Historic Toronto photos from May 18

There 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.

If you'd like to see photos from today, you can always load this page without parameters to see the last few days worth of photos.

You can also see all the historic photos for a given neighbourhood. A subset of the photos have also been arranged by subject.
1926 Historic photo from Tuesday, May 18, 1926 - Chippewa Avenue bridge with metal railings, Centre Island in Toronto IslandChippewa Avenue bridge with metal railings, Centre Island
(Categorized under: Toronto Island bridges )
98 years ago - Tuesday, May 18, 1926 - Toronto Island
Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1948 Historic photo from Tuesday, May 18, 1948 - Red Cross Building at Sunnybrook Hospital (flag at half-mast?) in Bridle PathRed Cross Building at Sunnybrook Hospital (flag at half-mast?)
76 years ago - Tuesday, May 18, 1948 - Bridle Path at 2075 Bayview Ave south of Lawrence Ave. East
Max temp: 15.6°C - Min temp: 10.6°C (weather details)
Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario)
1979 Historic photo from Friday, May 18, 1979 - Enoch Turner Schoolhouse - reads School house erected by Enoch Turner, A.D. 1848 in CorktownEnoch Turner Schoolhouse - reads School house erected by Enoch Turner, A.D. 1848
(Categorized under: Schools )
45 years ago - Friday, May 18, 1979 - Corktown at 106 Trinity Street n. of Front Street East
Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1981 Historic photo from Monday, May 18, 1981 - Eastern Ave - May 18, 1981 by 'collations' Patrick Cummins in Riverside-South RiverdaleEastern Ave - May 18, 1981 by 'collations' Patrick Cummins
43 years ago - Monday, May 18, 1981 - Riverside-South Riverdale
Max temp: 14.8°C - Min temp: 4.2°C (weather details)
Link to archive record - Map location (From Collations Flickr stream)
1981 Historic photo from Monday, May 18, 1981 - Palace Street School, Canary Restaurant, Cherry Street Hotel in Distillery DistrictPalace Street School, Canary Restaurant, Cherry Street Hotel
(Categorized under: Hotels --- Schools )
43 years ago - Monday, May 18, 1981 - Distillery District at 453 Front Street East
Max temp: 14.8°C - Min temp: 4.2°C (weather details)
Link to archive record - Map location (From Collations Flickr stream)
1981 Historic photo from Monday, May 18, 1981 - Cherry St, ws, south of Front St E. One of the last originally residential structures left by 'collations' Patrick Cummins in Distillery DistrictCherry St, ws, south of Front St E. One of the last originally residential structures left by 'collations' Patrick Cummins
43 years ago - Monday, May 18, 1981 - Distillery District
Max temp: 14.8°C - Min temp: 4.2°C (weather details)
Link to archive record - Map location (From Collations Flickr stream)
1981 Historic photo from Monday, May 18, 1981 - 45,000 people watching the fireworks at Ontario Place over the geodesic dome of the Cinespehere in Ontario Place45,000 people watching the fireworks at Ontario Place over the geodesic dome of the Cinespehere
43 years ago - Monday, May 18, 1981 - Ontario Place at 955 Lakeshore Boulevard West
Max temp: 14.8°C - Min temp: 4.2°C (weather details)
Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library Still not back as of March 2024)
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