Historic photos from around Leaside, TorontoThere are a wonderful set of Toronto historic photos available online, here are all the photos that I could find from around the Leaside 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. Tweet |
1910 | Robert Cook house - Bayview Ave., looking n. from Eglinton Ave. East (Categorized under: Estates and Houses ) 114 years ago - 1910 - Leaside at 1801 Bayview Ave n.w. corner at Eglinton Ave East on hill Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library Still not back as of March 2024) |
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1916 | Bert Acosta prepares to take William James Sr. just before he took the first movies from the air in Canada 108 years ago - 1916 - Leaside at 76 Brentcliffe Road at Broadway Ave Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
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1917 | Two Curtiss JN-4Jenny biplanes #128 and 136 107 years ago - 1917 - Leaside at 76 Brentcliffe Road at Broadway Ave Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
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1920 | Aerial view of Leaside tracks and industrial buildings 104 years ago - 1920 - Leaside Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
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1922 | St. Cuthbert's Anglican Church - tower and checkerboard entrance under construction 102 years ago - 1922 - Leaside at 1399 Bayview Ave south east corner of St. Cuthberts Road Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library Still not back as of March 2024) |
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1928 | Millwood Road north to Laird Drive (Asphalt) 96 years ago - Thursday, April 26, 1928 - Leaside Max temp: 10.6°C - Min temp: 0.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
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1928 | Fairchild FC-2 plane carrying first air mail from Leaside 96 years ago - Saturday, May 5, 1928 - Leaside at 76 Brentcliffe Road at Broadway Ave Max temp: 18.3°C - Min temp: 7.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
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1929 | Demonstrating a Siskin plane starter connected to the prop 95 years ago - 1929 - Leaside at 76 Brentcliffe Road at Broadway Ave Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
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1930 | American Glenn Curtiss Hawks line up at Toronto Flying Club in Leaside 94 years ago - 1930 - Leaside at 76 Brentcliffe Road at Broadway Ave Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
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1930 | Glider flight attempt 94 years ago - 1930 - Leaside at 76 Brentcliffe Road at Broadway Ave Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
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1942 | Aerial view of Leaside (from an airplane - north at the bottom?) 82 years ago - Wednesday, April 29, 1942 - Leaside Max temp: 25.6°C - Min temp: 10.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
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1948 | Looking north to Sunnybrook Hospital from empty 460 Broadway Ave., n. side, between. Hanna Rd. and Tanager Ave. 76 years ago - 1948 - Leaside at 2075 Bayview Ave Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library Still not back as of March 2024) |
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1955 | Leaside Airfield 69 years ago - Saturday, January 1, 1955 - Leaside at 76 Brentcliffe Road at Broadway Ave Max temp: 5.0°C - Min temp: 1.7°C - 1.0cm of snow on the ground (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library Still not back as of March 2024) |
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1955 | Leaside Post office 69 years ago - Saturday, January 1, 1955 - Leaside Max temp: 5.0°C - Min temp: 1.7°C - 1.0cm of snow on the ground (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library Still not back as of March 2024) |
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1955 | Clearing in the Don River Ernest Thompson Seton Park - site of Thorncliffe ski jump 69 years ago - Wednesday, July 6, 1955 - Leaside at 1100 Leslie Street Ernest Thompson Seton Park Max temp: 27.2°C - Min temp: 20.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library Still not back as of March 2024) |
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1955 | All that remains of the 65 ft 1934 Toronto Ski Club (TSC) Leaside Thorncliff ski jump 69 years ago - Friday, July 8, 1955 - Leaside at 1100 Leslie Street just south of Eglinton Ave East Max temp: 30.0°C - Min temp: 18.3°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library Still not back as of March 2024) |
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1958 | Christmas bus on Eglinton Avenue East at Laird - Andrews Manor 66 years ago - Thursday, December 25, 1958 - Leaside at 896 Eglinton Ave East Max temp: -6.7°C - Min temp: -15.0°C - 3.0cm of snow on the ground (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |