Historic photos from around Queen West, Toronto

There are a wonderful set of Toronto historic photos available online, here are all the photos that I could find from around the Queen West 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.

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1860		Velocipede Rink and baths - bicycle track - with Protestant Orphans Home on Sullivan St behind 164 years ago - 1860 - Queen West at 20 Phoebe Street just west of Soho Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1890		Public lavatory under the corner of Queen Street West and Spadina Avenue 134 years ago - 1890 - Queen West at 386 Queen Street West at Spadina Ave. Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1890		Interior view of lavatory at the corner of Queen and Spadina 134 years ago - 1890 - Queen West at 386 Queen Street West at Spadina Ave. Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1910		Mary Pickford Theatre on the left - originally The Auditorium Theatre - opened 1906 (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 114 years ago - Thursday, September 29, 1910 - Queen West Max temp: 20.0°C - Min temp: 6.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1910		Mary Pickford theatre - looking east on Queen Street (Originally the Auditorium Theatre) (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 114 years ago - Thursday, September 29, 1910 - Queen West Max temp: 20.0°C - Min temp: 6.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1924		Mary Pickford theatre on left - Spadina Avenue at Queen Street West, looking north (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 100 years ago - 1924 - Queen West Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1933		Mary Pickford theatre on right - looking west on Queen St. at Spadina (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 91 years ago - Thursday, October 12, 1933 - Queen West Max temp: 15.6°C - Min temp: 7.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1965		Holiday Tavern at the corner of Bathurst and Queen before becoming The Big Bop - originally the Occidental Building was constructed in 1876 - architect E. J. Lennox 59 years ago - Friday, February 19, 1965 - Queen West at 651 Queen Street West s.e. corner at Bathurst Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1968		Charley Pride - one of the first black country singers - performing at the Horseshoe Tavern in 1968 (Categorized under: The Horseshoe Tavern ) 56 years ago - Monday, January 22, 1968 - Queen West at 370 Queen Street West just east of Spadina Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1972		Campbell House leaving University Ave into its final location (Categorized under: Campbell House ) 52 years ago - Friday, March 31, 1972 - Queen West at 160 Queen Street West n.w. corner at University Ave Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1978		Become a musical lush overnite - Horseshoe Tavern 1978 opening poster - Stranglers, Rita Marley, Ernie Smith and Roots Revival (Categorized under: The Horseshoe Tavern ) 46 years ago - Thursday, April 13, 1978 - Queen West at 370 Queen Street West just east of Spadina Ave Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1978		The Stranglers live on stage in Toronto at the Horseshoe Tavern on April 15th, 1978 (Categorized under: The Horseshoe Tavern ) 46 years ago - Saturday, April 15, 1978 - Queen West at 370 Queen Street West east of Spadina Ave. Link to archive record - Map location
1978		The Horsehoe Tavern - sign for Hank Williams (Categorized under: The Horseshoe Tavern ) 46 years ago - 1978 - Queen West at 370 Queen Street West just east of Spadina Link to archive record - Map location (From Collations Flickr stream)
1979		Campbell House in new location - Canada Life building in the background (Categorized under: Campbell House ) 45 years ago - Tuesday, March 20, 1979 - Queen West at 160 Queen Street West n.w. corner at University Ave Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1980		Holiday tavern mural with greens, purples, and blues - south-east corner of Queen and Bathurst streets, looking north-east 44 years ago - 1980 - Queen West at 651 Queen Street West s.e corner at Bathurst Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1983		Stagge Lee night club at the time - Dance and romance on the checkerboard floor - Horseshoe Tavern (Categorized under: The Horseshoe Tavern ) 41 years ago - Friday, January 7, 1983 - Queen West at 370 Queen Street West just east of Spadina Ave Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1983		The Queen Mother Cafe, before it expanded westward at 206-208 Queen St West 41 years ago - Sunday, November 27, 1983 - Queen West at 208 Queen Street West Max temp: 4.9°C - Min temp: 1.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From Collations Flickr stream)
1986		Streets of Toronto - Pursuit of Happiness TPOH - I'm an Adult Now (Queen West parking lot, City Hall, Yonge and Dundas, etc.) (Categorized under: Live music ) 38 years ago - 1986 - Queen West at 300 Queen Street West n.w. corner at Soho Street Link to archive record - Map location
1990		Holiday tavern mural with greens, purples, and blues - Queen and Bathurst streets, looking south-east 34 years ago - 1990 - Queen West at 651 Queen Street West s.e. corner at Bathurst Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1999		Blackie and the Rodeo Kings live in Toronto in 1999 at the Horseshoe Tavern (Categorized under: The Horseshoe Tavern ) 25 years ago - 1999 - Queen West at 370 Queen Street West just east of Spadina Ave Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
2000		Speakers Corner - Barenaked Ladies playing Be My Yoko Ono (Categorized under: Live music ) 24 years ago - 2000 - Queen West at 303 Queen Street West Link to archive record - Map location
2001		The Strokes live on stage in Toronto at the Horseshoe Tavern on October 2nd, 2001 (Categorized under: The Horseshoe Tavern ) 23 years ago - Tuesday, October 2, 2001 - Queen West at 370 Queen Street West east of Spadina Ave. Link to archive record - Map location
2004		Skydiggers. Gord Downie. Yellow Hat. (Categorized under: The Horseshoe Tavern ) 20 years ago - Saturday, December 18, 2004 - Queen West at 370 Queen Street West Max temp: °C - Min temp: °C - 0.2cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location
2006		Tragically Hip live in Toronto at the Horseshoe Tavern on Oct 17, 2006 (Categorized under: The Horseshoe Tavern ) 18 years ago - Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - Queen West at 370 Queen Street West east of Spadina Ave. Link to archive record - Map location
2013		Documentary - The Shoe: 65 years of Horseshoe Tavern history (Categorized under: The Horseshoe Tavern ) 11 years ago - Friday, January 18, 2013 - Queen West at 370 Queen Street West east of Spadina Ave. Link to archive record - Map location
2019		KT Tunstall live on stage in Toronto at the Horseshoe tavern (photo by Stephen McGill) (Categorized under: The Horseshoe Tavern ) 5 years ago - Monday, May 13, 2019 - Queen West at 370 Queen Street West just east of Spadina Link to archive record - Map location