Historic photos from around Garden District, TorontoAlso know as Moss Park, the neighbourhood south of Carlton, north of Queen, between Yonge and Sherbourne was renamed the Garden District in 2001. It includes Allan Gardens botanical garden as well as Moss park.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. |
1845 | ![]() | St. Michael's Roman Catholic Cathedral plans and photos (Categorized under: Architectural drawings --- St Michaels Cathedral ) 180 years ago - 1845 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
1865 | ![]() | Plan for completion of Tower and Spire St. Michael's Roman Catholic Cathedral - Henry Langley (Categorized under: Architectural drawings --- St Michaels Cathedral ) 160 years ago - Thursday, April 27, 1865 - Garden District Max temp: 13.9°C - Min temp: 5.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
1865 | ![]() | Completion of pinnacles of St. Michael's Cathedral - Henry Langley (Categorized under: Architectural drawings --- St Michaels Cathedral ) 160 years ago - Thursday, December 28, 1865 - Garden District Max temp: 1.7°C - Min temp: -2.8°C - 0.3cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
1867 | ![]() | Unitarian Church - designed in the neo-Gothic style by William Thomas 1854, demolished 1949 158 years ago - 1867 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
1872 | Interior of St. Andrews Church - earlier building southwest corner of Church and Adelaide Streets (Categorized under: Churches and other places of worship ) 153 years ago - Monday, January 15, 1872 - Garden District at 67 Adelaide Street East Link to archive record - Map location (From the Library and Archives Canada) |
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1874 | ![]() | Sketches: Inside and Outside Elevation, spire, etc... of Jarvis Street Baptist Church (Categorized under: Architectural drawings ) 151 years ago - Tuesday, April 28, 1874 - Garden District Max temp: 4.4°C - Min temp: -2.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
1874 | ![]() | Jarvis Street Baptist Church South Elevation - Henry Langley (Categorized under: Architectural drawings ) 151 years ago - Tuesday, April 28, 1874 - Garden District Max temp: 4.4°C - Min temp: -2.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
1875 | ![]() | Jarvis Street Baptist Church by Henry Langley (Categorized under: Architectural drawings ) 150 years ago - 1875 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
1887 | Sketch of the Horticultural Gardens, pavilion, fountain, and St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (now Grace Toronto Church) - Carlton Street (Categorized under: Churches and other places of worship ) 138 years ago - 1887 - Garden District at 160 Gerrard Street East Link to archive record - Map location (From the Library and Archives Canada) |
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1890 | ![]() | Steamrollers and crew on Jarvis Street at Wilton Ave (now Dundas) 135 years ago - 1890 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1890 | Allan Gardens pavilion (1878-1902); interior full of flowers 135 years ago - 1890 - Garden District at 160 Gerrard Street East Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1890 | ![]() | Jarvis Street Collegiate Institute - built 1871, across from Allans Gardens 135 years ago - 1890 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
1890 | ![]() | Power lines down, covered in ice - Ontario Street south of Dundas St (was Wilton Avenue) looking north 135 years ago - 1890 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1890 | ![]() | Bond St. Church, Toronto (Categorized under: Churches and other places of worship ) 135 years ago - 1890 - Garden District at 80 Dundas Street East Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
1890 | ![]() | St. Michaels Roman Catholic Cathedral (Categorized under: St Michaels Cathedral ) 135 years ago - 1890 - Garden District at 65 Bond Street Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
1893 | ![]() | Massey Music Hall - transverse section - architectural drawing by S.R. Badgley, Architect (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 132 years ago - 1893 - Garden District at 178 Victoria Street s.w. corner at Shuter Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1893 | ![]() | Massey Music Hall longitudinal section - architectural drawing by S.R. Badgley, Architect 132 years ago - 1893 - Garden District at 178 Victoria Street s.w. corner at Shuter Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1894 | Massey Hall interior (Shuter St., s.w. corner Victoria St) (Categorized under: Downtown theatres --- Massey Hall ) 131 years ago - 1894 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1894 | ![]() | Havergal Hall 350 Jarvis Street - Original site of Havergal College (Categorized under: Havergal college ) 131 years ago - 1894 - Garden District at 350 Jarvis Street Link to archive record - Map location |
1894 | ![]() | Havergal Hall Pamphlet, 1894: announcing a new Toronto girls' school at 350 Jarvis Street (Categorized under: Havergal college ) 131 years ago - Tuesday, September 11, 1894 - Garden District at 354 Jarvis Street Link to archive record - Map location |
1895 | Pavilion (1879-1902) and fountain in the Horticultural Gardens - now Allan Gardens - Aquatint photogravure 130 years ago - 1895 - Garden District at 19 Horticultural Ave at Jarvis Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1900 | ![]() | Interior of Massey Hall looking out from the stage (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 125 years ago - 1900 - Garden District at Shuter Street east of Yonge street Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
1900 | ![]() | Looking from the balcony to the stage and ceiling in Massey Hall (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 125 years ago - 1900 - Garden District at Shuter Street east of Yonge street Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
1900 | ![]() | Northfield House - Rutherford estate built for Oliver Mowat in 1856 - Havergal student residence (Categorized under: Estates and Houses --- Havergal college ) 125 years ago - 1900 - Garden District at 372 Jarvis Street Link to archive record - Map location |
1902 | Paderewski playing the piano at Massey Music Hall $1.00 to $2.50 per seat (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 123 years ago - Wednesday, March 5, 1902 - Garden District Max temp: 1.1°C - Min temp: -5.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1903 | ![]() | Manual labour on Wilton Avenue (now Dundas) 122 years ago - Monday, November 2, 1903 - Garden District Max temp: 16.1°C - Min temp: 1.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1903 | ![]() | Dundas and Mutual street - house on left belonged to William Henry Orr, who had Torontos first residential phone number - 3. Only the phone company and police station had numbers before him. 122 years ago - Monday, November 2, 1903 - Garden District at 154 Dundas Street East n.e. corner at Mutual Street Max temp: 16.1°C - Min temp: 1.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1910 | ![]() | Southwest corner of Shuter and Bond streets with Massey Hall in background 115 years ago - 1910 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1910 | ![]() | Red Mill theater with crowd out front (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 115 years ago - 1910 - Garden District at 183 Yonge Street just north of Queen Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1910 | Massey Music Hall exterior, Toronto, Canada (before fire escapes) (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 115 years ago - 1910 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1910 | ![]() | Havergal College Main School (between 1906-1916) (Categorized under: Havergal college ) 115 years ago - 1910 - Garden District at 350 Jarvis Street Link to archive record - Map location |
1911 | ![]() | Sherbourne and Wilton - track construction and house demolition 114 years ago - Saturday, April 15, 1911 - Garden District Max temp: 10.0°C - Min temp: 2.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1911 | ![]() | Church Street north at Wilton Street (Dundas Street) Track laying 114 years ago - Friday, May 5, 1911 - Garden District Max temp: 20.0°C - Min temp: 1.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1911 | ![]() | Church and Wilton - laying streetcar track 114 years ago - Friday, May 5, 1911 - Garden District Max temp: 20.0°C - Min temp: 1.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1911 | ![]() | Wilton and Church - track construction 114 years ago - Thursday, May 25, 1911 - Garden District Max temp: 21.1°C - Min temp: 10.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1911 | ![]() | Wilton west of Jarvis - track construction 114 years ago - Thursday, May 25, 1911 - Garden District Max temp: 21.1°C - Min temp: 10.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1911 | ![]() | Wilton Cres. west of Sherbourne -track construction 114 years ago - Wednesday, June 7, 1911 - Garden District Max temp: 17.8°C - Min temp: 11.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1911 | ![]() | All Saints Church in distance at Wilton Cres. east of Sherbourne 114 years ago - Wednesday, June 7, 1911 - Garden District Max temp: 17.8°C - Min temp: 11.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1911 | ![]() | Wilton and Victoria - streetcar track 114 years ago - Friday, June 9, 1911 - Garden District Max temp: 22.2°C - Min temp: 12.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1911 | ![]() | Victoria Street south from Shuter Street 114 years ago - Sunday, July 16, 1911 - Garden District Max temp: 24.4°C - Min temp: 16.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1911 | ![]() | Shuter and Victoria, paving and street car trackwork 114 years ago - Wednesday, July 26, 1911 - Garden District Max temp: 21.7°C - Min temp: 9.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1911 | ![]() | Victoria and Shuter Streets looking east on Shuter Street 114 years ago - Wednesday, July 26, 1911 - Garden District Max temp: 21.7°C - Min temp: 9.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1911 | Toronto Garrison Church Parade program - Massey Hall (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 114 years ago - Wednesday, October 11, 1911 - Garden District Max temp: 14.4°C - Min temp: 11.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1913 | ![]() | Girls class at Jarvis Collegiate Institute (1871-1924) Irene Lindala and Impi Svenski were the first Finnish girls in the Institute 112 years ago - 1913 - Garden District at 361 Jarvis Street south of Carlton Street Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
