Historic photos from around Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto

Designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2000, Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto was opened on November 4, 1876. It was designed by landscape gardener H. A. Englehardt to include "winding paths and roads, irregularly shaped islets, panoramic perspectives, and monuments inserted in a naturalistic setting enriched by a wide variety of groves and trees."

The cemetery remains true to this vision, which now includes many wonderful trees, fountains, sculptures, and a wide variety of monuments. It includes the Mount Pleasant Visitation Centre as well as a Mausoleum. See the Wikipedia page for the long list of notable interments in the cemetery, including a Titanic survivor, the most decorated war hero in the history of Canada, the British Empire, & the Commonwealth of Nations, Glen Gould, Banting and Best, Timothy Eaton, William Lyon Mackenzie King, Foster Hewitt, and so on.

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.

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1900		View of a pond and bridge in Mount Pleasant Cemetery 124 years ago - 1900 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library Still not back as of March 2024)
1900		View of a pond and bridge in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery 124 years ago - 1900 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery at Yonge Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Library and Archives Canada)
1902		Children sitting on a bench in Mount Pleasant Cemetery 122 years ago - 1902 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library Still not back as of March 2024)
1910		Winding road and trees in Mount Pleasant Cemetery 114 years ago - 1910 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1910		Arches in building in Mount Pleasant Cemetery 114 years ago - 1910 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1912		Massey vault - Romanesque tower-like mausoleum built 1891 designed by E.J. Lennox - Mount Pleasant Cemetery 112 years ago - 1912 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery at 375 Mount Pleasant Road Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1912		Clarence Avenue bridge (Heath Street over the Belt Line) (Categorized under: Belt Line trail ) 112 years ago - Thursday, December 5, 1912 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery Max temp: 9.4°C - Min temp: 0.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1912		Looking up at the Clarence Avenue bridge (Heath Street over the Belt Line) (Categorized under: Belt Line trail ) 112 years ago - Thursday, December 5, 1912 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery Max temp: 9.4°C - Min temp: 0.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1915		Yonge Street bridge in Mount Pleasant Cemetery Hollow 109 years ago - Monday, April 19, 1915 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery Max temp: 25.6°C - Min temp: 8.3°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1915		Clarence Avenue wooden bridge (Categorized under: Bridges ) 109 years ago - Wednesday, April 21, 1915 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery Max temp: 10.6°C - Min temp: 1.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1915		G.T.R. subway over Yonge Street - Belt Line Bridge (Categorized under: Belt Line trail ) 109 years ago - Thursday, May 6, 1915 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery Max temp: 18.9°C - Min temp: 5.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1916		Belt Line Railway at Merton Street near Mount Pleasant Road bridge (Categorized under: Belt Line trail ) 108 years ago - Tuesday, March 28, 1916 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery Max temp: 8.9°C - Min temp: 2.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1916		Mount Pleasant Cemetery bridge and waterfalls 108 years ago - Tuesday, April 18, 1916 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery Max temp: 11.7°C - Min temp: 3.3°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1920		Radial line workshop, Yonge Street, near old Belt Line (Categorized under: Belt Line trail ) 104 years ago - 1920 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1921		Metropolitan Railway Building at Belt Line on Yonge Street (Categorized under: Belt Line trail ) 103 years ago - Monday, November 21, 1921 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery Max temp: 7.8°C - Min temp: 2.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1930		Eaton mausoleum in Mount Pleasant Cemetery 94 years ago - 1930 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1930		Eaton mausoleum with two lions, Mount Pleasant Cemetery 94 years ago - 1930 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1930		Colonel William George Barker funeral, two biplanes flying over mausoleum and crowd of 2,000 honour guard soldiers 94 years ago - Saturday, March 15, 1930 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery at 375 Mount Pleasant Road Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1930		Colonel Barker funeral - pallbearers carrying casket of most decorated war hero in the history of Canada, the British Empire, and the Commonwealth of Nations 94 years ago - Saturday, March 15, 1930 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery at 375 Mount Pleasant Road Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1935		Old Alexander Muir Memorial Gardens Gates (Categorized under: Ornamental gate ) 89 years ago - Saturday, October 19, 1935 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery Max temp: 22.2°C - Min temp: 5.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1935		Old Alexander Muir Memorial Gardens 89 years ago - Saturday, October 19, 1935 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery Max temp: 22.2°C - Min temp: 5.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1935		Old Alexander Muir Memorial Gardens Gates 89 years ago - Saturday, October 19, 1935 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery Max temp: 22.2°C - Min temp: 5.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1935		Old Alexander Muir Memorial Gardens 89 years ago - Saturday, October 19, 1935 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery Max temp: 22.2°C - Min temp: 5.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1950		William Lyon Mackenzie King burial site with RCMP, priests and mourners 74 years ago - 1950 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario)
1952		G.T.R. Belt Line railway bridge, looking n.w. from e. of Mt. Pleasant Rd. (Categorized under: Belt Line trail ) 72 years ago - 1952 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library Still not back as of March 2024)
1952		G.T.R. BELT LINE, looking east from east of Mt. Pleasant Road, Toronto, Ontario 72 years ago - 1952 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery at 378 Mount Pleasant Road south of Merton Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library Still not back as of March 2024)
1958		View of Yonge Street and Yonge subway line looking south from McBrien Building 66 years ago - 1958 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1986		Pond with water fountain and kids on bikes in Toronto Mount Pleasant Cemetery 38 years ago - Monday, August 11, 1986 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery at 375 Mount Pleasant Road Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library Still not back as of March 2024)