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1857 - Plan of the City of Toronto, Canada West, Fleming Ridout & Schreiber copy - Vintage Toronto Maps
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Curated Collection of Vintage Toronto Maps

May 12, 2016 Joel Levy

I found a bunch of cool vintage Toronto maps on the Toronto archives and the Toronto Public Library archives. Maps […]

1916-Don-Valley-boys-returning-from-fishing - Vintage Fishing Photographs
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Vintage Fishing Photographs from Toronto

April 27, 2016 Joel Levy

Last week, while browsing images for our Vintage Boating Photographs post, I discovered a bunch of really cool fishing photographs. […]

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Vintage Boating Photographs from Toronto

April 15, 2016 Joel Levy

The weather is getting nice this weekend in Toronto and it is a great time to get out on the […]

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Old Photographs of Restaurants in Toronto (1910-1990)

March 28, 2016 Joel Levy

Dive into Toronto’s past with a unique collection of photos from the Toronto Archives, chronicling the evolution of the city’s […]

CNR train telephone, test train. - May 5, 1929
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Vintage Train Photographs from Toronto

March 17, 2016 Joel Levy

This week, the Toronto archives had me browsing vintage train photographs. There were a ton of photos so I had […]

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Old Photographs of People, their Pets and Other Animals in Toronto

March 10, 2016 Joel Levy

On one of my many visits to the Toronto Archives I discovered a plethora of old photographs of people with […]

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Vintage Baseball Photographs from Toronto

March 4, 2016 Joel Levy

It is time to get excited about baseball again. Spring training has begun for the Toronto Blue Jays in Florida […]

Deputy Chief Duncan McLean in City of Toronto automobile 1927-1940
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Vintage Automobile Photographs from Toronto

February 25, 2016 Joel Levy

The Canadian International Auto Show took place last week in Toronto with both new and old automobiles on display. For […]

CNE, Kids Day, mounted officer and foot constable with lost kids. - August 27, 1929
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Toronto Police from the Past

February 8, 2016 Joel Levy

While browsing the Toronto Archives, I often come across some great photographs of police officers from Toronto’s past. From accidents, […]

Aviator Bert Acosta prepares to take William James Sr. up in airplane, Leaside. - 1916
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Vintage Airplane Photographs from Toronto

February 1, 2016 Joel Levy

I found these vintage airplane photographs while browsing the Toronto Archives this past weekend. The images contain a lot of […]

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