Historic photos from around The Annex, TorontoJust north of the University of Toronto, the affulent Annex neighbourhood was developed in the 1880s and 1890s. Many of the beautiful Victorian and Edwardian homes and mansions have survivied, but their size have meant they have often been subdivided.The architect E.J. Lennox designed 'Annex style' brick and sandstone homes with distinctive turrets and rounded arches; a style which was then imitated.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 |
| 1870 |  | Russell Hill - Augustus Baldwin house - built 1818, demolished 1872, Davenport Rd., n. side (at present Glen Edyth Place) (Categorized under: Estates and Houses ) 154 years ago - 1870 - The Annex Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1894 |  | Davenport - Wells Residence, n. of Davenport Rd., e. of Bathurst St. - built in the 1820s (Categorized under: Davenport and the hill ) 130 years ago - 1894 - The Annex Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1895 |  | Gates by the southern lodge of the Glen Edyth Estate (Categorized under: Glen edyth nordheimer estate ) 129 years ago - 1895 - The Annex Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1900 |  | Davenport - built by Colonel Joseph Wells in the 1820s, demolished 1913. North/east of Bathurst and Davenport (Categorized under: Davenport and the hill ) 124 years ago - 1900 - The Annex Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
| 1904 |  | St. George Street south of Dupont Street,. old concrete 120 years ago - Tuesday, July 5, 1904 - The Annex Max temp: 23.9°C - Min temp: 15.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1904 |  | Old concrete St. George Street south of Dupont 120 years ago - Tuesday, July 5, 1904 - The Annex Max temp: 23.9°C - Min temp: 15.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1910 |  | Glen Edyth - Samuel Nordheimer Estate - lodge with road through the middle - in intersection of present Macpherson Ave. & Poplar Plains Rd. (Categorized under: Glen edyth nordheimer estate ) 114 years ago - 1910 - The Annex Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1910 |  | Glen Edyth - Samuel Nordheimer Estate - lodge with road through the middle - in intersection of present Macpherson Ave. & Poplar Plains Rd. 114 years ago - 1910 - The Annex Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1910 |  | Glenedyth gatehouse - Nordheimer Estate (Categorized under: Glen edyth nordheimer estate ) 114 years ago - 1910 - The Annex Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1913 |  | New trees and garden in Kendal Square (now Jean Sibelius Square) 111 years ago - Thursday, October 9, 1913 - The Annex Max temp: 23.3°C - Min temp: 14.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1913 |  | Man on path and houses around Kendal Square now Jean Sibelius Square 111 years ago - Thursday, October 9, 1913 - The Annex Max temp: 23.3°C - Min temp: 14.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1915 |  | 464 Dupont St. The Exclusive Wardrobe. Cleaning, Dyeing & Pressing Phone Hill 1658 109 years ago - Monday, September 20, 1915 - The Annex at 464 Dupont Street Max temp: 21.7°C - Min temp: 7.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1917 |  | Trees at 327 Brunswick Avenue north of Bloor St West 107 years ago - Wednesday, May 23, 1917 - The Annex Max temp: 12.2°C - Min temp: 4.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1918 |  | Spectators and crashed car after auto accident No. 1042 Bloor Street West near Walmer Road 106 years ago - Monday, March 4, 1918 - The Annex Max temp: 2.2°C - Min temp: -7.2°C - 1.0cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1919 |  | Midtown Theatre - Madison Theatre at the time of the photo - College Inn Lunch next door (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 105 years ago - 1919 - The Annex Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1922 |  | 274, 276, 278 Dupont Street north-west corner at Spadina 102 years ago - Saturday, December 9, 1922 - The Annex at 274 Dupont Street n.w. corner at Spadina Ave. Max temp: 3.3°C - Min temp: -5.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1924 |  | No. 280 Bloor Street West, James Crowther residence 100 years ago - Tuesday, April 29, 1924 - The Annex Max temp: 17.8°C - Min temp: 7.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1925 |  | Track construction on Dupont St, looking east, from Bathurst 99 years ago - Thursday, May 14, 1925 - The Annex Max temp: 16.7°C - Min temp: 7.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1925 |  | Dupont St, east of Christie with Lums Chop Suey Cafe 99 years ago - Thursday, September 17, 1925 - The Annex Max temp: 22.8°C - Min temp: 10.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1926 |  | Building streetcar tracks on Dupont St, looking east, from Clinton 98 years ago - Saturday, October 16, 1926 - The Annex Max temp: 15.0°C - Min temp: 5.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1928 |  | Corner of Boulton Drive and Macpherson - #6 Boulton under construction 96 years ago - Wednesday, June 13, 1928 - The Annex Max temp: 27.2°C - Min temp: 12.