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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| February 19 images permanent link to this day | ||
| 1915 |  | Standing in the High level Pumping Station (Categorized under: High level pumping station ) 110 years ago - Friday, February 19, 1915 - Republic of Rathnelly at 25 Poplar Plains Road just north of Macpherson Ave Max temp: 1.1°C - Min temp: -7.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1915 |  | Interior of the High level Pumping Station during construction (Categorized under: High level pumping station ) 110 years ago - Friday, February 19, 1915 - Republic of Rathnelly at 25 Poplar Plains Road just north of Macpherson Ave Max temp: 1.1°C - Min temp: -7.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1952 |  | Front of 310 Keele Street 73 years ago - Tuesday, February 19, 1952 - The Junction Max temp: -3.3°C - Min temp: -9.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1952 |  | Back of 310 Keele Street 73 years ago - Tuesday, February 19, 1952 - The Junction at 310 Keele Street Max temp: -3.3°C - Min temp: -9.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1956 |  | Beth Am Synagogue, Keele St., w. side at Diana Drive 69 years ago - Sunday, February 19, 1956 - Downsview at 3232 Keele Street west side, at Dianna Drive Max temp: 1.1°C - Min temp: -5.6°C - 4.0cm of snow on the ground (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1965 |  | Holiday Tavern at the corner of Bathurst and Queen before becoming The Big Bop - originally the Occidental Building was constructed in 1876 - architect E. J. Lennox 60 years ago - Friday, February 19, 1965 - Queen West at 651 Queen Street West s.e. corner at Bathurst Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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| 1913 |  | Keele and Humberside Park (now Baird Park) 112 years ago - Tuesday, February 18, 1913 - The Junction Max temp: -1.7°C - Min temp: -13.3°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1914 |  | Removing the hill with horse and carts - Christie Street north from Davenport Road 111 years ago - Wednesday, February 18, 1914 - Davenport Max temp: -3.9°C - Min temp: -13.9°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1932 |  | Church of the Redeemer on Avenue Road looking north from apartment south of Bloor Street through the Alexandra Gates (Categorized under: Churches and other places of worship --- Alexandra Gates ) 93 years ago - Thursday, February 18, 1932 - Royal Ontario Museum Max temp: 0.0°C - Min temp: -8.9°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
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| 1921 |  | Southwest corner Grosvenor and St. Vincent - Terauley Street Extension 104 years ago - Thursday, February 17, 1921 - Queens Park Max temp: 11.1°C - Min temp: -5.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1922 |  | Cafeteria and carpet cleaning ad on southwest corner Shuter and Church 103 years ago - Friday, February 17, 1922 - Garden District Max temp: -8.9°C - Min temp: -21.7°C - 0.3cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1922 |  | Drain Lot at northwest corner of Redpath and Erskine 103 years ago - Friday, February 17, 1922 - North Toronto Max temp: -8.9°C - Min temp: -21.7°C - 0.3cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1930 |  | Pantages Theatre and 3:50pm traffic on Yonge St, looking south, from Wilton Square (Dundas) (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 95 years ago - Monday, February 17, 1930 - Downtown at 263 Yonge Street Max temp: 1.7°C - Min temp: -17.8°C - 0.8cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1945 |  | Eglinton Avenue east from Hoyle Avenue - condition of pavement 80 years ago - Saturday, February 17, 1945 - Davisville Village Max temp: -3.3°C - Min temp: -9.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1976 |  | Royal Bank Plaza construction in downtown Toronto - progress in Feb 1976 49 years ago - Tuesday, February 17, 1976 - Financial District at 200 Bay Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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| 1894 |  | Scene from the "Antigone 1 of Sophocles - Students of University College in Feb 1894 - Academy of Music - University of Toronto and its colleges - 1827-1906 (Categorized under: U of T and colleges 1827 1906 ) 131 years ago - Friday, February 16, 1894 - University of Toronto (U of T) at 59 College Street Link to archive record - Map location |
| 1987 |  | First post office Commemorated with new stamp and a replica of an 1844 Royal mail stage coach stands outside Toronto's first post office (Categorized under: First Toronto post office ) 38 years ago - Monday, February 16, 1987 - St. Lawrence at 260 Adelaide Street East just east of George Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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| 1872 |  | Iron Block on Front Street after the 1872 fire (was a cast-iron facade) 153 years ago - Thursday, February 15, 1872 - Downtown Max temp: -4.4°C - Min temp: -10.6°C - 0.3cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1917 | Metal Shop and Fuselage building under construction. Canadian Aeroplanes Limited - 1244 Dufferin Street 108 years ago - Thursday, February 15, 1917 - Wallace Emerson at 1244 Dufferin Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Library and Archives Canada) |
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| 1954 |  | Wellesley Public School at Bay and Wellesley - run as a school from 1874 to 1956 (Categorized under: Schools ) 71 years ago - Monday, February 15, 1954 - Yorkville at 955 Bay Street n.e. corner at Wellesley Street West Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1965 |  | Flag Day in Canada - celebrating the Maple Leaf flag - 5000 Yonge Street - North York Municipal Offices 60 years ago - Monday, February 15, 1965 - North York at 5000 Yonge Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
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| 1890 |  | University College after the fire of February 14, 1890 - during Conversazione Ball preparation 135 years ago - Friday, February 14, 1890 - University of Toronto (U of T) Max temp: 3.9°C - Min temp: -3.3°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1890 |  | University College : People gather to see the aftermath of the fire of 1890 135 years ago - Friday, February 14, 1890 - University of Toronto (U of T) Max temp: 3.9°C - Min temp: -3.3°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1890 | University of Toronto after the fire of 14 February 1890 - due to kerosene lamps, to illuminate bacteriological and other microscopic slides 135 years ago - Friday, February 14, 1890 - University of Toronto (U of T) Max temp: 3.9°C - Min temp: -3.3°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Library and Archives Canada) |
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