thursday, December 5, 1912 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery Max temp: 9.4°C - Min temp: 0.6°C (weather details) 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) (Categorized under: Belt Line trail ) 113 years ago - Thursday, December 5, 1912 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery Max temp: 9.4°C - Min temp: 0.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1927 | Lake Shore Blvd West at Mimico Avenue, tracks and Stop 10, looking East. 98 years ago - Monday, December 5, 1927 - Mimico at 2438 Lakeshore Boulevard West Link to archive record - Map location (From the Library and Archives Canada) |
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| 2002 |  | Lee's Palace - Antibalas live in Toronto in 2002 (2:46 audio track) (Categorized under: Live music ) 23 years ago - Thursday, December 5, 2002 - The Annex at 529 Bloor Street West east of Lippincott Street Link to archive record - Map location |
| 2010 |  | Scaffolding on the Princes' Gates in 2010 (Categorized under: Princes Gates ) 15 years ago - Sunday, December 5, 2010 - CNE at 11 Princes Boulevard Max temp: °C - Min temp: °C - 1.9cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location |
| December 4 images permanent link to this day | ||
| 1837 |  | Shooting of Colonel Robert Moodie outside Montgomerys Tavern 188 years ago - Monday, December 4, 1837 - Yonge and Eglinton Max temp: 0.0°C - Min temp: 0.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location |
| 1899 |  | East abutment completed, Queen Street bridge over Don River (Categorized under: Queen Don bridge ) 126 years ago - Monday, December 4, 1899 - Riverside-South Riverdale at 587 Queen Street East Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1909 |  | Panoramic view of the first Grey Cup Football Game 1909 - Rosedale Park, Toronto 116 years ago - Saturday, December 4, 1909 - Rosedale Max temp: 3.9°C - Min temp: -0.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the University of Toronto Archives) |
| 1925 | | Simcoe Hall, University of Toronto 100 years ago - Friday, December 4, 1925 - University of Toronto (U of T) Max temp: 8.3°C - Min temp: 2.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1982 |  | Bauhaus live at Larry's Hideaway in Toronto in 1982 (Categorized under: Larrys Hideaway ) 43 years ago - Saturday, December 4, 1982 - Garden District at 121 Carlton Street Link to archive record - Map location |
| December 3 images permanent link to this day | ||
| 1901 |  | Sully Crescent looking west to Shaw Street 124 years ago - Tuesday, December 3, 1901 - Little Italy (College St) at 12 Sully Crescent Max temp: -2.8°C - Min temp: -10.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1901 | Houses 97-105 Perth Ave (still standing) west of Bloor St W crossing of Grand Trunk Railway (G.T.R.). (main line) and C.P.R. (Canadian Pacific Railway) 124 years ago - Tuesday, December 3, 1901 - The Junction at 1475 Bloor Street West Max temp: -2.8°C - Min temp: -10.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Library and Archives Canada) |
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| 1912 | | Fire at No. 241 Yonge Street - Art Metropole building - James Mitchell architect (Categorized under: Art Metrople catalogue 1911 ) 113 years ago - Tuesday, December 3, 1912 - Downtown at 241 Yonge Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1912 |  | Crowds watching the fire at 241 Yonge Street - Art Metropole building (Categorized under: Art Metrople catalogue 1911 ) 113 years ago - Tuesday, December 3, 1912 - Downtown at 241 Yonge Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1923 | | Mavety Theatre on Dundas Street, looking west (Categorized under: West end theatres ) 102 years ago - Monday, December 3, 1923 - The Junction Max temp: 5.0°C - Min temp: 1.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1926 |  | Northwest corner Broadview and Chester Hill 99 years ago - Friday, December 3, 1926 - Playter Estates Max temp: -0.6°C - Min temp: -8.9°C - 3.0cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1934 | | Clinton St. School re: damaged iron fence (Categorized under: Schools ) 91 years ago - Monday, December 3, 1934 - Bickford Park Max temp: 7.2°C - Min temp: -0.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1934 |  | Clinton St. School re: iron fence - with boy (Categorized under: Schools ) 91 years ago - Monday, December 3, 1934 - Bickford Park Max temp: 7.2°C - Min temp: -0.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1948 |  | Exterior view of a barn at Sunnybrook Farm 77 years ago - Friday, December 3, 1948 - Sunnybrook Park at 1132 Leslie Street at Eglinton Ave East Max temp: 11.1°C - Min temp: 0.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
| December 2 images permanent link to this day | ||
| 1911 | | Wellington and Bay - wood block pavement 114 years ago - Saturday, December 2, 1911 - Financial District Max temp: 3.3°C - Min temp: -3.9°C - 1.8cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1916 | Bloor Street Bridge over the Humber River - construction of stone version before existing 1923 metal bridge was built (Categorized under: Bridges ) 109 years ago - Saturday, December 2, 1916 - Bloor Street West at 2571 Bloor Street West Link to archive record - Map location (From the Library and Archives Canada) |
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| 1988 |  | Lighting the Chanukah lights: While teacher Cheryl Needleman and classmates watch; Zoey Fiksel and Daniel Thorke; both 6; light the menorah at Beth Tzedec (Categorized under: Beth Tzedec Synagogue ) 37 years ago - Friday, December 2, 1988 - Forest Hill at 1700 Bathurst Street n.w. corner at Warwick Ave. Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 2024 | | Herman Furs building on the s.w.corner of Bay and Gerrard Streets 1 years ago - Monday, December 2, 2024 - Discovery District at 700 Bay Street s.w. corner at Gerrard Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| December 1 images permanent link to this day | ||
| 1916 | | Moss Park Recreation Centre - Billiard Room 109 years ago - Friday, December 1, 1916 - Moss Park at 150 Sherbourne Street east side between Shuter and Queen St East Max temp: 7.2°C - Min temp: 0.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |