Historic Toronto photos from Front Street West

Here are all the photos we have from Front Street West:

The complete list of streets is available here. And don't forget the photos by date and photos by neighbourhood pages.

1 Front Street West, Toronto in Financial District

Canada Customs and Excise building - centre and east pavilions under construction - Beaux-Arts Classicism

Photo from 95 years ago on January 21st, 1931 at Latitude: 43.646086° N, Longitude: -79.377615° W

65 Front Street West, Toronto in Financial District

Union Station under construction

Photo from 107 years ago on July 4th, 1919 at Latitude: 43.644189° N, Longitude: -79.377164° W

Union Station - entrance to trains. Decorated for the opening visit by the Prince of Wales.

Photo from 99 years ago on August 10th, 1927 at Latitude: 43.645485° N, Longitude: -79.379354° W

100 Front Street West, Toronto in Financial District

Queen's Hotel in 1903 - Front Street West

Photo from 123 years ago in 1903 at Latitude: 43.645790° N, Longitude: -79.381184° W Categorized under: Queens Hotel

Royal York Hotel under construction and York Street subway, from south

Photo from 98 years ago on September 17th, 1928 at Latitude: 43.646140° N, Longitude: -79.381173° W Categorized under: Royal York Hotel

From the rear of the new Union station the huge new Royal York hotel under construction

Photo from 98 years ago on September 24th, 1928 at Latitude: 43.646140° N, Longitude: -79.381173° W Categorized under: Royal York Hotel

Royal York main dining room during official opening in 1929

Photo from 97 years ago on June 12th, 1929 at Latitude: 43.646140° N, Longitude: -79.381173° W Categorized under: Royal York Hotel

Royal York Hotel kitchen showing employee and electric dishwasher

Photo from 97 years ago in 1929 at Latitude: 43.646140° N, Longitude: -79.381173° W Categorized under: Royal York Hotel

Royal York Hotel kitchen showing cooks and gas appliances

Photo from 97 years ago in 1929 at Latitude: 43.646140° N, Longitude: -79.381173° W Categorized under: Royal York Hotel

Royal York Hotel - interior shot of a room

Photo from 96 years ago on June 4th, 1930 at Latitude: 43.646140° N, Longitude: -79.381173° W

Royal York Hotel ballroom - I.O.O.F. Grand Lodge of Ontario 1937

Photo from 89 years ago on June 18th, 1937 at Latitude: 43.646140° N, Longitude: -79.381173° W Categorized under: Royal York Hotel

Toronto skyline from Queens Quay - Royal York Hotel, Union Station, and the Postal Delivery Building (now the ACC)

Photo from 80 years ago on June 23rd, 1946 at Latitude: 43.646140° N, Longitude: -79.381173° W Categorized under: Royal York Hotel

Royal York Hotel 1958 addition - helped reclaim its title as the largest hotel in the British Empire at the time

Photo from 68 years ago on August 4th, 1958 at Latitude: 43.646140° N, Longitude: -79.381173° W Categorized under: Royal York Hotel

Royal York Hotel 1958 addition - sign with more details

Photo from 68 years ago on August 4th, 1958 at Latitude: 43.646140° N, Longitude: -79.381173° W Categorized under: Royal York Hotel

Queen Mother Elizabeth waving outside the Royal York Hotel in Toronto in 1965

Photo from 61 years ago on June 1st, 1965 at Latitude: 43.646140° N, Longitude: -79.381173° W Categorized under: Royal York Hotel

Cleaning the front of the Royal York Hotel as part of the 1973 $13million renovation

Photo from 53 years ago on April 24th, 1973 at Latitude: 43.646140° N, Longitude: -79.381173° W Categorized under: Royal York Hotel

Queen Elizabeth II enters a reception room of the Royal York Hotel last night for a state dinner

Photo from 53 years ago on June 26th, 1973 at Latitude: 43.646140° N, Longitude: -79.381173° W Categorized under: Royal York Hotel

Marlene Dietrich live in Toronto in the Royal York Imperial Room

Photo from 51 years ago on February 24th, 1975 at Latitude: 43.646140° N, Longitude: -79.381173° W Categorized under: Royal York Hotel

Royal York neon sign in the 1970s

Photo from 50 years ago on August 20th, 1976 at Latitude: 43.646228° N, Longitude: -79.380687° W

Royal York Hotel lobby

Photo from 40 years ago on June 30th, 1986 at Latitude: 43.646140° N, Longitude: -79.381173° W Categorized under: Royal York Hotel

117 Front Street West, Toronto in Financial District

Walker House Hotel cafeteria with rounded ceiling

Photo from 110 years ago in 1916 at Latitude: 43.645093° N, Longitude: -79.382629° W Categorized under: Hotels

127 Front Street West, Toronto in Downtown

Front and Simcoe, 12:05 p.m., looking east, from north side of Front Street, west of Simcoe

Photo from 98 years ago on March 3rd, 1928 at Latitude: 43.644717° N, Longitude: -79.385523° W

Daly House Hotel (originally 27 Simcoe St.) - Front and Simcoe, 11:50 a.m., looking east, from north side of Front Street, west of Simcoe

Photo from 98 years ago on March 3rd, 1928 at Latitude: 43.644655° N, Longitude: -79.385480° W Categorized under: Hotels

137 Front Street West, Toronto in Downtown

Walker House hotel and Cyclorama before demolition in 1976 - University Avenue and Front Street, looking south-east

Photo from 54 years ago in 1972 at Latitude: 43.645097° N, Longitude: -79.384094° W Categorized under: Hotels

150 Front Street West, Toronto in Downtown

John Strachan house on Front Street north side, between York St. and Simcoe St., west of present University Ave

Photo from 141 years ago in 1885 at Latitude: 43.645454° N, Longitude: -79.383994° W Categorized under: Bishop Strachan

151 Front Street West, Toronto in Downtown

Union Station - CPR and GTP in 1903 - Front Street, west of current Union Station

Photo from 123 years ago in 1903 at Latitude: 43.644477° N, Longitude: -79.383704° W

160 Front Street West, Toronto in Downtown

Carls-Rite hotel (on left) and westbound traffic on Front St, from west side of Simcoe St, at 5:30 p.m., showing line up of cars and vehicles, almost back to York St

Photo from 98 years ago on March 17th, 1928 at Latitude: 43.644740° N, Longitude: -79.385222° W Categorized under: Hotels

301 Front Street West, Toronto in CNE

CN Tower - construction view from King St W, in front of the Royal Alex across the railyards

Photo from 53 years ago on August 18th, 1973 at Latitude: 43.642621° N, Longitude: -79.387271° W

The stuntman Dar Robinson jumps off the CN Tower attached to a wire harness

Photo from 46 years ago on August 12th, 1980 at Latitude: 43.642621° N, Longitude: -79.387271° W

530 Front Street West, Toronto in Wellington Place

530-532 Front St W - July 24, 1983 by 'collations' Patrick Cummins

Photo from 43 years ago on July 24th, 1983 at Latitude: 43.641666° N, Longitude: -79.398923° W

1317 Front Street West, Toronto in Downtown

Cyclorama Building roof covered in snow - built by the Toronto Art Exhibit Co. for huge 360 floor to ceiling oil paintings

Photo from 100 years ago on December 6th, 1926 at Latitude: 43.644945° N, Longitude: -79.384044° W