Riverdale Farm 40th Anniversary and Events
In 1978, the Riverdale Zoo (Toronto Zoo) completed its transition to the Riverdale Farm and opened its doors to the […]
History
Vintage Advertising Photographs from the Toronto Archives
On my most recent trip through the Toronto Archives I found some fun vintage advertising images that show the products […]
Vintage photographs from the first years of the Toronto Zoo
August 15th was the anniversary of the opening of the Toronto Zoo, or the Metropolitan Toronto Zoo as it was […]
Vintage Ontario Photographs of Summer Camps and Camping
For some, summer in Toronto means summer camps and camping throughout Ontario. So for this week’s curated collection of old […]
Curated Collection of Vintage Photographs of Paramedics and Ambulances
We have shared an album of police officers, one of firefighters and their trucks, this week we are sharing vintage […]
1856 Toronto by photographers Armstrong, Beere and Hime
While browsing the Toronto Archives for a previous post, I came across this 25 photo collection which were taken by Armstrong, […]
Old photographs of the Toronto waterfront from the archives
While browsing the Toronto Archives and the Toronto Public Library Archives, I found a lot of great images taken along […]
Bronze-neck, Gold-heart. Canadian Hockey History Heroes
So we didn’t win gold in hockey this Olympics. Son of a bitch! It’s too bad the IOC and the […]
The 5 Most Believable Alien and UFO Sightings in Canadian History
In honour of the 103rd anniversary of Canada’s first major UFO report – we will take a look at the […]
Topless shoeshine girls were a thing in Toronto
Photographer Dick Loek captured many great historical images from Toronto over his years working at the Toronto Star. His images […]