Historic photos from around St. Lawrence Market, Toronto

The north side of Front Street East at Jarvis has been the location of a market in Toronto since 1803. Numerous market buildings have come and gone, with the current South Market originally built in 1845. There have been numerous changes and additions since then, but parts of the building, originally used as Toronto City Hall remain. The latest North Market was opened in the spring of 2025 for the Farmer's Market and Antique Market.

St. Lawrence Market details:

• Short URL to share for St. Lawrence Market historic photos: wholemap.com/StLawrenceMarket
• Address for St. Lawrence Market: 92 Front Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - M5E 1C4
• Latitude, Longitude for St. Lawrence Market: 43.6492872747875, -79.37176421058138

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1838		The hanging of Samuel Lount and Peter Matthews 187 years ago - Thursday, April 12, 1838 - St. Lawrence Market at 157 Lower Jarvis Street Max temp: 0.0°C - Min temp: 0.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location
1877		Fountain by north St. Lawrence Market - text on top reads: by Angus Morrison, mayor (he served between 1876 to 1878) 148 years ago - Thursday, May 24, 1877 - St. Lawrence Market at 45 Market Street Jarvis and Front Street East Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1895		City Hall St. Lawrence Market 1844-1899, Front Street East at Jarvis St. North elevation 130 years ago - 1895 - St. Lawrence Market at 157 King Street East Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1898		St. Lawrence Market - north Market (1850-1904) - north side of Front Street East - St. James Cathedral in the background 127 years ago - 1898 - St. Lawrence Market at 92 Front Street East s.w. corner at Jarvis Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1898		St. Lawrence Market - north Market (1850-1904) interior - main corridor, looking north before alterations of 1898 127 years ago - 1898 - St. Lawrence Market at 92 Front Street East n.w. corner at Jarvis Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1900		New Market west side of Jarvis Street 125 years ago - Wednesday, November 21, 1900 - St. Lawrence Market at 128 Lower Jarvis Street Max temp: 15.6°C - Min temp: 3.9°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1910		St. Lawrence Market fruit stand 115 years ago - 1910 - St. Lawrence Market at 93 Front Street East Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario)
1912		Water at the foot of Church Street - now the Esplanade 113 years ago - Tuesday, December 10, 1912 - St. Lawrence Market at 3 Church Street Max temp: 6.1°C - Min temp: -2.8°C - 0.3cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1913		Looking south at the water at the foot of Church Street 3:10PM 112 years ago - Thursday, March 20, 1913 - St. Lawrence Market at 3 Church Street Max temp: 17.2°C - Min temp: 4.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1954		St. Lawrence Market - South Market, on the south side of Front Street East 71 years ago - Sunday, August 1, 1954 - St. Lawrence Market at 91 Front Street East s.w. corner at Jarvis Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)