Historic photos from around Toronto

There are a number of great web sites that provide historic photos from around Toronto. As I was collecting them for an interactive historic map of the city I realized that it was also interesting to find photos that were taken around the current time of the year. How much snow was there at the end of March in 1916, for example?

And so this page was born. It will always show a collection of photos from around Toronto over the last few weeks.

You can also see all the historic photos for a given neighbourhood. A subset of the photos have also been arranged by subject.

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The next update will be available on February 6, including University of Toronto (U of T) 87 years ago ( in 1925 ).

February 4 images permanent link to this day
1914		Moore Avenue, Belt Line railway looking southwest 96 years ago - Moore Park - Wednesday, February 4, 1914 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1984		247-249 Dundas St E and an awful addition (which remains to this day) 26 years ago - Garden District - Saturday, February 4, 1984 Link to archive record - Map location (From Collations Flickr stream)
February 3 images permanent link to this day
1912		Old houses - northwest corner of Trinity and Fronts Streets 98 years ago - Distillery District - Saturday, February 3, 1912 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1912		Old wooden houses - 174 Sackville Street just north of Shuter 98 years ago - Regent Park - Saturday, February 3, 1912 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
February 1 images permanent link to this day
1928		Queen Street East subway at De Grassi Street 82 years ago - Riverside-South Riverdale - Wednesday, February 1, 1928 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1974		Burtons Mens Clothing and Coles bookstore, 301 Yonge Street, east side, at Dundas Street East, southeast corner 36 years ago - Downtown - Friday, February 1, 1974 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1974		Burtons Mens Clothing and Coles bookstore, 301 Yonge Street, east side, at Dundas Street East, southeast corner 36 years ago - Downtown - Friday, February 1, 1974 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
January 31 images permanent link to this day
1988		South east corner of Spadina Ave and Sussex Ave 22 years ago - Huron Sussex - Sunday, January 31, 1988 Link to archive record - Map location (From Collations Flickr stream)
January 28 images permanent link to this day
1913		Coolmine Road - sidewalk crossing on east side opposite north gate of Protestant Orphans house 97 years ago - Dufferin Grove - Tuesday, January 28, 1913 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1913		Coolmine Road - sidewalk crossing on east side opposite north gate of Protestant Orphans Home 97 years ago - Dufferin Grove - Tuesday, January 28, 1913 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1931		130 Wellington Street West - University Avenue Extension 79 years ago - Downtown - Wednesday, January 28, 1931 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
January 27 images permanent link to this day
1914		Trees and houses - southeast corner of Christie Street and Braemore Gardens 96 years ago - Davenport - Tuesday, January 27, 1914 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
January 26 images permanent link to this day
1961		King Street West and John Street during snow storm. 49 years ago - King Street West - Thursday, January 26, 1961 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1983		Palace Motel, 2083 Lakeshore Blvd W - Motel Strip 27 years ago - Humber Bay - Wednesday, January 26, 1983 Link to archive record - Map location (From Collations Flickr stream)
January 24 images permanent link to this day
1925		Eclipse of the sun, seen from 440 Manning Avenue 85 years ago - Bickford Park - Saturday, January 24, 1925 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1944		Lord Halifax and to his left Major J E Hahn watching female war workers at John Inglis Co., Ltd. 66 years ago - Liberty Village - Monday, January 24, 1944 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
January 23 images permanent link to this day
1914		Trees cut down on Christie Street south to Davenport Road 96 years ago - Davenport - Friday, January 23, 1914 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1914		Trees being cut on Christie Street north from Davenport Road 96 years ago - Davenport - Friday, January 23, 1914 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
January 21 images permanent link to this day
1872		Parliament Street Methodist Church plans - Henry Langley (Categorized under: Architectural drawings ) 138 years ago - Regent Park - Wednesday, January 21, 1872 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1921		Crumbling Stonework with building - Old City Hall 89 years ago - City Hall - Friday, January 21, 1921 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
January 19 images permanent link to this day
1912		Pressed Metal Factory building at King and Dufferin Streets looking east 98 years ago - Liberty Village - Friday, January 19, 1912 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
January 18 images permanent link to this day
1932		Montgomery Firehall under construction 78 years ago - North Toronto - Monday, January 18, 1932 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
January 17 images permanent link to this day
1914		Winter tobogganing along Broadview 96 years ago - Riverdale park - Saturday, January 17, 1914 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1929		Toronto East General Hospital - Major Operating Room 81 years ago - East York - Thursday, January 17, 1929 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)