Historic photos from around Royal Ontario Museum, TorontoThere are a wonderful set of Toronto historic photos available online, here are all the photos that I could find from around the Royal Ontario Museum 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 |
1890 | McMaster Hall - now the Royal Conservatory of Music building - built 1881 134 years ago - 1890 - Royal Ontario Museum Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
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1900 | John Shaw house - mayor of Toronto from 1897-9 (constructed 1818 and demolished 1904) (Categorized under: Estates and Houses ) 124 years ago - 1900 - Royal Ontario Museum at 222 Bloor Street West Across from the Royal Conservatory of Music and the ROM Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
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1901 | Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire, arch at Bloor Street and Avenue Road (Categorized under: Alexandra Gates ) 123 years ago - 1901 - Royal Ontario Museum Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
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1907 | Albert Nordheimer Jr.'s home, northwest corner of Bloor Street West and Avenue Road (Categorized under: Ornamental gate ) 117 years ago - 1907 - Royal Ontario Museum Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
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1908 | Albert Nordheimer Jr.s estate, corner of Bloor Street and Avenue Road (Categorized under: Ornamental gate ) 116 years ago - 1908 - Royal Ontario Museum Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
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1910 | Carbrook estate tennis - built 1877 for Archibald Hamilton Campbell (Categorized under: Estates and Houses ) 114 years ago - 1910 - Royal Ontario Museum Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1912 | Site of new University of Toronto buildings between Trinity College and Royal Ontario Museum 112 years ago - 1912 - Royal Ontario Museum Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
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1914 | Trees out front of the University Avenue Armouries 110 years ago - Wednesday, May 20, 1914 - Royal Ontario Museum at 361 University Ave Max temp: 28.3°C - Min temp: 10.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
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1915 | Bathers in the Household Science Building pool - the Neoclassical Lillian Massey Building by architect George Miller 109 years ago - 1915 - Royal Ontario Museum at 125 Queens Park s.e. corner at Bloor Street West Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
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1920 | Carbrook - home of Archibald Campbell (built in 1877) s.w. corner of Bloor Street and Avenue Road where ROM is now (Categorized under: Estates and Houses ) 104 years ago - 1920 - Royal Ontario Museum Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
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1922 | Royal Ontario Museum south elevation 102 years ago - 1922 - Royal Ontario Museum at 100 Queens Park s.w. corner at Bloor Street West Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
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1924 | Church of the Redeemer, Bloor and Avenue Road 100 years ago - Sunday, April 20, 1924 - Royal Ontario Museum Max temp: 8.9°C - Min temp: 0.6°C - 2.3cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
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1929 | Carbrook estate standing to our left of the original ROM building in 1929 (Categorized under: Estates and Houses --- Ornamental gate ) 95 years ago - Thursday, April 25, 1929 - Royal Ontario Museum at 100 Queens Park s.w. corner at Bloor Street West Max temp: 11.7°C - Min temp: 7.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
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1930 | Royal Ontario Museum, Bloor Street West and Avenue Road, looking south (Categorized under: Alexandra Gates ) 94 years ago - 1930 - Royal Ontario Museum at 100 Queens Park s.w. corner at Bloor Street West Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
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1930 | East side of Queens Park Crescent - Alexandra Gates on far left, Annesley Hall, Womens Residence, on right (Categorized under: Alexandra Gates ) 94 years ago - Monday, May 5, 1930 - Royal Ontario Museum Max temp: 23.9°C - Min temp: 8.9°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
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1930 | Looking across site of new ROM wing towards Victoria College 94 years ago - Saturday, November 1, 1930 - Royal Ontario Museum at 100 Queens Park s.w. corner at Bloor Street West Max temp: 6.1°C - Min temp: 1.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the University of Toronto Archives) |
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1932 | Church of the Redeemer on Avenue Road looking north from apartment south of Bloor Street through the Alexandra Gates (Categorized under: Churches and other places of worship --- Alexandra Gates ) 92 years ago - Thursday, February 18, 1932 - Royal Ontario Museum Max temp: 0.0°C - Min temp: -8.9°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
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1933 | Dinosaur skeleton: Corythosaurus intermedius 91 years ago - Tuesday, June 13, 1933 - Royal Ontario Museum at 100 Queens Park s.w. corner at Bloor Street West Max temp: 14.4°C - Min temp: 7.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
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1933 | Chinese tomb, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto 91 years ago - Thursday, July 13, 1933 - Royal Ontario Museum at 100 Queens Park s.w. corner at Bloor Street West Max temp: 29.4°C - Min temp: 15.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
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1935 | Royal Ontario Museum, looking south along the east facade in a neo-Byzantine style 89 years ago - 1935 - Royal Ontario Museum at 100 Queens Park s.w. cornet at Bloor Street West Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
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1935 | Alexandra Gates - drawing of an aerial view of Avenue Road and Bloor (Categorized under: Alexandra Gates --- Architectural drawings ) 89 years ago - Thursday, January 17, 1935 - Royal Ontario Museum Max temp: 3.9°C - Min temp: -5.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
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1935 | Scheme 1, proposed widening Alexandra gates, Avenue Rd. and Bloor St. W. for the Parks Dept. (Categorized under: Architectural drawings --- Alexandra Gates ) 89 years ago - Thursday, January 17, 1935 - Royal Ontario Museum Max temp: 3.9°C - Min temp: -5.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
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1935 | Colour sketch of Alexandra Gates when it was on Avenue Road (Categorized under: Architectural drawings --- Alexandra Gates ) 89 years ago - Monday, February 25, 1935 - Royal Ontario Museum Max temp: -3.3°C - Min temp: -6.7°C - 7.6cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
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1935 | Alexandra Gates, colours for railings and lamps (Categorized under: Architectural drawings --- Alexandra Gates ) 89 years ago - Friday, March 8, 1935 - Royal Ontario Museum Max temp: -2.8°C - Min temp: -12.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
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1937 | Standing on the roof of the ROM looking south past the Ontario Legislature (Ingenium Archives, CN Images of Canada Collection, 40110) 87 years ago - 1937 - Royal Ontario Museum at 100 Queens Park s.w. corner at Bloor Street West Link to archive record - Map location (From the Ingenium Archives) |
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1950 | Park Plaza Hotel from the south - designed by Hugh G. Holman (Categorized under: Hotels ) 74 years ago - Tuesday, July 25, 1950 - Royal Ontario Museum Max temp: 25.0°C - Min temp: 14.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
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1957 | Portrait of a boy on a bench in front of the painting The Hunters Camp by Arthur Heming, 1919 (Categorized under: Portraits ) 67 years ago - 1957 - Royal Ontario Museum at 100 Queens Park s.w. corner at Bloor Street West Link to archive record - Map location (From the Library and Archives Canada) |
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1957 | Falconer Hall - eastern building next to the ROM - torn down for McLaughlin Planetarium (Categorized under: McLaughlin Planetarium ) 67 years ago - 1957 - Royal Ontario Museum at 90 Queens Park Link to archive record - Map location (From the University of Toronto Archives) |
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1957 | Royal Ontario Museum with Alexandra Gates still in original location (Categorized under: Alexandra Gates ) 67 years ago - Tuesday, June 25, 1957 - Royal Ontario Museum at 100 Queens Park s.w. corner at Bloor Street West Max temp: 23.9°C - Min temp: 16.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1965 | Press conference unveiling the McLaughlin Planetarium designed by architects Allward and Gouinlock (Categorized under: McLaughlin Planetarium ) 59 years ago - Wednesday, September 15, 1965 - Royal Ontario Museum at 90 Queens Park Link to archive record - Map location (From the University of Toronto Archives) |
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1965 | Press conference unveiling model of the Zeiss planetarium projector for the McLaughlin Planetarium (Categorized under: McLaughlin Planetarium ) 59 years ago - Wednesday, September 15, 1965 - Royal Ontario Museum at 90 Queens Park Link to archive record - Map location (From the University of Toronto Archives) |
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1965 | Colonel Samuel McLaughlin (left) on his 94th birthday celebration at the McLaughlin Planetarium press conference (Categorized under: McLaughlin Planetarium ) 59 years ago - Wednesday, September 15, 1965 - Royal Ontario Museum at 90 Queens Park Link to archive record - Map location (From the University of Toronto Archives) |
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1965 | Cut away view of the McLaughlin Planetarium model (Categorized under: McLaughlin Planetarium ) 59 years ago - Wednesday, September 15, 1965 - Royal Ontario Museum at 90 Queens Park Link to archive record - Map location (From the University of Toronto Archives) |
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1967 | Round cement base ready for iconic McLauglin Planetarium dome in 1967 (Categorized under: McLaughlin Planetarium ) 57 years ago - Tuesday, December 12, 1967 - Royal Ontario Museum at 90 Queens Park Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1968 | Shedding the plastic coating over the new dome of the McLaughlin Planetarium (Categorized under: McLaughlin Planetarium ) 56 years ago - Friday, April 19, 1968 - Royal Ontario Museum at 90 Queens Park Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1968 | McLaughlin Planetarium opening - round ball display cases (Categorized under: McLaughlin Planetarium ) 56 years ago - Thursday, October 24, 1968 - Royal Ontario Museum at 90 Queens Park Link to archive record - Map location (From the University of Toronto Archives) |
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1968 | McLaughlin Planetarium opening - rounded wall of Astrocentre Gallery with lunar lander exhibit (Categorized under: McLaughlin Planetarium ) 56 years ago - Thursday, October 24, 1968 - Royal Ontario Museum at 90 Queens Park Link to archive record - Map location (From the University of Toronto Archives) |
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1968 | McLaughlin Planetarium electro-mechanical Zeiss planetarium projector or star projector (Categorized under: McLaughlin Planetarium ) 56 years ago - Thursday, October 24, 1968 - Royal Ontario Museum at 90 Queens Park Link to archive record - Map location (From the University of Toronto Archives) |
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1968 | McLaughlin Planetarium control board (Categorized under: McLaughlin Planetarium ) 56 years ago - Thursday, October 24, 1968 - Royal Ontario Museum at 90 Queens Park Link to archive record - Map location (From the University of Toronto Archives) |
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1968 | McLaughlin Planetarium scale of the planets (Categorized under: McLaughlin Planetarium ) 56 years ago - Thursday, October 24, 1968 - Royal Ontario Museum at 90 Queens Park Link to archive record - Map location (From the University of Toronto Archives) |
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1968 | McLaughlin Planetarium exhibits (Categorized under: McLaughlin Planetarium ) 56 years ago - Thursday, October 24, 1968 - Royal Ontario Museum at 90 Queens Park Link to archive record - Map location (From the University of Toronto Archives) |
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1968 | Aerial view of the McLaughlin Planetarium, Royal Ontario Museum, and U of T Varsity Stadium (Categorized under: McLaughlin Planetarium ) 56 years ago - 1968 - Royal Ontario Museum at 90 Queens Park Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
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1970 | Summer patio with umbrellas in front of the McLaughlin Planetarium (Categorized under: McLaughlin Planetarium ) 54 years ago - Wednesday, June 17, 1970 - Royal Ontario Museum at 90 Queens Park Link to archive record - Map location (From the University of Toronto Archives) |
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1977 | Full view of the projector at the McLaughlin Planetarium (Categorized under: McLaughlin Planetarium ) 47 years ago - 1977 - Royal Ontario Museum at 90 Queens Park Link to archive record - Map location |