Winter must have been tough to handle for Toronto back in the day. Technology surrounding snow removal has come a long way.
I was recently searching for Toronto snow storms images on the Toronto archives and thought I would share a few of my favourite pics. Enjoy!
1896 – Jan 24th – Effect of storm on Brock Avenue1896 – March 21 – Snow blockade – engines fast in a drift1907 – High Park Pavilion1908 – YWCA, St. Patrick Street1909 – Western Hospital tent, west of Leonard Avenue1910 – Group on sled, High Park1910 – High Park1910 – Parking in Old City Hall quadrangle1910? – Group on ice formations at Kew Beach1911 – Bellevue Avenue and College Street1911 – Cleared path through snow bank to open lake at Island Filtration Plant construction site1911 – Island lake shore in winter showing snow and ice buildup, figures in distance1912 – Castle Frank Lodge (Jackson Estate), Rosedale1912 – Snowball fight in Rosedale Ravine1914 – jan 23 – St. Clair Avenue – Wells Hill bridge, delivering steel1914 – jan 23 – St. Clair Avenue – Wells Hill bridge, delivering steel copy1917 – Car driving in snow1917 – Casa Loma1918 – Auto – snow bound Toronto to Hamilton highway1920 – Group of snowshoers on horse-drawn sleigh1920 – Lawrence Park district1920 – Manning Avenue at Ulster Street1920 – Rosedale children1920? – Winter walk in High Park1922 – Dec – Snow shovellers, Queen St1922 – Humber Drive – autos on snow road1923 – Dec 23 – First snowfall1924 – Feb 25 – Snow conditions, Gerrard and Coxwell1924 – Feb 25 – Snow conditions, Roncesvalles and Howard Park1924 – Iceman delivering ice in snow-storm1924 – Snow sweeper1926 – March 31 – Main Street south of Danforth Avenue1929 – Boulevard Drive, snow in road at Princes’ Gates, general1929 – Snow plow1930 – Train entering Union Station1931 – Fleet Street snow scenes, horse-drawn snow plow1931 – King and Bay – snow conditions1931 – Removal of snow, Fleet and Bay sts1931 – Snow clearing, men on lower Bay Street1931 – Snow clearing, pile of snow, Bay Street, subway background1932 – Nov 16 – High Park – snow scene after storm1932 – Nov 16 – High Park – snow scene after storm copy1935 – feb 11 – East side of University Avenue north of Adelaide Street1936 – Casa Loma from the north1938 – Garbage and snow on sidewalk1943 – Snow Blower1944 – Dec 11 – Colborne St. looking north to the back of buildings on King St. E.1944 – Dec. – Unidentified parking lot after a snow storm1952 – March 26 – Detective Sergeant Tong funeral1960 – OPP cars in the snow1961 – jan – King Street West near John Street during snow storm1961 – jan 26 – King Street West at John Street1961 – jan 26 – King Street West at John Street1961 – jan 26 – King Street West at John Street1961 – January 26 – King Street West at John Street1961 – King Street West and John Street1961 – King Street West near John Street during snow storm1968 – Bayview Ave. ramp off the Don Valley Parkway leading to Bloor St.1971 – Carry a few bushels of sand for surprise storms1976 – Toronto was hit by the big storm; above; reader says; but argues that Buffalo’s need for snow removal was even greater
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