For our latest curated collection of vintage photographs from Toronto, I thought I would focus on Vintage Queen Street. As a street we all know so well, it is interesting to see it in a time where it looks so unfamiliar.
From east to west, Queen Street has seen a lot of changes over the years from new City Halls to new shopping malls. The storefronts have changed and so have the buildings themselves.
Take a look through the photos and let us know what interesting things you discover via social media. We look forward to hearing from you.
1856 – Osgoode Hall1856 – Trinity College1885 – 95 – Queen Street West looking west from Yonge Street1890? – Queen Street and Spadina Ave1890? – Queen Street East crossing looking north1890? – Queen Street subway looking west1890? – Taken from #533 Queen Street looking westCreator: Alfred J. 1894 – Old Queen St car and trailer1897 – Nov 17 – Queen Street subway looking east1897 – Nov 17 – Queen Street subway looking west construction1898 – Queen Street east crossing looking west1898 – Queen Street subway looking east1898 – Queen Street subway looking east copy1898 – Queen Street subway looking south down Dufferin Street1899 – Oct 12 – Old west abutment Queen Street bridge Don1899 – Queen Street subway looking west1904 – Feb 20 – Queen Street west of Lee Avenue1906 – Queen Street east of Lee Avenue1907 – Church, Queen Street East1908 – Queen Street looking east from City Hall1908 – Yonge Street at Queen Street1910 – Nov 21 – Queen Street – Don River Bridge east side after looking west1910 – Nov 21 – Queen Street- Don River Bridge1911 – June 21 – Aerial view looking west on Queen Street from City Hall Tower1912 – Lou Turofsky, in his first car, near the original studio, 322 1:2 Queen Street West1913 – Window display of ladies and gentlemen’s shoes, with leaded upper windows and Humphrey arc gas light, J. C. Buidreo, 1344 Queen Street West1914 – Dominion Bank, southeast corner of Queen Street and Broadview Avenue1914 – Nov 13 – New track Queen Street east1918 – Feb 26 – Don flood, North from Queen Street1919 – Jan 24 – Catholic School, No. 409 Queen Street East at Power Street1919 – Odeon Theatre, No. 1558 Queen Street West1920? – Lou Turofsky and others outside Alexandra Studios, 338 Queen Street West1923 – Queen and Bay, west, on Queen1924 – James Street, looking north from Queen Street West1924 – Queen Street West at University Avenue1924 – Queen Street, looking east, from James, noon hour traffic1924 – Spadina Avenue at Queen Street West, looking north1925 – Metropolitan Church1925 – Nov 11 – Cenotaph, City Hall – from north east two street cars on Queen Street in background1925 = Queen Street West, south side, looking southeast from end of University Avenue1926 – Dec 5 – Queen St East and Canadian National Railway grade separation, placing first girder, 1 p.jpg1926 – North side of Queen Street West between Simcoe Street and University Avenue1926 – Queen Street East, east of Victoria Street, south side1926 – Spadina Avenue at Queen Street, looking north1927 – York Street, looking south from Queen Street1929 – Aug 31 – Queen St, east, from James, traffic, noon1929 – Oct 20 – Police parade, line of police on Queen Street1929 – Sept 13 – Dominion Store, 1284 Queen Street East1930 – Aerial view of downtown from the northwest1930 – Aerial view of University Avenue and Queen Street West
