Historic photos from around Yonge and Eglinton, Toronto

There are a wonderful set of Toronto historic photos available online, here are all the photos that I could find from around the Yonge and Eglinton 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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1837		Shooting of Colonel Robert Moodie outside Montgomerys Tavern 187 years ago - Monday, December 4, 1837 - Yonge and Eglinton Max temp: 0.0°C - Min temp: 0.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location
1837		Montgomerys Tavern 187 years ago - Thursday, December 7, 1837 - Yonge and Eglinton at 2388 Yonge Street s.w. corner at Montgomery Ave. and Broadway Ave. Max temp: 0.0°C - Min temp: 0.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location
1922		Eglinton Ave, west from Yonge 102 years ago - Thursday, October 19, 1922 - Yonge and Eglinton at 11 Eglinton Ave West Max temp: 12.2°C - Min temp: -1.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1953		Eglinton bus bays under construction at Yonge subway 71 years ago - Wednesday, September 30, 1953 - Yonge and Eglinton at 7 Eglinton Ave West Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1953		Looking south through one of the bus bays at Eglinton Station 71 years ago - Wednesday, September 30, 1953 - Yonge and Eglinton at 7 Eglinton Ave West Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1962		Buses entering the Yonge Eglinton subway TTC terminal bus bays 62 years ago - 1962 - Yonge and Eglinton at 7 Eglinton Ave West s.w. corner at Yonge Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1962		Buses and people at Eglinton bus bays west of Yonge Street subway 62 years ago - 1962 - Yonge and Eglinton at 7 Eglinton Ave West s.w. corner at Yonge Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1966		Eglinton subway station 1966 - Garfield News and Laura Secord 58 years ago - 1966 - Yonge and Eglinton at 2210 Yonge Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1966		Eglinton bus bays underground - Nortown Westbound and Bayview signs across from Parkers Cleaners shop 58 years ago - 1966 - Yonge and Eglinton at 7 Eglinton Ave West Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1966		Eglinton bus bays underground - Nun waiting outside The Card Shop underground 58 years ago - 1966 - Yonge and Eglinton at 7 Eglinton Ave West Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1966		Eglinton bus bays underground - doors from subway and To Buses sign 58 years ago - 1966 - Yonge and Eglinton at 7 Eglinton Ave West Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1968		Bomb-blasted washroom in Eglinton subway station is placidly ignored by subway passengers in 1968 56 years ago - Thursday, May 23, 1968 - Yonge and Eglinton at 7 Eglinton Ave West in the subway station Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library Still not back as of March 2024)
1981		Postal Station K, 2384 Yonge Street, west side, between Helendale Avenue and Montgomery Avenue 43 years ago - 1981 - Yonge and Eglinton at 2388 Yonge Street s.w. corner at Montomery Ave Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library Still not back as of March 2024)
1981		Postal Station K - designed by architect Murray Brown and built 1936 43 years ago - 1981 - Yonge and Eglinton at 2388 Yonge Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library Still not back as of March 2024)
1981		Postal Station K on Yonge - north facade showing automobile bas-relief carving (not pictured are the train, bi-plane, truck, and ship) 43 years ago - 1981 - Yonge and Eglinton at 2388 Yonge Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library Still not back as of March 2024)
1981		Postal Station K - exterior detail of doorway with King Edward VIII insignia - one of few across the British Empire 43 years ago - 1981 - Yonge and Eglinton at 2388 Yonge Street Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library Still not back as of March 2024)
1983		Parkwood Central car dealership Yonge St. north of Eglinton 41 years ago - Saturday, September 3, 1983 - Yonge and Eglinton Max temp: 27.8°C - Min temp: 16.9°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From Collations Flickr stream)
1999		Yonge and Eglinton subway station - people lining up in the bus bays for replacement TTC buses after subway breakdown 25 years ago - Wednesday, January 13, 1999 - Yonge and Eglinton at 7 Eglinton Ave West Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library Still not back as of March 2024)