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1930 |  | Scotts Grocery Store 94 years ago - Thursday, October 2, 1930 - The Annex Max temp: 12.8°C - Min temp: 3.9°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1930 |  | Scotts Grocery Store, southwest corner of Davenport Road and Dupont Street 94 years ago - Thursday, October 2, 1930 - The Annex at 149 Dupont Street Max temp: 12.8°C - Min temp: 3.9°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1931 |  | M. Wolfe Drugs and Ryckman committee room at 149-151 Dupont Street 93 years ago - Thursday, January 8, 1931 - The Annex Max temp: -2.2°C - Min temp: -12.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1931 |  | Duplex at 155-157 Dupont Street 93 years ago - Thursday, January 8, 1931 - The Annex Max temp: -2.2°C - Min temp: -12.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1931 |  | Dupont St and Avenue Rd, looking north with a trolley on the way 93 years ago - Tuesday, August 11, 1931 - The Annex Max temp: 22.8°C - Min temp: 15.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1938 |  | Winter view up Davenport Road north to Dupont Street and Imperial gas station 86 years ago - Thursday, January 13, 1938 - The Annex Max temp: 0.0°C - Min temp: -5.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1938 |  | Winter conditions on Dupont Street west of Christie St 86 years ago - Monday, January 17, 1938 - The Annex Max temp: -10.6°C - Min temp: -12.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1945 |  | Midtown Theatre 506 Bloor Street West - now the Bloor Cinema (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 79 years ago - 1945 - The Annex Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
| 1947 |  | Midtown Theatre also known as the Capri - opened 1913 as the Madison (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 77 years ago - 1947 - The Annex Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
| 1952 |  | Walmer Road Park and Church, Walmer Rd. at Lowther Ave. : Toronto Public Library 72 years ago - 1952 - The Annex Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1955 |  | Sign of the Steer Restaurant - 161 Dupont at Davenport 69 years ago - 1955 - The Annex Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1960 |  | Alhambra Theatre (1909 - originally the King George, also Baronet in 1969 and Eve Theatre in 1972) across from Honest Eds (Categorized under: Downtown theatres ) 64 years ago - Thursday, September 8, 1960 - The Annex at 568 Bloor Street West Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1963 |  | Two girls seated on either side of gate to garden - rear of 21 Lowther Avenue (Categorized under: Ornamental gate ) 61 years ago - Saturday, May 4, 1963 - The Annex Max temp: 23.9°C - Min temp: 11.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From York University Archives) |
| 1974 |  | Parcel 2220, 274-278 Dupont Street next to Modern Laundry 50 years ago - Thursday, February 21, 1974 - The Annex Max temp: 5.0°C - Min temp: -2.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1974 |  | Now Dupond Subway Station - 274-278 Dupont Street, front, Bank of Nova Scotia 50 years ago - Thursday, February 21, 1974 - The Annex Max temp: 5.0°C - Min temp: -2.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1974 |  | Parcel 2295, 284 Dupont Street, Downtown Chinese Food, rear 50 years ago - Wednesday, October 16, 1974 - The Annex Max temp: 12.2°C - Min temp: 5.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1974 |  | 284 Dupont Street, Downtown Chinese Food (Parcel 2295) 50 years ago - Wednesday, October 16, 1974 - The Annex at 284 Dupont Street Max temp: 12.2°C - Min temp: 5.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1976 |  | 9 Spadina Road, east side, north of Bloor Street West, Karabanow Tourist Home, front 48 years ago - 1976 - The Annex Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1976 |  | 8 Spadina Road, west side, north of Bloor Street West, front, Olivetti Underwood Central Branch 48 years ago - 1976 - The Annex Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1976 |  | Scotiabank, Bloor Street West at Spadina Road, northeast corner 48 years ago - 1976 - The Annex Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1976 |  | Varsity Restaurant, 328 Bloor Street West, north side, east of Spadina Road 48 years ago - 1976 - The Annex Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1976 |  | Row of stores, Bloor Street West, north side, between Spadina Road and Madison Avenue 48 years ago - 1976 - The Annex Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1976 |  | Scouts Canada building, Bloor Street West at Madison Avenue, northwest corner 48 years ago - 1976 - The Annex Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1977 | TTC moving walkway (closed 2004) connecting Spadina subway station on the Bloor Line to Spadina station on the Spadina Line 47 years ago - 1977 - The Annex Link to archive record - Map location (From the Library and Archives Canada) |
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| 1995 |  | Jane Jacobs - American-Canadian journalist, author, theorist, and activist - in front or her house in the Annex 29 years ago - Wednesday, October 18, 1995 - The Annex at 69 Albany Ave just north of Bloor Street West Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 2004 |  | 320 Bloor St W - May 16, 2004 by 'collations' - Patrick Cummins 20 years ago - Sunday, May 16, 2004 - The Annex at 320 Bloor Street West Max temp: 0.0°C - Min temp: 0.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From Collations Flickr stream) |