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This picture shows the North Toronto station of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company (Yonge St., south of St. Clair), which opened in 1916 and ran passenger trains mainly to small towns in Ontario until the early 1930s.It was reopened briefly for the royal visit of King George VI and his Consort in 1939. Today, we…
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Time to hop to it, dust off our bonnets and really ENJOY the long weekend! We think this might be the Williams family, around 1915, at the Long Branch Theatorium near Lakeshore Blvd. Creator: Williams, Charles A., Canadian, fl. 1897-1962 Date: 1915 Identifier: 964-6-16 Format: Ephemera Rights: Public domain Courtesy: Toronto Public Library. More information:…
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Another snowy Thursday long ago… This week, a newspaper photo of Yonge Street, south of Temperance. The caption reads “REMOVING THE "BEAUTIFUL: Carting Thursday’s snow from downtown Toronto streets” (December 30, 1922). How à propos! Creator: Unknown Date: 1922 Identifier: X 65-97 Format: Ephemera Rights: Public domain Courtesy: Toronto Public Library. More information: (view details…
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Times sure have changed… gearing up for the TASTE OF THE DANFORTH, we offer you this photo from the turn of the last century. It was taken around 1900 at what is now Playter Crescent, near Browning Ave. (a few blocks east of Broadview, just north of this weekend’s excitement). b>Creator: Unknown Date: 1900 Identifier:…
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On a night filled with ghosts, goblins and ghouls, it’s comforting to think that Torontonians of Hallowe’ens past are looking out for us! Pictured here, Joseph Bloor (1789-1862), well-known brewer and landowner in Old Toronto. Oh, and he had a street named after him, too. Creator: Unknown Date: 1850 Identifier: 978-23-2 Format: Ephemera Rights: Public…
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These women, two of whom are Lizzie Fisken (Mrs. George Ridout) and Bessie Baldwin, are posing in Reservoir Park just south of Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, around 1880. That’s near Mt. Pleasant Rd. and St. Clair Ave. East. Creator: Unknown Date: 1880 Identifier: 956-1 Cab Format: Ephemera Rights: Public domain Courtesy: Toronto Public Library. More information:…
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This picture, showing the construction of the Union Bank at the south east corner of Bay and King, appeared in the Toronto Evening Telegram on April 4, 1910. It was drawn by the celebrated Canadian artist Owen Staples. Creator: Staples, Owen, Canadian, 1866-1949 Date: 1910 Identifier: B 9-33a Format: Ephemera Rights: Public domain Courtesy: Toronto…
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Taken one short year before the opening of the Yonge-University-Spadina subway line, this picture looks north along Yonge St. from Bloor St. West. James Victor Salmon took it in May, 1953: the day looks less warm than the weather we are currently experiencing, and the street looks much less congested. Creator: Salmon, James Victor (Canadian,…
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In the mid 19th-Century, Rossin House Hotel was one of the most prestigious hotels in Toronto and one of the early city’s tallest structure. Located at the southeast corner of King and York Streets in Toronto, it was originally built in 1856. As this picture shows, it was destroyed by a fire in 1862 and…
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