1913 | ![]() | Red Mill Theatre, north of Queen Street at 183 Yonge Street (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 112 years ago - Tuesday, April 8, 1913 - Garden District at 183 Yonge Street just north of Queen Street Max temp: 7.8°C - Min temp: -1.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1913 | ![]() | Red Mill Theatre opened 1906 by John Griffin under the name of The Theatorium (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 112 years ago - Tuesday, April 8, 1913 - Garden District at 183 Yonge Street just north of Queen Street Max temp: 7.8°C - Min temp: -1.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1913 | ![]() | Red Mill Theatre, north of Queen Street on Yonge Street (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 112 years ago - Tuesday, April 8, 1913 - Garden District at 183 Yonge Street just north of Queen Street Max temp: 7.8°C - Min temp: -1.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1913 | ![]() | Allan Gardens - tulip beds, Burns monument 112 years ago - Saturday, May 3, 1913 - Garden District Max temp: 26.7°C - Min temp: 13.3°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1913 | ![]() | Construction on the south west corner of Church and Dundas (then Wilton Ave) 112 years ago - Wednesday, May 7, 1913 - Garden District Max temp: 15.0°C - Min temp: 4.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1913 | ![]() | Bank of Montreal, northeast corner of Queen and Yonge streets 112 years ago - Tuesday, December 30, 1913 - Garden District Max temp: 2.2°C - Min temp: -1.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1914 | Memorial for Empress of Ireland Victims - Mutual Street Arena 111 years ago - 1914 - Garden District at 70 Mutual Street south of Dundas Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1914 | ![]() | Wilton Avenue East of Yonge Street with O'Keefe's in background 111 years ago - Thursday, October 1, 1914 - Garden District Max temp: 17.2°C - Min temp: 6.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1915 | ![]() | 363 Wilton Ave. - curb heaved up by frost 110 years ago - Tuesday, May 4, 1915 - Garden District Max temp: 11.7°C - Min temp: 5.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1915 | ![]() | Carlton St. west from Sherbourne St. with Allan Garden to the left 110 years ago - Wednesday, November 10, 1915 - Garden District Max temp: 8.3°C - Min temp: -1.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1916 | ![]() | Rialto Theatre, southeast corner of Yonge and Shuter streets (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 109 years ago - Thursday, October 5, 1916 - Garden District Max temp: 24.4°C - Min temp: 6.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1916 | ![]() | Rialto Theatre (side) Yonge and Shuter with Power and Weber Eye of God ad (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 109 years ago - Thursday, October 5, 1916 - Garden District at 219 Yonge Street s.e. corner at Shuter Street Max temp: 24.4°C - Min temp: 6.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1916 | ![]() | Rialto Theatre - Yonge and Shuter Streets - south east corner (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 109 years ago - Thursday, October 5, 1916 - Garden District at 219 Yonge Street s.e. corner at Shuter Street Max temp: 24.4°C - Min temp: 6.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1916 | ![]() | Wilton (now Dundas) and Jarvis north west corner 109 years ago - Saturday, October 28, 1916 - Garden District Max temp: 10.0°C - Min temp: 0.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1916 | ![]() | Waiting to cross the street at Wilton and Jarvis 109 years ago - Monday, October 30, 1916 - Garden District Max temp: 17.8°C - Min temp: 6.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1916 | ![]() | Slum housing - 263-269 Church Street 109 years ago - Wednesday, November 1, 1916 - Garden District Max temp: 9.4°C - Min temp: 6.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1917 | ![]() | Northwest corner Wilton and Victoria 108 years ago - Friday, April 20, 1917 - Garden District Max temp: 18.3°C - Min temp: 5.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1917 | ![]() | Northwest corner Wilton and Victoria 108 years ago - Friday, April 20, 1917 - Garden District Max temp: 18.3°C - Min temp: 5.