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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| April 30 images permanent link to this day | ||
| 1906 |  | Arlington Hotel - north-west corner of King West and John (Categorized under: Hotels ) 119 years ago - Monday, April 30, 1906 - Entertainment District Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1914 |  | North American Life Building, No. 112-118 King Street West 111 years ago - Thursday, April 30, 1914 - Financial District at 112 King Street West Max temp: 12.8°C - Min temp: 1.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1924 |  | Construction of Rosedale Loop on Sherbourne, looking south to Bloor 101 years ago - Wednesday, April 30, 1924 - Rosedale Max temp: 10.6°C - Min temp: 4.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1924 |  | Construction of the Rosedale Loop, looking south-west 101 years ago - Wednesday, April 30, 1924 - Rosedale Max temp: 10.6°C - Min temp: 4.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1975 |  | View of window and roof details on Osgoode Hall (Categorized under: Osgoode Hall ) 50 years ago - Wednesday, April 30, 1975 - City Hall Max temp: 15.6°C - Min temp: 7.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| April 29 images permanent link to this day | ||
| 1912 |  | The last dance, Farewell to Government House at King and Simcoe (Categorized under: Government House (King and Simcoe) ) 113 years ago - Monday, April 29, 1912 - King Street West Max temp: 6.1°C - Min temp: 2.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
| 1913 |  | Dufferin Grove park building 112 years ago - Tuesday, April 29, 1913 - Dufferin Grove Max temp: 15.0°C - Min temp: 5.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1915 |  | King Street West subway at Sudbury 110 years ago - Thursday, April 29, 1915 - Liberty Village at 1044 King Street West Max temp: 21.7°C - Min temp: 11.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1917 |  | Queen Street West at Bond Street, streetcar tracking machine 108 years ago - Sunday, April 29, 1917 - Garden District Max temp: 12.2°C - Min temp: 3.9°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1924 |  | No. 280 Bloor Street West, James Crowther residence 101 years ago - Tuesday, April 29, 1924 - The Annex Max temp: 17.8°C - Min temp: 7.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1929 |  | Merritt Malloney Art Galleries - 66 Grenville St. - showing portraits by Allan Ramsay and Anthony Van Dyke of Algernon 96 years ago - Monday, April 29, 1929 - Queens Park at 66 Grenville Street (where Womens College Hospital is now) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1942 |  | Aerial view of Leaside (from an airplane - north at the bottom?) 83 years ago - Wednesday, April 29, 1942 - Leaside Max temp: 25.6°C - Min temp: 10.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1974 |  | Excavation for the Royal Bank Plaza at Front and Bay Streets - Dominion Public Building (centre) and Union Station (to the right) 51 years ago - Monday, April 29, 1974 - Financial District at 200 Bay Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| April 28 images permanent link to this day | ||
| 1874 |  | Sketches: Inside and Outside Elevation, spire, etc... of Jarvis Street Baptist Church (Categorized under: Architectural drawings ) 151 years ago - Tuesday, April 28, 1874 - Garden District Max temp: 4.4°C - Min temp: -2.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1874 | | Jarvis Street Baptist Church South Elevation - Henry Langley (Categorized under: Architectural drawings ) 151 years ago - Tuesday, April 28, 1874 - Garden District Max temp: 4.4°C - Min temp: -2.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1913 |  | Before two trees were removed Dufferin Grove 112 years ago - Monday, April 28, 1913 - Dufferin Grove Max temp: 17.2°C - Min temp: 7.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1923 |  | Pendarves - Frederick W. Cumberland House, St. George Street, east side, north of College Street, Toronto, Ontario (Categorized under: Cumberland House ) 102 years ago - Saturday, April 28, 1923 - University of Toronto (U of T) at 33 St. George Street north of College Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1955 |  | Joes Fruit Market in Kensington Market on Nassau and Augusta - The Orange Man 70 years ago - Thursday, April 28, 1955 - Kensington Market at 234 Augusta Ave n.w. corner at Nassau Street Link to archive record - Map location (From York University Archives) |
| 1982 |  | Cathedral Church of St. James, streetcars, Adourians Rug galleries (until at least 2018) and King Street East (Categorized under: Churches and other places of worship ) 43 years ago - Wednesday, April 28, 1982 - St. Lawrence at 47 King Street East Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| April 27 images permanent link to this day | ||
| 1865 | | Plan for completion of Tower and Spire St. Michael's Roman Catholic Cathedral - Henry Langley (Categorized under: Architectural drawings --- St Michaels Cathedral ) 160 years ago - Thursday, April 27, 1865 - Garden District Max temp: 13.9°C - Min temp: 5.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1871 | | Sketches: West Elevation, South Elevation of Parliament Street Methodist Church (Categorized under: Architectural drawings ) 154 years ago - Thursday, April 27, 1871 - Regent Park Max temp: 11.1°C - Min temp: 4.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1871 | | Longitudinal Section, Transverse Section, Rear Elevation Parliament Street Methodist Church (Categorized under: Architectural drawings ) 154 years ago - Thursday, April 27, 1871 - Regent Park Max temp: 11.1°C - Min temp: 4.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1923 |  | Burwash Hall gate house - designed by Henry Sproatt - buit 1911-1913 102 years ago - Friday, April 27, 1923 - University of Toronto (U of T) Max temp: 18.3°C - Min temp: 5.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the University of Toronto Archives) |
| 1927 |  | Traffic conditions outside Laura Secord, Adelaide and Bay, 12:05 98 years ago - Wednesday, April 27, 1927 - Downtown Max temp: 11.1°C - Min temp: 2.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |