Historic Toronto photos from Queen Street East

Here are all the photos we have from Queen Street East:

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

16 Queen Street East, Toronto in Downtown

Town Tavern sign on the corner of Queen and Victoria Sts with Old City Hall in the distance

Photo from 62 years ago on January 1st, 1964 at Latitude: 43.652659° N, Longitude: -79.378532° W Categorized under: Live music

Town Tavern - Roy Kral singing live in Toronto in 1966 - part of Jackie and Roy

Photo from 60 years ago on August 11th, 1966 at Latitude: 43.652638° N, Longitude: -79.378395° W Categorized under: Live music

Town Tavern - Roy Kral singing live in Toronto in 1966 - part of Jackie and Roy

Photo from 60 years ago on August 11th, 1966 at Latitude: 43.652638° N, Longitude: -79.378395° W

Town Tavern on Queen - Eddie Barefield and his saxaphone live in Toronto in 1969

Photo from 57 years ago on April 15th, 1969 at Latitude: 43.652638° N, Longitude: -79.378395° W Categorized under: Live music

Town Tavern on Queen Street East - Oscar Peterson live in Toronto in 1971 at the piano

Photo from 55 years ago on January 11th, 1971 at Latitude: 43.652640° N, Longitude: -79.378414° W Categorized under: Live music

344 Queen Street East, Toronto in Moss Park

Queen St., Sherbourne west - Track reconstruction

Photo from 109 years ago on May 4th, 1917 at Latitude: 43.654537° N, Longitude: -79.369478° W

Rupert Hotel on northwest corner Parliament and Queen Streets - then The Rupert Hotel rooming house

Photo from 67 years ago in 1959 at Latitude: 43.655795° N, Longitude: -79.364752° W Categorized under: Hotels

409 Queen Street East, Toronto in Corktown

St. Paul's Catholic School (built 1881?) - No. 409 Queen Street East at Power Street

Photo from 107 years ago on January 24th, 1919 at Latitude: 43.656013° N, Longitude: -79.361886° W Categorized under: Schools --- St Pauls Basilica

496 Queen Street East, Toronto in Trefann Court

Dominion Brewery - south east corner of the vast complex north west of Queen and Sumach Street

Photo from 45 years ago on September 28th, 1981 at Latitude: 43.656808° N, Longitude: -79.359302° W

498 Queen Street East, Toronto in Trefann Court

Dominion Hotel - 498-500 Queen St. East, on the north west corner at Sumach St.

Photo from 81 years ago in 1945 at Latitude: 43.657083° N, Longitude: -79.359334° W Categorized under: Hotels

Dominion Hotel - front - 498-500 Queen St. East, on the north west corner at Sumach St.

Photo from 81 years ago in 1945 at Latitude: 43.657037° N, Longitude: -79.359205° W Categorized under: Hotels

578 Queen Street East, Toronto in Riverside-South Riverdale

Old west abutment, Queen Street bridge over Don River

Photo from 127 years ago on October 13th, 1899 at Latitude: 43.658215° N, Longitude: -79.354490° W Categorized under: Queen Don bridge

Superstructure and buckle plate - Queen Street bridge over Don River

Photo from 126 years ago on May 21st, 1900 at Latitude: 43.657931° N, Longitude: -79.354226° W Categorized under: Queen Don bridge

Queen Street and King Street - Don River Bridge

Photo from 116 years ago on November 21st, 1910 at Latitude: 43.657920° N, Longitude: -79.354211° W Categorized under: Queen Don bridge

Queen Street East - Don Bridge - before Time and a Clock Bridge addition

Photo from 49 years ago on May 11th, 1977 at Latitude: 43.657983° N, Longitude: -79.354223° W Categorized under: Queen Don bridge

587 Queen Street East, Toronto in Riverside-South Riverdale

Construction of east abutment for new iron bridge, Queen Street at Don River

Photo from 127 years ago on October 10th, 1899 at Latitude: 43.658150° N, Longitude: -79.354062° W Categorized under: Queen Don bridge

Location of east abutment, Queen Street bridge over Don River

Photo from 127 years ago on October 10th, 1899 at Latitude: 43.658150° N, Longitude: -79.354062° W Categorized under: Queen Don bridge

East abutment completed, Queen Street bridge over Don River

Photo from 127 years ago on December 4th, 1899 at Latitude: 43.658063° N, Longitude: -79.353862° W Categorized under: Queen Don bridge

T.T.C. Streetcar #4020 at Queen Street East bridge over Don River, looking northwest

Photo from 70 years ago in 1956 at Latitude: 43.658063° N, Longitude: -79.354268° W Categorized under: Queen Don bridge

618 Queen Street East, Toronto in Riverside-South Riverdale

South from Queen Street - Don River Bridge and 1896 Don Station - now at Roundhouse Park

Photo from 97 years ago on August 2nd, 1929 at Latitude: 43.657652° N, Longitude: -79.354587° W

621 Queen Street East, Toronto in Riverside-South Riverdale

Hand rail, end posts, at lamps - Queen St. steel warren truss bridge over the Don River

Photo from 126 years ago in 1900 at Latitude: 43.657845° N, Longitude: -79.354454° W Categorized under: Ornamental gate --- Queen Don bridge

Queen Street bridge, looking north-west - steel warren truss bridge before current bridge

Photo from 126 years ago on March 12th, 1900 at Latitude: 43.657914° N, Longitude: -79.354100° W Categorized under: Ornamental gate --- Queen Don bridge

After the breakup of the Don River, looking south-west to Queen Street temporary bridge and Don station

Photo from 126 years ago on February 9th, 1900 at Latitude: 43.657811° N, Longitude: -79.354623° W Categorized under: Queen Don bridge

After the breakup of the Don River, looking south-east across Queen Street temporary bridge

Photo from 126 years ago on February 9th, 1900 at Latitude: 43.657811° N, Longitude: -79.354623° W Categorized under: Queen Don bridge

Don CPR station in distance after the breakup of the Don River, looking south-west to Queen Street temporary bridge

Photo from 126 years ago on February 9th, 1900 at Latitude: 43.658347° N, Longitude: -79.354468° W Categorized under: Queen Don bridge

View of Don bridge at Queen and King streets - PCC streetcars ( Presidents Conference Committee Car)

Photo from 47 years ago on January 6th, 1979 at Latitude: 43.657811° N, Longitude: -79.354623° W Categorized under: Queen Don bridge

650 Queen Street East, Toronto in Riverside-South Riverdale

New Edwin Hotel on north side of Queen Street East across from an ad for Wrigleys Doublemint Gum

Photo from 103 years ago in 1923 at Latitude: 43.658123° N, Longitude: -79.352800° W Categorized under: Hotels

New Edwin Hotel on Queen Street East looking west from Baseball Place

Photo from 49 years ago on May 11th, 1977 at Latitude: 43.658524° N, Longitude: -79.352017° W Categorized under: Hotels

700 Queen Street East, Toronto in Riverside-South Riverdale

Teck Theatre - Queen Street East - open less than 2 years from 1931

Photo from 94 years ago on March 21st, 1932 at Latitude: 43.658900° N, Longitude: -79.350493° W Categorized under: East end theatres --- Broadview Hotel

Teck Theatre looking west from Broadview Ave to No. 700 Queen Street East

Photo from 94 years ago on March 21st, 1932 at Latitude: 43.658946° N, Longitude: -79.350514° W Categorized under: East end theatres

1444 Queen Street East, Toronto in The Beaches

Ashbridges Estate - built in 1854 and designed by Joseph Sheard - at Connaught Avenue

Photo from 49 years ago on May 26th, 1977 at Latitude: 43.665291° N, Longitude: -79.322459° W

1574 Queen Street East, Toronto in Leslieville

Melba Theatre (opened 1915) on Queen East - later the Queen and then Vogue Theatre

Photo from 104 years ago on October 28th, 1922 at Latitude: 43.665916° N, Longitude: -79.319315° W Categorized under: East end theatres

1904 Queen Street East, Toronto in The Beaches

Kew Beach fire hall - construction - main storey being built - now Toronto Fire Station 227

Photo from 121 years ago in 1905 at Latitude: 43.669183° N, Longitude: -79.305142° W

Kew Beach Station 17 fire hall under construction - 1904 Queen St East

Photo from 121 years ago in 1905 at Latitude: 43.669183° N, Longitude: -79.305013° W

2040 Queen Street East, Toronto in The Beaches

KEW Beach Grocery and Smith - Queen Street west of Lee Avenue

Photo from 122 years ago on February 20th, 1904 at Latitude: 43.670417° N, Longitude: -79.298673° W

2075 Queen Street East, Toronto in The Beaches

Kew Beach Park East - wooden groynes to reduce sand erosion along the beach

Photo from 97 years ago on November 19th, 1929 at Latitude: 43.665924° N, Longitude: -79.295808° W

2150 Queen Street East, Toronto in The Beaches

View of lake looking north from Queen Street in Stewart Manor, Toronto, Ontario.