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1917 | ![]() | Queen Street West at Bond Street, streetcar tracking machine 108 years ago - Sunday, April 29, 1917 - Garden District Max temp: 12.2°C - Min temp: 3.9°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1919 | ![]() | Massey Hall interior looking from the stage out to the audience - Street railway strike meeting (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 106 years ago - 1919 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1919 | ![]() | Dundas Street west from Bond Street to Yonge 106 years ago - Friday, May 9, 1919 - Garden District Max temp: 12.8°C - Min temp: 7.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1919 | ![]() | Bond Street and Dundas Street looking south 106 years ago - Friday, May 9, 1919 - Garden District Max temp: 12.8°C - Min temp: 7.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1919 | Massey Hall interior view of stage (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 106 years ago - 1919 - Garden District at Shuter Street east of Yonge street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Library and Archives Canada) |
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1920 | ![]() | Metropolitan Church (Queen Street, before the 1928 fire) (Categorized under: Churches and other places of worship ) 105 years ago - 1920 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1920 | ![]() | British Welcome & Welfare League, Gerrard and Pembroke streets 105 years ago - 1920 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1920 | ![]() | Looking from St. Michaels Cathedral grounds towards Metropolitan Church (Categorized under: Ornamental gate --- St Michaels Cathedral ) 105 years ago - 1920 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1921 | ![]() | Path and flowers in an Allen Gardens greenhouse 104 years ago - Wednesday, March 16, 1921 - Garden District Max temp: 8.3°C - Min temp: 1.1°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) |
1923 | Havergal College, Jarvis north of Carlton St - recovering belongings after the fire was out (Categorized under: Havergal college ) 102 years ago - 1923 - Garden District at 350 Jarvis Street north of Carlton Stree Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1923 | Firefighters and students after the fire in the top floor of Havergal College on Jarvis St. (Categorized under: Havergal college ) 102 years ago - 1923 - Garden District at 350 Jarvis Street north of Carlton Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1923 | ![]() | Dundas and George, looking east 102 years ago - Wednesday, April 18, 1923 - Garden District Max temp: 7.8°C - Min temp: 0.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1923 | ![]() | Dundas and Bond, looking west 102 years ago - Wednesday, May 30, 1923 - Garden District Max temp: 21.7°C - Min temp: 7.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1925 | ![]() | St. Michaels Cathedral, northeast corner of Shuter and Bond streets (Categorized under: St Michaels Cathedral ) 100 years ago - Monday, June 1, 1925 - Garden District Max temp: 33.3°C - Min temp: 17.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1925 | ![]() | First Service of the United Church of Canada in the Mutual Street Arena 100 years ago - Wednesday, June 10, 1925 - Garden District at 70 Mutual Street south of Dundas Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1925 | ![]() | Massey Hall interior during a W. L. M. King meeting (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 100 years ago - Friday, October 23, 1925 - Garden District Max temp: 7.8°C - Min temp: -1.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1926 | ![]() | Massey Hall - Toronto Symphony Orchestra fifth season, 1926-1927 (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 99 years ago - 1926 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1926 | ![]() | Baptist Bible Union First Annual Convention, Jarvis Street Baptist Church 99 years ago - Saturday, April 24, 1926 - Garden District at 130 Gerrard Street East n.e. corner at Jarvis Street Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
1928 | ![]() | Demolishing old Jarvis Collegiate (1871-1924) view from the south 97 years ago - Friday, August 3, 1928 - Garden District at 361 Jarvis Street south of Carlton Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1928 | ![]() | Ho Look Laundry 17-27 Mutual Street, looking south-east 97 years ago - Friday, December 14, 1928 - Garden District at 17 Mutual Street Max temp: 4.4°C - Min temp: 0.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1929 | ![]() | Mrs. W.J. Robinson, 121 Carlton Street, portrait 96 years ago - Monday, April 15, 1929 - Garden District at 121 Carlton Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1929 | ![]() | Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres - (called Loews Theatre at the time) on right - 189 Yonge St looking north from Queen, traffic at 1 p.m (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 96 years ago - Saturday, August 31, 1929 - Garden District at 189 Yonge Street Max temp: 31.1°C - Min temp: 10.