Historic photos from around Don River, TorontoThere are a wonderful set of Toronto historic photos available online, here are all the photos that I could find from around the Don River area in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.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. |
1900 | ![]() | Demolished Eastern Avenue wooden bridge looking north from Grand Trunk Railway bridge (Don) 125 years ago - Friday, February 9, 1900 - Don River Max temp: 8.9°C - Min temp: -6.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1912 | Old 1912 Bloor St. bridge across the Don River 113 years ago - 1912 - Don River Link to archive record - Map location (From the Library and Archives Canada) |
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1915 | ![]() | Bloor Street Viaduct construction looking east 110 years ago - Saturday, February 27, 1915 - Don River Max temp: -3.9°C - Min temp: -10.6°C - 0.3cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1915 | ![]() | Constructing the Bloor Street Viaduct - Rosedale section - looking west, Pier E 110 years ago - Monday, May 3, 1915 - Don River Max temp: 10.0°C - Min temp: 4.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1916 | Pouring cement for the piers of the Bloor Street Viaduct under construction, west from Pier A 109 years ago - Thursday, April 13, 1916 - Don River Max temp: 10.0°C - Min temp: 5.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1917 | Bloor Street Viaduct under construction - working in steel across the main 281 foot span (Prince Edward Viaduct) 108 years ago - Thursday, April 12, 1917 - Don River Max temp: 11.1°C - Min temp: 1.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1922 | ![]() | Danforth Viaduct 1922 - man, trolly, and car 103 years ago - 1922 - Don River at Bloor Street East Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
1953 | ![]() | Don River Memoir 72 years ago - 1953 - Don River Link to archive record - Map location |
1955 | ![]() | Don River Memoir 70 years ago - 1955 - Don River Link to archive record - Map location |
1955 | Pottery Road bridge over Don River just east of Bayview 70 years ago - Friday, May 6, 1955 - Don River Max temp: 16.7°C - Min temp: 7.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1955 | Todmorden Station (C.N.R.), Don Valley, n. side Don River, near Todmorden Park; looking west 70 years ago - Sunday, May 22, 1955 - Don River Max temp: 24.4°C - Min temp: 12.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1955 | ![]() | Don River Memoir 70 years ago - 1955 - Don River Link to archive record - Map location |
1958 | ![]() | Aerial photograph, looking north, of the Bloor Street Viaduct and the Don Valley - archive incorrectly says south 67 years ago - 1958 - Don River at Bloor Street West Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |