The warm weather is here in Toronto and this past weekend was great for getting out to cottage country or spending time near the lake in the city.
Swimming in our lake is not to be feared anymore. With Blue Flag designations across Toronto‘s beaches and constant testing by the city, the water is safe to swim.
For over 100 years, local beaches and parks along our waters’ edges have been popular for Torontonians and visitors to the city. For my latest curated gallery of old photos, I selected vintage swimming photographs from roughly 1900-1940. Enjoy!
1907 – Bathers, Sunnyside1907 – Bathers, Sunnyside Beach1907 – Family swimming near cottage at Hanlan’s Point1907 – Hanlan’s Point hotel and regatta1907 – Sailboat surrounded by bathers1900? – Bathers, Sunnyside Beach1908 – Bathers, Hanlan’s Point1908 – Group of swimmers at Kew Beach1909 – Bathers at Sunnyside Beach1910 – Swimmers on Humber River dam1910? – Bathers at Sunnyside1911 – Bathers, Sunnyside1911 – High Park Mineral Baths1912 – Bathers on the beach, Hanlan’s Point1912 – Skinny dipping in the Don River near Bloor Viaduct1912 – Toronto Swimming Club1912 – Toronto Swimming Club 21912? – High Park mineral baths1914 – Swimming race, Toronto Island1915 – Kew Beach Bathing Pavilion1920 – Dufferin Islands1922 – Bathers and cars in Humber River1922 – July – Humber River, swimming scene near Old Mill1924 – July – at Sunnyside1924 – Leslie Beach – bathing1924? – Sunnyside bathing station copy1925 – Toronto Ladies Swimming Club, group, Harrison Baths1926 – Crowes Beach, Humber Bay1926 – july – Sunnyside, bathing pool from pavilion1926 – Sunnyside – heated swimming pool1927 – athing beach, south shore, Centre Island1929 – July – Sunnyside 4 boys and a girl1929 – Sunnyside swimming tank1929? – Swimming in Lake Ontario1930 – Start of marathon swim, CNE1930 – Start of women’s marathon swim, CNE1930? – Mount Dennis – swimming hole on Black Creek1931 – Sunnyside Beach – Bathing1933 – Sunnyside – bathing scenes – large crowds1935 – Humber River at Lambton – swimming1940? – A crowd at Sunnyside Beach1945 – A crowd at Sunnyside Beach
Visit the Toronto Archives for more vintage swimming photographs from Toronto.