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1929 | ![]() | Jarvis St, north, from Shuter, showing condition of roadway after snowstorm 96 years ago - Tuesday, December 24, 1929 - Garden District Max temp: -1.1°C - Min temp: -9.4°C - 0.5cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1929 | ![]() | Shuter St, east from Jarvis, showing condition of roadway after snowstorm, (Way Department) 96 years ago - Tuesday, December 24, 1929 - Garden District Max temp: -1.1°C - Min temp: -9.4°C - 0.5cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1930 | St. Michaels Cathedral interior - St. Theresa Phi Little Flower (Categorized under: St Michaels Cathedral ) 95 years ago - Wednesday, January 1, 1930 - Garden District at 65 Bond Street north side of Shuter Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1932 | Havergal College front door - 1898 building - 354 Jarvis Street (Categorized under: Havergal college ) 93 years ago - Wednesday, June 29, 1932 - Garden District at 354 Jarvis Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Library and Archives Canada) |
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1934 | ![]() | Walnut Hall - 19th century Georgian townhomes 102 - 110 Shuter Street 91 years ago - Monday, November 5, 1934 - Garden District Max temp: 10.6°C - Min temp: 5.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1938 | ![]() | W. York Laundry at 390-396 Church Street 87 years ago - Saturday, May 28, 1938 - Garden District Max temp: 22.2°C - Min temp: 15.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1940 | ![]() | Avonmore Hotel fire damage - Gerrard and Jarvis streets - A&P and Nicholls Drug Stores on main floor (Categorized under: Hotels ) 85 years ago - Saturday, March 16, 1940 - Garden District Max temp: 2.2°C - Min temp: -5.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1940 | ![]() | Avonmore Hotel fire - side entrance, separate for men and ladies (Categorized under: Hotels ) 85 years ago - Saturday, March 16, 1940 - Garden District Max temp: 2.2°C - Min temp: -5.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1947 | People lined up along Shuter Street outside Massey Hall (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 78 years ago - Friday, November 7, 1947 - Garden District at Shuter Street west of Victoria St Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
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1950 | ![]() | Mutual Street Arena - skating rink decorated for an ice show - eventually The Terrace 75 years ago - 1950 - Garden District at 70 Mutual Street south of Dundas Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1950 | Looking south across Shuter street to Massey Hall with outside fire-escape (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 75 years ago - Friday, September 22, 1950 - Garden District at Shuter Street east of Yonge street Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
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1955 | ![]() | MacKenzie House - Greek Revival row-house family home of William Lyon Mackenzie at 82 Bond St 70 years ago - 1955 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1956 | ![]() | Massey Hall Audience - Toronto on Sunday - commissioned by Time Incorporated (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 69 years ago - Monday, November 19, 1956 - Garden District Max temp: 8.9°C - Min temp: 1.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1960 | ![]() | Walter Susskind in rehearsal at Massey Hall (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 65 years ago - 1960 - Garden District at 178 Victoria Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1965 | ![]() | Toronto Labour Temple for sale - 167 Church St. - Moorish Revival built as the Athenaeum Club 1891 60 years ago - Tuesday, September 7, 1965 - Garden District at 167 Church Street Max temp: 21.1°C - Min temp: 15.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From York University Archives) |
1967 | Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres - Peter Harris looking into the Winter Garden from the stage - closed since 1928 (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 58 years ago - Saturday, December 23, 1967 - Garden District at 189 Yonge Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1970 | ![]() | Four Seasons Motor Hotel - 415 Jarvis Street, north of Carlton Street - designed by Peter Dickinson (Categorized under: Hotels ) 55 years ago - 1970 - Garden District at 415 Jarvis Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1972 | ![]() | Bond Street Church designed by McCaw and E.J. Lennox in 1879 (The Evangel Temple at the time) (Categorized under: Churches and other places of worship ) 53 years ago - 1972 - Garden District at 80 Dundas Street East Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1972 | ![]() | Corner of Pembroke Street and Dundas Street East, looking south-west - New Service Tea Room 53 years ago - 1972 - Garden District at 247 Dundas Street East at Pembroke Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1972 | ![]() | Corner of Jarvis Street and