After coming across an article with a great image of the changes to downtown Toronto since 2000, I decided it might be fun to take a look back at some old pictures of the City. After all, with all the construction and change that is currently underway downtown it is sometimes difficult to imagine what it looked like before all the office buildings and condos!
So to satisfy my own curiosity, I’ve put together a collection of a few pictures of historic downtown Toronto dating from 1866 to 1950. If you would like to see more visit the Archives found on the City of Toronto’s website, they have a tonne of great stuff. Enjoy!
(As a side note I found it amusing that even in the 1920s traffic downtown seemed to be an issue!)
A Look Back At Downtown Toronto……
Nortwest corner of King and Yonge 1866 Toronto Ontario
Adelaide St.West Grand Opera House1890 Toronto Ontario
South side Adelaide from Bay to York 1899 Toronto Ontario