Historic Toronto photos from August 8

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.

Short URL to share for historic photos from August 8: wholemap.com/Aug8

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.
1936 Historic photo from Saturday, August 8, 1936 - Hanlans Point stadium - Grand Opera Aida - Night photo in Toronto IslandHanlans Point stadium - Grand Opera Aida - Night photo
(Categorized under: Live music )
89 years ago - Saturday, August 8, 1936 - Toronto Island
Max temp: 30.6°C - Min temp: 13.9°C (weather details)
Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1936 Historic photo from Saturday, August 8, 1936 - Night shot of the grand opera Aida, stadium, Hanlans Point in Toronto IslandNight shot of the grand opera Aida, stadium, Hanlans Point
89 years ago - Saturday, August 8, 1936 - Toronto Island
Max temp: 30.6°C - Min temp: 13.9°C (weather details)
Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1955 Historic photo from Monday, August 8, 1955 - Zion Baptist Church on Castlefield Ave for sale - now Impact Church in North TorontoZion Baptist Church on Castlefield Ave for sale - now Impact Church
70 years ago - Monday, August 8, 1955 - North Toronto at 27 Castlefield Ave just west of Yonge Street
Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1976 Historic photo from Sunday, August 8, 1976 - Distinctive architecture and font at the packed outdoor Ontario Place Forum in Ontario PlaceDistinctive architecture and font at the packed outdoor Ontario Place Forum
49 years ago - Sunday, August 8, 1976 - Ontario Place at 955 Lakeshore Boulevard West
Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1981 Historic photo from Saturday, August 8, 1981 - Circle Theatre (1933-1950s) on Yonge St. - Homestead Plumbing Warehouse at the time in Sherwood ParkCircle Theatre (1933-1950s) on Yonge St. - Homestead Plumbing Warehouse at the time
(Categorized under: Midtown theatres )
44 years ago - Saturday, August 8, 1981 - Sherwood Park at 2567 Yonge Street east side between Sherwood Avenue and Sheldrake Boulevard
Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
2005 Historic photo from Monday, August 8, 2005 - North American Motel at night - demolished 2008 (by Jann on Flickr) in Humber BayNorth American Motel at night - demolished 2008 (by Jann on Flickr)
(Categorized under: Lakeshore Motel Strip )
20 years ago - Monday, August 8, 2005 - Humber Bay at 2147 Lakeshore Boulevard West
Link to archive record - Map location
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