Carlton Street, looking north-west - Landscape painter Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith lived at 336 Jarvis 53 years ago - 1972 - Garden District at 336 Jarvis Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1972 | ![]() | Harveys restaurant on the n.w. corner of Jarvis Street and Gerrard Street 53 years ago - 1972 - Garden District at 278 Jarvis Street n.w.corner at Gerrard Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1973 | ![]() | View of the 260 foot St. Michael's spire, looking north from Queen St East ??? (Categorized under: St Michaels Cathedral ) 52 years ago - Monday, July 16, 1973 - Garden District at 200 Church Street n.e. corner at Shuter Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1975 | The old lady of Shuter St., Massey Hall, is not yet ready for the ball and crane - interior and view from the stage (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 50 years ago - Friday, February 21, 1975 - Garden District at 178 Victoria Street s.w. corner at Shuter Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1975 | ![]() | Massey Hall - view of the pediment triangle facing north with some texture remaining (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 50 years ago - Monday, April 21, 1975 - Garden District at 178 Victoria Street s.w. corner at Shuter Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1975 | Egertons Restaurant and Tavern patio in April 1975 (Categorized under: The Edge ) 50 years ago - Monday, April 21, 1975 - Garden District at 70 Gerrard Street East n.e. corner at Church Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1975 | Memories: Frank Sinatra Toronto appearance at the Mutual St. Arena (now The Terrace) in 1949 with manager Ted Dickson 50 years ago - Thursday, April 24, 1975 - Garden District at 70 Mutual Street south of Dundas Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1977 | ![]() | Jarvis Street, west side, north of Carlton Street - gas station 48 years ago - Friday, May 6, 1977 - Garden District at 336 Jarvis Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1977 | ![]() | Larrys Hideaway looking west past gas station to Maple Leaf Gardens in distance (Categorized under: Larrys Hideaway ) 48 years ago - Friday, May 6, 1977 - Garden District at 121 Carlton Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1978 | ![]() | Teenage Head playing live at Larry's Hideaway - crowd and Frankie Venom (Categorized under: Larrys Hideaway ) 47 years ago - 1978 - Garden District at 121 Carlton Street (now part of Allan Gardens) Link to archive record - Map location (From Collations Flickr stream) |
1978 | ![]() | The Diodes playing live at Larry's Hideaway - OCAD Toronto punk band - John Catto guitarist, Paul Robinson vocals, and Ian Mackay on bass (Categorized under: Larrys Hideaway ) 47 years ago - 1978 - Garden District at 121 Carlton Street (now part of Allan Gardens) Link to archive record - Map location (From Collations Flickr stream) |
1979 | ![]() | St. Michael's Cathedral - view up to window details on the roof (Categorized under: St Michaels Cathedral ) 46 years ago - Wednesday, March 7, 1979 - Garden District at 200 Church Street n.e. corner at Shuter Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1979 | ![]() | Outside view of a rose window in St. Michaels Cathedral (Categorized under: St Michaels Cathedral ) 46 years ago - Wednesday, March 7, 1979 - Garden District at 200 Church Street n.e. corner at Shuter Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1980 | ![]() | Pembroke Hotel at 117 Pembroke - aka the Downtowner Inn, currently the Pembroke Inn (Categorized under: Hotels ) 45 years ago - 1980 - Garden District at 117 Pembroke Street south of Gerrard St. East Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1980 | ![]() | Warwick Hotel, Dundas Street East at Jarvis Street (Categorized under: Hotels ) 45 years ago - 1980 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location |
1980 | ![]() | Warwick Hotel - interior shots before demolition (Hotel Warwick) (Categorized under: Hotels ) 45 years ago - Wednesday, November 19, 1980 - Garden District Max temp: 3.1°C - Min temp: -1.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From Collations Flickr stream) |
1982 | Replacing a finial atop one of the spires of St. Michaels Cathedral with Shuter and Church street in the background (Categorized under: St Michaels Cathedral ) 43 years ago - Tuesday, July 13, 1982 - Garden District at 65 Bond Street n.e corner at Shuter Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1982 | ![]() | Killing Joke live at Larry's Hideaway in Toronto in 1982 (audio only) (Categorized under: Larrys Hideaway ) 43 years ago - Monday, August 9, 1982 - Garden District at 121 Carlton Street Link to archive record - Map location |
1982 | Bush Tetras from New York City playing live on Stage at Larrys Hideaway in 1982 (Categorized under: Larrys Hideaway ) 43 years ago - Thursday, September 2, 1982 - Garden District at 121 Carlton Street south of Jarvis Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1982 | ![]() | Bauhaus live at Larry's Hideaway in Toronto in 1982 (Categorized under: Larrys Hideaway ) 43 years ago - Saturday, December 4, 1982 - Garden District at 121 Carlton Street Link to archive record - Map location |
1984 | ![]() | Intro to heavy metal - Blind Vengeance, Axxs, Banshee, Rapid Tears at Larry's Hideaway (Categorized under: Larrys Hideaway ) 41 years ago - 1984 - Garden District at 121 Carlton Street Link to archive record - Map location |
1984 | ![]() | 247-249 Dundas St E and an awful addition (which remains to this day) 41 years ago - Saturday, February 4, 1984 - Garden District at 247 Dundas Street East Max temp: 2.8°C - Min temp: 0.7°C - 3.2cm of snowfall - 11.0cm of snow on the ground (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From Collations Flickr stream) |
1984 | Annie Lennox of the Eurythmics live in Toronto at Massey hall in 1984 (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 41 years ago - Monday, April 2, 1984 - Garden District at 178 Victoria Street just east of Yonge Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1985 | ![]() | Carlton east of Jarvis looking south into Allan Gardens 40 years ago - 1985 - Garden District at 123 Carlton Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1985 | Depeche Mode lead singer David Gahan live at Massey Hall in March 1985 (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 40 years ago - Tuesday, March 19, 1985 - Garden District at 178 Victoria Street s.w. corner at Shuter Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1985 | Punk hangout - crowd outside Larrys Hideaway in 1985 (Categorized under: Larrys Hideaway ) 40 years ago - Sunday, May 26, 1985 - Garden District at 121 Carlton Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1985 | ![]() | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds live at Larry's Hideaway in Toronto in 1985 (audio only) (Categorized under: Larrys Hideaway ) 40 years ago - Wednesday, October 23, 1985 - Garden District at 121 Carlton Street Link to archive record - Map location |
1986 | ![]() | R.E.M. with Natalie Merchant live in Toronto in 1986 (29 audio tracks) (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 39 years ago - Monday, October 27, 1986 - Garden District at 178 Victoria Street Link to archive record - Map location |
1987 | Roller skate rental booth - late 1980s at The Terrace 38 years ago - Thursday, August 13, 1987 - Garden District at 70 Mutual Street south of Dundas Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1988 | Phoenix Concert Theatre - as The Diamond - poster for Janes Addiction with special guest National Velvet in 1988 37 years ago - Thursday, December 8, 1988 - Garden District at 410 Sherbourne Street north of Carlton Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1989 | Final day of The Terrace roller skating rink in 1989 before being demolished 36 years ago - Wednesday, April 26, 1989 - Garden District at 70 Mutual Street south of Dundas Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1989 | Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres - Wizard of Oz designer Astrid Janson in the lobby (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 36 years ago - Tuesday, December 12, 1989 - Garden District at 189 Yonge Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1992 | Phoenix Concert Theatre - Peter Frampton live in Toronto in 1992 33 years ago - Monday, March 16, 1992 - Garden District at 410 Sherbourne Street north of Carlton Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1992 | Phoenix Concert Theatre - AC/DC play live in Toronto in 1992 - Gene Simmons, Bruce Kulick and Paul Stanley 33 years ago - Wednesday, May 6, 1992 - Garden District at 410 Sherbourne Street north of Carlton Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1992 | ![]() | Indigo Girls live at Massey Hall in Toronto (20 audio tracks) (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 33 years ago - Saturday, June 13, 1992 - Garden District at 178 Victoria Street Link to archive record - Map location |
1992 | David Byrne of the Talking Heads live on stage in Toronto at Massey Hall in 1992 (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 33 years ago - Tuesday, August 11, 1992 - Garden District at 178 Victoria Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1992 | Phoenix Concert Theatre - Lou Diamond Phillip live in Toronto in 1992 33 years ago - Thursday, October 1, 1992 - Garden District at 410 Sherbourne Street north of Carlton Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1993 | Celine Dion performing live in Toronto to a packed house at Massey Hall in 1993 (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 32 years ago - Thursday, March 25, 1993 - Garden District at 178 Victoria Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1994 | Massey Hall - fish-eye lens, all decked out in ribbons for its 100th anniversary (Categorized under: Massey Hall ) 31 years ago - Friday, June 10, 1994 - Garden District Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |