Historic photos from around Bedford Park, TorontoA residential area that grew north from Yonge and Lawrence in the general neighbourhood of Lawrence Park. In the 1800's Bedford Park was a common stopping point for farmers making their way to the city, and the Bedford Hotel opened in 1873 at Yonge Street and Fairlawn Avenue. Many of the streets and homes were built in the 1890's through the 1940's.List of all areas in Toronto or take a look at the historic photos by date. New! You can now access the photos by street address A subset of the photos have also been arranged by subject. |
| 1894 |  | John Atkinson shop, Yonge Street, northwest corner Lawrence Ave before moving north 131 years ago - 1894 - Bedford Park at 3052 Yonge Street n.w. corner at Lawrence Ave Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1900 |  | Bedford Park Hotel, Yonge St., w. side, s. of Fairlawn Ave. sketch (Categorized under: Bedford Park Hotel ) 125 years ago - 1900 - Bedford Park at 3296 Yonge Street south of Fairlawn Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1900 |  | Yonge Street north of Lawrence Avenue, looking south past John Atkinson shop 125 years ago - 1900 - Bedford Park at 3052 Yonge Street n.w. corner at Yonge Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1910 |  | Looking up the driveway to William Gordon Ellis house - Yonge St., w. side, between Bedford Park & Woburn Ave. 115 years ago - 1910 - Bedford Park Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1912 |  | Looking west across Yonge St. to gates of W. G. Ellis house, Yonge St., n.w. cor. Bedford Park Ave. (Categorized under: Ornamental gate ) 113 years ago - 1912 - Bedford Park Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1915 |  | William Gordon Ellis house, Yonge St., w. side, between Bedford Park & Woburn Aves.; gates (Categorized under: Ornamental gate ) 110 years ago - 1915 - Bedford Park Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1917 |  | Horse drawn sleds on Yonge Street looking north at Bedford Park 108 years ago - Monday, February 12, 1917 - Bedford Park Max temp: -15.0°C - Min temp: -23.9°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1920 |  | Knockaloe Estate - ornate carved wooden gates at 2708 Yonge St. at Bedford Park (Categorized under: Ornamental gate ) 105 years ago - 1920 - Bedford Park at 2708 Yonge Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1920 |  | Bedford Park Public School - 81 Ranleigh Ave. (Categorized under: Schools ) 105 years ago - 1920 - Bedford Park at 81 Ranleigh Ave Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1920 |  | Bedford Park Hotel at 3296 Yonge Street south of Fairlawn (Categorized under: Bedford Park Hotel ) 105 years ago - Thursday, November 25, 1920 - Bedford Park at 3296 Yonge Street south of Fairlawn Max temp: 0.6°C - Min temp: -1.7°C - 3.6cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1921 |  | Ellis Estate gates on Yonge Street at Bedford Park (Categorized under: Ornamental gate ) 104 years ago - Friday, November 25, 1921 - Bedford Park Max temp: 7.2°C - Min temp: -2.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1921 |  | John E. Atkinson flour and feed and hardware at 3160 Yonge Street - stop 24 104 years ago - Friday, November 25, 1921 - Bedford Park at 3160 Yonge Street s.w. corner at Bedford Park Ave. Max temp: 7.2°C - Min temp: -2.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1921 |  | J Atkinsons Groceries 3162-3164 Yonge Street, south west corner at Bedford Park 104 years ago - Friday, November 25, 1921 - Bedford Park at 3162 Yonge Street s.w. corner at Bedford Park Ave. Max temp: 7.2°C - Min temp: -2.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1922 |  | Waverley Park ad - 3122 Yonge Street north of Lawrence Avenue - lots for sale 103 years ago - Wednesday, March 15, 1922 - Bedford Park at 3122 Yonge Street w. side north of Wanless Ave. Max temp: 9.4°C - Min temp: 1.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1922 |  | Looking to Yonge street from the Ellis Property in Bedford Park 103 years ago - Wednesday, March 15, 1922 - Bedford Park Max temp: 9.4°C - Min temp: 1.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1922 |  | Stop 25, Yonge St near Brookdale Avenue looking south 103 years ago - Thursday, October 19, 1922 - Bedford Park Max temp: 12.2°C - Min temp: -1.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1922 |  | Construction at Yonge and Deloraine, south 103 years ago - Wednesday, October 25, 1922 - Bedford Park Max temp: 12.8°C - Min temp: 6.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1927 |  | John Wanless Public School at Greer and Fairlawn (Categorized under: Schools ) 98 years ago - 1927 - Bedford Park at 245 Fairlawn Ave Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1927 |  | Yonge St, north of Bedford Park Ave, 9:45 a.m. 98 years ago - Tuesday, July 26, 1927 - Bedford Park Max temp: 28.9°C - Min temp: 15.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1928 |  | Proprietor Godfrey Munger & his daughter Betty in front of Bedford Park Lunch & Ice Cream Parlour, Yonge St and Wanless 97 years ago - 1928 - Bedford Park at 3143 Yonge Street at Wanless Ave Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1929 |  | Dominion Store on Yonge Street - Where Quality Counts 96 years ago - Friday, September 13, 1929 - Bedford Park at 3306 Yonge Street s.w. corner at Fairlawn Ave Max temp: 20.0°C - Min temp: 15.