Photo from 106 years ago in 1920 at Latitude: 43.672103° N, Longitude: -79.292685° W Categorized under: Glen Stewart Park and estate

Glen Stewart Park, Queen Street East - now called Ivan Forrest Gardens

Photo from 54 years ago in 1972 at Latitude: 43.671806° N, Longitude: -79.292391° W Categorized under: Glen Stewart Park and estate

2400 Queen Street East, Toronto in The Beaches

Victoria Gardens apartment building in the Beaches - with new three-storey windowed entrance

Photo from 42 years ago on January 17th, 1984 at Latitude: 43.674558° N, Longitude: -79.280071° W

2701 Queen Street East, Toronto in Fallingbrook

Filtration Building - south elevation - blueprints - R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant

Photo from 96 years ago in 1930 at Latitude: 43.673340° N, Longitude: -79.279135° W Categorized under: Architectural drawings --- R C Harris Water Treatment Plant

Service Building - south elevation - blueprints - R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant

Photo from 96 years ago in 1930 at Latitude: 43.673340° N, Longitude: -79.279135° W Categorized under: Architectural drawings --- R C Harris Water Treatment Plant

Building the foundations for the west wing retaining wall of the R.C. Harris Plant

Photo from 93 years ago on May 15th, 1933 at Latitude: 43.673340° N, Longitude: -79.279135° W Categorized under: R C Harris Water Treatment Plant

R.C. Harris Water Filtration Plant from the south-west

Photo from 91 years ago on April 1st, 1935 at Latitude: 43.671726° N, Longitude: -79.279951° W Categorized under: R C Harris Water Treatment Plant

Looking west across the excavation by the Lake in front of the R.C. Harris Plant

Photo from 91 years ago on April 1st, 1935 at Latitude: 43.673340° N, Longitude: -79.279135° W Categorized under: R C Harris Water Treatment Plant

Guniting complete, curve Suction Header No. 1 (a big pipe) in the R.C. Harris Plant along Lake Ontario

Photo from 91 years ago on November 28th, 1935 at Latitude: 43.673340° N, Longitude: -79.279135° W Categorized under: R C Harris Water Treatment Plant

Twenty ton crane and steel roof frame during construction of the R.C. Harris Plant

Photo from 90 years ago on March 26th, 1936 at Latitude: 43.673340° N, Longitude: -79.279135° W Categorized under: R C Harris Water Treatment Plant

R.C. Harris Purification Plant, east side - lawn, steps, towers

Photo from 74 years ago on September 26th, 1952 at Latitude: 43.673651° N, Longitude: -79.278449° W Categorized under: R C Harris Water Treatment Plant

Tower at east side of the R.C. Harris Purification Plant

Photo from 74 years ago on September 26th, 1952 at Latitude: 43.673721° N, Longitude: -79.277709° W Categorized under: R C Harris Water Treatment Plant

Art Deco entrance to the R.C. Harris Plant along Lake Ontario

Photo from 41 years ago in 1985 at Latitude: 43.673340° N, Longitude: -79.279135° W Categorized under: R C Harris Water Treatment Plant

Aerial view of the R.C. Harris Plant along Lake Ontario

Photo from 40 years ago in 1986 at Latitude: 43.673340° N, Longitude: -79.279135° W Categorized under: R C Harris Water Treatment Plant

Filtration room, R.C. Harris water treatment plant at 2701 Queen St. E. at the foot of Victoria Park Ave

Photo from 15 years ago on May 11th, 2011 at Latitude: 43.673340° N, Longitude: -79.279135° W Categorized under: R C Harris Water Treatment Plant

Water Plant Rotunda - acrylic painting by Boyer, George, 1954-

Photo from 13 years ago in 2013 at Latitude: 43.673538° N, Longitude: -79.278945° W Categorized under: R C Harris Water Treatment Plant

Water Plant Rotunda - acrylic painting by Boyer, George, 1954-

Photo from 13 years ago in 2013 at Latitude: 43.673538° N, Longitude: -79.278945° W

Complete north facade of the Filter Building at the R.C. Harris Plant

Photo from 11 years ago on July 6th, 2015 at Latitude: 43.673340° N, Longitude: -79.279135° W Categorized under: R C Harris Water Treatment Plant

Interior - filter operating galleries in the Filter Building R.C. Harris Plant along Lake Ontario

Photo from 10 years ago on May 29th, 2016 at Latitude: 43.673340° N, Longitude: -79.279135° W Categorized under: R C Harris Water Treatment Plant