Historic photos from around Willowdale, Toronto

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

 
 

1895		Golden Lion Hotel, Yonge St., s.w. cor. Sheppard Ave. - Lansing (Categorized under: Hotels ) 130 years ago - 1895 - Willowdale Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1895		Golden Lion Hotel - men on the porch, Yonge and Sheppard - Lansing (Categorized under: Hotels ) 130 years ago - 1895 - Willowdale Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1912		Willowdale Avenue - trees and small bridge with building in distance - exact location unknown 113 years ago - 1912 - Willowdale at Willowdale Ave Link to archive record - Map location (From the Library and Archives Canada)
1912		Grove of trees and cart at the bottom of the hill along Willowdale Ave 113 years ago - 1912 - Willowdale at Willowdale Ave Link to archive record - Map location (From the Library and Archives Canada)
1912		Creek and farmland along Willowdale Avenue 113 years ago - 1912 - Willowdale at Willowdale Ave Link to archive record - Map location (From the Library and Archives Canada)
1955		Brown Public School, later a Magistrate's Court (Willow Florist to the south - Daffs 69 cents) (Categorized under: Schools ) 70 years ago - Wednesday, April 13, 1955 - Willowdale at 5290 Yonge Street (approx.) just north of Ellerslie Ave Max temp: 15.6°C - Min temp: 4.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1956		Bailey bridge replacing bridge destroyed in Hurricane Hazel - Bathurst St., across West Don River 69 years ago - Sunday, June 17, 1956 - Willowdale Max temp: 22.8°C - Min temp: 18.3°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1960		3 photos of the Robert Earl Bales residence (former Reeve of North York) 65 years ago - 1960 - Willowdale Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1960		Finch Avenue East at Bayview - looking east 65 years ago - 1960 - Willowdale Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1967		Dempsey Brothers at the corner of Yonge and Sheppard 58 years ago - 1967 - Willowdale Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1972		Yonge Finch Plaza, Wimpys Charcoal House, Yonge-Finch carwash 53 years ago - 1972 - Willowdale Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1988		North York Central Library Interior - designed by Moriyama and Teshima Architects (1987) 37 years ago - 1988 - Willowdale Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario)