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Old Photographs of Dundas Street in Toronto (1900-1980)

January 4, 2024 Joel Levy

Have you ever wondered what life was like on your city’s streets centuries ago? How the hustle and bustle, the […]

Old Photographs of the 48th Highlanders (Gallery)
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Old Photographs of the 48th Highlanders (1907-1940)

December 2, 2021 Joel Levy

The St Andrew’s Society of Toronto, the charitable organisation celebrating Scottish roots, history, and culture, celebrated its 185th Anniversary on […]

1986 - R.C. Harris Water Filtration Plant looking north
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Old Photographs of the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plan

October 7, 2021 Tara Collum

There is an allure and mystery to buildings the public can’t access. Only on special occasions like Doors Open Toronto […]

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Vintage Photographs of Sledding and Tobogganing in Toronto

February 18, 2021 Joel Levy

Taking ones sled out to Toronto tobogganing hills has been popular in our city for over 100 years. Not only […]

View of the Hollywood Theatre on Yonge Street just south of Heath Street
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Old Photographs of Yonge Street in the 1970s

January 4, 2021 Joel Levy

For our latest curated collection of old photographs, we decided to expand on our images of Yonge street by showcasing […]

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Vintage Photographs from the Construction of the Toronto Subway

August 13, 2020 Jaya Kumar

In 1912, the needs for a subway system in Toronto were first brought upon the city through an independent survey. […]

Yonge and Bloor
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Old photographs of Yonge and Bloor over the years

September 26, 2019 Joel Levy

The intersection of Yonge and Bloor has seen a lot of change over the years. From the constant cycling of […]

1922 - October 24 - Golf - Lambton golf links
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Old Golf Photographs from the City of Toronto Archives

March 13, 2019 Joel Levy

On my latest visit to the City of Toronto Archives, I found a ton of great images of people playing […]

Toronto Sewer System
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Old photographs from 100 years of the Toronto Sewer System

December 20, 2018 Joel Levy

On my latest visit to the Toronto Archives and the Toronto Public Library Archives, I found some very interesting photos […]

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Vintage Advertising Photographs from the Toronto Archives

August 23, 2018 Joel Levy

On my most recent trip through the Toronto Archives I found some fun vintage advertising images that show the products […]

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