Aerial photographs are pretty popular these days on social media sites like Instagram, Flickr and 500px. I decided to take a look to see what I could find on the Toronto Archives and the Toronto Public Library archives pertaining to vintage aerial photographs. Here is what I found. Enjoy!
1925 – aerial photographs of Toronto192919291937 – Toronto General Hospital1939 – CNE1947 – aerial photographs of CNE1948 – aerial photographs CNE 21948 – Regent Park1948 – The Ex Stadium1948 – The Toronto Islands1949 – Toronto Harbour1951 – aerial photographs19541963 – aerial photographs1964 – Yonge and Eglinton1966 – Looking southeast; visitors to the observation platform will get this view of the controversial old city hall from the new1966 – The Ex19671967196819711972 – Ontario Place19751975 – CN Tower finishing1980s1980s1980s1980s19831983 – The Ex Stadium 21983 – University of Toronto1984 – Roy Thomson Hall1985 – A wing-mounted camera captures this view of the Toronto skyline with pilot Larry Newman 37 left and Star photographer Mike Slaughter1980s – Aerial views of Fort York, Exhibition Place and Ontario Place.1980s – Aerial views of Fort York, Exhibition Place and Ontario Place.1980s – Aerial views of Fort York, Exhibition Place and Ontario Place.1980s – Aerial views of Fort York, Exhibition Place and Ontario Place.1980s – Aerial views of Fort York, Exhibition Place and Ontario Place.1980s – Aerial views of Fort York, Exhibition Place and Ontario Place.1980s – Aerial views of Fort York, Exhibition Place and Ontario Place.1980s – Aerial views of Fort York, Exhibition Place and Ontario Place.1980s – Aerial views of Fort York, Exhibition Place and Ontario Place.1980s – Aerial views of Fort York, Exhibition Place and Ontario Place.1980s – Aerial views of Fort York, Exhibition Place and Ontario Place.1980s – Aerial views of Fort York, Exhibition Place and Ontario Place.1980s – Aerial views of Fort York, Exhibition Place and Ontario Place.1980s – Aerial views of Fort York, Exhibition Place and Ontario Place.1980-1987 – Ontario Place – the Forum and exterior views.1980-88 – Aerial Views1990-1994 – Aerial Views