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1930 |  | Bedford Park Ave., looking s.e. on bridge over brook, betw. Yonge St. & Jedburgh Rd. 95 years ago - 1930 - Bedford Park Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1930 |  | Yonge, north of Bedford Park Avenue, 10:30 a.m. new buildings since 1927 95 years ago - Wednesday, July 30, 1930 - Bedford Park Max temp: 26.7°C - Min temp: 14.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1935 |  | Dump south of Bedford Park Road east of Avenue Road 90 years ago - Monday, June 10, 1935 - Bedford Park Max temp: 23.3°C - Min temp: 10.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1947 |  | Fairlawn Theatre on Yonge St. showing The Man Within - Deltra Dress shop next door (Categorized under: Midtown theatres ) 78 years ago - 1947 - Bedford Park at 3320 Yonge Street north of Fairlawn Ave. Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1947 |  | Lawrence Avenue, 150 feet west of Yonge looking East 78 years ago - Wednesday, January 15, 1947 - Bedford Park at 36 Lawrence Ave West Max temp: 4.4°C - Min temp: 1.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1949 |  | Park Theatre - marquee and exterior - 3291 Yonge Street - originally the Bedford (Categorized under: Midtown theatres ) 76 years ago - 1949 - Bedford Park at 3291 Yonge Street south of Glenforest Road Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
| 1949 |  | Park Theatre, when it was the Bedford Theatre - 1921-1984 (Categorized under: Midtown theatres ) 76 years ago - 1949 - Bedford Park Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
| 1949 |  | Park Theatre, when it was the Bedford Theatre - auditorium - standee to stage (Categorized under: Midtown theatres ) 76 years ago - 1949 - Bedford Park Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
| 1949 |  | Fairlawn Odeon Theatre - opened Aug 15th 1947 - architect Jay Isadore English (Categorized under: Midtown theatres ) 76 years ago - Wednesday, July 6, 1949 - Bedford Park at 3320 Yonge Street north of Fairlawn Ave. Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1951 |  | Dominion Bank - Lawrence Park branch - scene of a holdup 74 years ago - Tuesday, October 16, 1951 - Bedford Park at 3052 Yonge Street n.w. corner at Lawrence Ave. Max temp: 20.0°C - Min temp: 7.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1952 |  | Yonge Street west side, looking south from north of Lawrence Avenue Toronto, Ontario 73 years ago - 1952 - Bedford Park at 3052 Yonge Street n.w. corner at Yonge Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1952 |  | Bedford Park Hotel, Tulip Ice Cream, John A Kelly Real Estate & Hing Bros Laundry (Categorized under: Bedford Park Hotel ) 73 years ago - Saturday, November 1, 1952 - Bedford Park at 3296 Yonge Street south of Fairlawn Max temp: 20.0°C - Min temp: 6.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1953 |  | Windmill for the O'Keefe bottling plant on the west side of Yonge St. north of McNairn Ave. 72 years ago - Sunday, February 1, 1953 - Bedford Park Max temp: -9.4°C - Min temp: -13.9°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1955 |  | Bedford Park Hotel on Yonge street, Diamond Taxi, Tulip Ice Cream, Hing Bros Laundry, Margo Beauty Salon, Acme Hardware (Categorized under: Bedford Park Hotel ) 70 years ago - 1955 - Bedford Park at 3296 Yonge Street south of Fairlawn Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1957 |  | Bedford Park Hotel - Mayfair Marine, Hing Bros Laundry, and M Bloom Custom Tailors (Categorized under: Bedford Park Hotel ) 68 years ago - Sunday, August 25, 1957 - Bedford Park at 3296 Yonge Street south of Fairlawn Max temp: 22.2°C - Min temp: 17.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1958 |  | Phone booth on St. Germaine looking west from Yonge Street 67 years ago - 1958 - Bedford Park Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1965 |  | 5 photos of Avenue Road : east side, near Fairlawn Avenue - June Flowers sign 60 years ago - 1965 - Bedford Park Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1965 |  | Avenue Road ravine - north of Lawrence (Douglas Greenbelt) 60 years ago - 1965 - Bedford Park Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1966 |  | Glendale Theatre at night with 2001 A Space Odyssey posters 1661 Avenue Road (Categorized under: Midtown theatres ) 59 years ago - 1966 - Bedford Park at 1661 Avenue Road Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1967 |  | Bedford Park Hotel and Fingers Tailors and Dressmakers next door at 3300 Yonge Street (Categorized under: Bedford Park Hotel ) 58 years ago - 1967 - Bedford Park at 3296 Yonge Street south of Fairlawn Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1981 |  | Continental Court, Yonge Street, northwest corner of Lawrence Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario 44 years ago - Tuesday, July 14, 1981 - Bedford Park at 3052 Yonge Street n.w. corner at Yonge Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |