Historic photos from around Chaplin Estates, Toronto

A residential area south of Eglinton on the west side of Yonge Street. Back in 1913 William John Chaplin and his son James D. Chaplin registered a subdivision plan to build high-end houses which were sold and built in the 1920's and 1930's

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1900		Glebe Hotel pencil sketch by artist Gloster, Bernard Joseph, 1878-1948 (Categorized under: Architectural drawings --- Hotels ) 125 years ago - 1900 - Chaplin Estates at 2019 Yonge Street n.e. corner at Glebe Road East Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1910		Glebe Hotel charcoal sketch by artist Albery, Alice May Hardwick (Categorized under: Architectural drawings --- Hotels ) 115 years ago - 1910 - Chaplin Estates at 2019 Yonge Street n.e. corner at Glebe Road East Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1915		Glebe Hotel, Yonge St., n.e. cor. Glebe Rd. E. (Categorized under: Hotels ) 110 years ago - 1915 - Chaplin Estates at 2019 Yonge Street n.e. corner at Glebe Road East Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1917		Yonge Street north from Hillsdale Avenue 108 years ago - Monday, February 12, 1917 - Chaplin Estates at 2113 Yonge Street at Hillsdale Avenue West Max temp: -15.0°C - Min temp: -23.9°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1921		Double entrance and wooden bell tower - Davisville Church, 1992 Yonge Street 104 years ago - Monday, November 21, 1921 - Chaplin Estates at 1992 Yonge Street south of Lola Road Max temp: 7.8°C - Min temp: 2.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1921		Row houses 2042-2052 Yonge Street, corner of Lola Road 104 years ago - Monday, November 21, 1921 - Chaplin Estates at 2042-2052 Yonge Street at Lola Road Max temp: 7.8°C - Min temp: 2.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1921		W. J. Lawrence Real Estate at 974-1982 Yonge Street corner of Imperial Street 104 years ago - Wednesday, November 30, 1921 - Chaplin Estates at 1974-1982 Yonge Street at Imperial Street Max temp: 5.0°C - Min temp: 1.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1922		Glebe Hotel on Yonge Street - one of the leading hotels on Yonge street in the old days when run by James Crooks (Categorized under: Hotels ) 103 years ago - Wednesday, March 15, 1922 - Chaplin Estates at 2019 Yonge Street n.e. corner at Glebe Road East Max temp: 9.4°C - Min temp: 1.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1922		Waiting for the trolly amongst the construction on Yonge St at Millwood, north of Davisville Ave 103 years ago - Monday, October 9, 1922 - Chaplin Estates at 1957 Yonge Street Max temp: 14.4°C - Min temp: 8.3°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1922		Grimshaw Bros buildings - southwest corner Yonge and Manor Road 103 years ago - Wednesday, November 15, 1922 - Chaplin Estates at 2098 Yonge Street Max temp: 12.8°C - Min temp: 3.9°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1923		Culvert at the northwest corner Hillsdale and Yonge 102 years ago - Monday, March 12, 1923 - Chaplin Estates at 2113 Yonge Street n.e. corner at Hillsdale Avenue West Max temp: 8.9°C - Min temp: -0.6°C - 2.0cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1923		Car over culvert on the northwest corner of Yonge Street and Hillsdale Avenue 102 years ago - Monday, March 12, 1923 - Chaplin Estates at 2113 Yonge Street n.e. corner at Hillsdale Avenue West Max temp: 8.9°C - Min temp: -0.6°C - 2.0cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1925		TTC Eglinton Division Office Building 100 years ago - Thursday, October 15, 1925 - Chaplin Estates at 2180 Yonge Street Max temp: 12.8°C - Min temp: 3.3°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1926		Front lawn at 91 Hillsdale Avenue W., just east of Colin Ave. 99 years ago - Monday, June 7, 1926 - Chaplin Estates at 91 Hillsdale Ave West east of Colin Avenue Max temp: 21.7°C - Min temp: 7.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1928		Muddy Eglinton Avenue West looking east from Oriole Parkway 97 years ago - Tuesday, November 20, 1928 - Chaplin Estates at 1033 Eglinton Ave West Max temp: 1.1°C - Min temp: -1.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1933		Spalled brickwork - 207 Duplex Avenue 92 years ago - Wednesday, April 12, 1933 - Chaplin Estates at 207 Duplex Ave Max temp: 8.9°C - Min temp: 2.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1953		Yonge Street Subway, Davisville Yards, under construction, showing Yonge Street, south of Chaplin Crescent at right 72 years ago - 1953 - Chaplin Estates at 1900 Yonge Street s.w. corner at Davisville Ave Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1958		TTC head office - The McBrien Building 67 years ago - Sunday, April 20, 1958 - Chaplin Estates at 1900 Yonge Street s.w. corner at Davisville Ave Max temp: 20.0°C - Min temp: 9.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1958		Washing a VW Beetle in a submerged parking garage at Maxwell and Eglinton 67 years ago - Thursday, May 15, 1958 - Chaplin Estates at 1419 Eglinton Ave West Max temp: 15.6°C - Min temp: 7.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From York University Archives)