Historic photos from around Cherry Beach, Toronto
Located at the southern end of Cherry Street south of the ship channel and Unwin Avenue, the beach itself was previously called Clarke Beach Park, named after the alderman who created the official park in the 1930's. It was then renamed named Cherry Beach in 2003.Back in the 1850's the area was a marsh and sandbar, eventually disconnected from the Toronto Islands in 1852 - now the Eastern Channel. The area was called Fisherman's Island for a while, with a commercial fishery operation and a church.
Just north of the beach itself has been an industrial area for a long time, but the work done to naturalize the mouth of the Don River in the Port Lands has seen many improvements in the area, including the Cherry Beach Sports Fields with two soccer fields.
- Short URL to share for Cherry Beach historic photos: wholemap.com/CherryBeach
- Address for Cherry Beach: 1 Cherry Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - M5A 1H1
- Latitude, Longitude for Cherry Beach: 43.636171525978234, -79.3453284100439
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.
| 1898 |  | Old dry dock foot of Cherry Street 128 years ago - 1898 - Cherry Beach Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1915 | Ashbridges Bay east of Leslie St. in 1915 - general views 111 years ago - Tuesday, August 31, 1915 - Cherry Beach at 1 Leslie Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Library and Archives Canada) |
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| 1915 | Foot of Carlaw Ave - houses and industrial buildings 111 years ago - Tuesday, August 31, 1915 - Cherry Beach at 4 Carlaw Ave at waters edge Link to archive record - Map location (From the Library and Archives Canada) |
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| 1915 | Fishermans Island Public School with wooden sidewalk on the sand (Categorized under: Schools ) 111 years ago - Monday, September 20, 1915 - Cherry Beach at 1 Cherry Street Max temp: 21.7°C - Min temp: 7.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Library and Archives Canada) |
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| 1915 | Path looking west from foot of Cherry St. on Fishermans Island towards Wards Island 111 years ago - Monday, September 20, 1915 - Cherry Beach at 1 Cherry Street Max temp: 21.7°C - Min temp: 7.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Library and Archives Canada) |
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| 1915 | P.W.C. Dining cottage - Fishermans Island 111 years ago - Wednesday, October 13, 1915 - Cherry Beach at 1 Cherry Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Library and Archives Canada) |
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| 1916 |  | Launching the ship Aquilla 110 years ago - 1916 - Cherry Beach Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1918 | Bascule Bridge on Cherry Street raised 108 years ago - Monday, April 15, 1918 - Cherry Beach at Cherry Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Library and Archives Canada) |
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| 1920 | | Raising the Cherry Street lift bridge (north bascule) 106 years ago - Friday, August 20, 1920 - Cherry Beach Max temp: 27.2°C - Min temp: 17.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1920 | Bank of Montreal classical revival style building under construction - Villiers St. looking east from Cherry St. Toronto, Ont 106 years ago - Tuesday, September 28, 1920 - Cherry Beach at 309 Cherry Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Library and Archives Canada) |
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| 1922 |  | Fire Hall 30 on Commissioner Street - under construction 104 years ago - Thursday, August 10, 1922 - Cherry Beach at 39 Commissioners Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1932 | | Bathing station, foot of Cherry Street 94 years ago - Tuesday, July 19, 1932 - Cherry Beach Max temp: 28.9°C - Min temp: 17.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1932 |  | Open free bathing station erected by the city at the foot of Cherry St. - opened by Mayor Stewart July 21, 1932 94 years ago - Friday, July 22, 1932 - Cherry Beach at 1 Cherry Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1933 |  | Bathing beach, foot of Cherry Street, T.T.C. bus service 93 years ago - Saturday, July 1, 1933 - Cherry Beach Max temp: 27.8°C - Min temp: 18.9°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1934 | | Proposed lavatory building, Clarke Beach Park for the Parks Department (Categorized under: Architectural drawings ) 92 years ago - Thursday, December 13, 1934 - Cherry Beach Max temp: 0.0°C - Min temp: -6.1°C - 1.3cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1935 | | Suggested colour scheme, Clarke Beach lavatory building for the Parks Dept. (Categorized under: Architectural drawings ) 91 years ago - Wednesday, February 20, 1935 - Cherry Beach Max temp: -2.8°C - Min temp: -8.9°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1935 | | Cherry Beach Lavatory 91 years ago - Monday, August 12, 1935 - Cherry Beach Max temp: 31.1°C - Min temp: 19.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1935 | | Lots of people in the water at Cherry Beach 91 years ago - Monday, August 19, 1935 - Cherry Beach Max temp: 30.6°C - Min temp: 19.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1952 |  | Fire Hall 30 on Commissioners Street in the Toronto Port Lands - built 1928 74 years ago - 1952 - Cherry Beach at 39 Commissioners Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1966 | | Loading of streetcars onto ship named SHUN-EI MARU : Pier 28 off Polson 60 years ago - 1966 - Cherry Beach Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1966 |  | Toronto Skyline from Cherry Beach with T. D. Centre under construction in the distance 60 years ago - Thursday, January 20, 1966 - Cherry Beach at 8 Unwin Ave Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1990 | | 309 Cherry Street - built 1920, designed by Darling & Pearson Cherry Street and Villiers Street 36 years ago - 1990 - Cherry Beach at 309 Cherry Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1990 | | Leslie Street Spit and Toronto Island looking north-west with Cherry Beach in the centre to our right 36 years ago - 1990 - Cherry Beach Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |