Toronto Archives @TorontoArchives
We maintain & make accessible records of enduring value that give evidence of decisions, policies & activities of the City of Toronto. https://t.co/bo7fricXua toronto.ca/archives 255 Spadina Road Joined August 2011-
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Z is for zoo! Meerkats at the Metro Toronto Zoo, 1985! Colour slides like this one can be found in Fonds 124 created by amateur photographer F. Ellis Wiley. #ArchivesAtoZ #TorontoArchives ow.ly/wTwZ50Rk2YN
#OnThisDay 125 years ago, a boy gets a drink at the man-dog-horse fountain on the corner of College Street and Spadina Avenue. This fountain design promoted public health by keeping the three species from contaminating each other's water. ow.ly/hiXi50RhyxE #OTD #TOHistory
Y is for York! Forester's Arch in honor of the Duke of York, 1901 stereoview. #ArchivesAtoZ #TorontoArchives ow.ly/4TyK50Rk1jm
Before the Bata Shoe Museum, this house stood on the southwest corner of Bloor Street West and St. George Street. This photo was taken #OnThisDay in 1924 ow.ly/tWOa50Rir5R #OTD #TOHistory #TorontoArchives
Take a stroll on Adelaide Street, travelling east from Bay Street, #OnThisDay 110 years ago. ow.ly/cf9O50Rjl28 #OTD #TOHistory #TorontoArchives
X is for x-ray! Pre-School Dental Clinic at Hartman Jones School, Nurse Ruth Gammon gives Billie Suix an x-ray, 1946! #ArchivesAtoZ #TorontoArchives ow.ly/zEf450RjPGA
Honouring Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra's Music Director & Conductor from 1975 to 1988, who passed away on April 20th. Davis led many international tours with the #TSO such as this one in China, 1978. #TOHistory #TorontoArchives ow.ly/omtE50Rmjlt
W if for Wexford! The Wexford is a short documentary film directed by Michael Barry about the Wexford Restaurant in Scarborough. Established in 1958 by the Kiriakou brothers. ow.ly/KAVf50RhtiO #ArchivesAtoZ youtube.com/watch?v=1PZMBx…
You know something needs to change when Torontonians send a petition THIS long! This ten-foot document from 1849 is a request to the City to allow butchers to open their own shops, and end the St. Lawrence Market's near-monopoly on selling meat. ow.ly/O4vp50RjZTW #TOHistory
V is for Victory. Victory Soya Mills silos at foot of Parliament Street at some point between 1980 and 1998. #ArchivesAtoZ #TorontoArchives ow.ly/5BIu50RaUXk
TFW the meeting turns into an Entmoot. This tree mascot from 2009 would like to wish you a happy #EarthDay2024. ow.ly/uxhQ50Ri9qf #TOHistory #TorontoArchives
S is for stereoview! Stereoview photograph of Yorkville from the tower of University College circa the 1870s. #ArchivesAtoZ #TorontoArchives ow.ly/B7fL50ReqAf
#OnThisDay 120 years ago, a massive fire destroyed a large part of Toronto's downtown. In this photo of the aftermath, fire crews man a hose aimed at the W.R. Brock Co. building at Bay & Wellington Streets. ow.ly/It3W50RflXa #TFS #OTD #TOHistory
Toronto Cleanup Days start tomorrow! Check out the City website to see how you can participate. toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/… (Photo from 1923.) #CleanTorontoTogether
R is for repair and rain! TTC repair vehicles working on overhead wires at King Street West and Bathurst Street in 1981. #ArchivesAtoZ #TorontoArchives ow.ly/qIEz50RaTiH
Q is for quantity! A number of school groups gather at Nathan Phillips Square circa 1982-1986. This could have been during the Pope's visit of 1984. Does anyone remember this day? #TorontoArchives #ArchivesAtoZ ow.ly/UfYM50RaRnY
The cherry blossoms are beginning to open! Check out the City's list of places to see sakura cherry trees all around Toronto. Photo from 1926. toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/… #CherryBlossoms #TorontoArchives
P is for puppet! The Saigon Water Puppet Theatre performance at the Celebrate Toronto Street Festival, 2003. Photographed at Yonge Street south of Bloor Street. #ArchivesAtoZ #TorontoArchives ow.ly/skbR50RghKR
#OnThisDay 75 years ago, Toronto Maple Leafs coach Hap Day was tasting champagne from the Stanley Cup after his team won the playoffs. Someday, Toronto... ow.ly/EaUk50RbIw5 #OTD #StanleyCup #TOHistory #TorontoArchives
O is for oops! Some days are going great until the wheels come off. This photo was taken in Earlscourt circa 1912. #ArchivesAtoZ #TorontoArchives ow.ly/SgNg50R9x5k
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Happy #ArchivesAwarenessWeek! Are your fascinated by Toronto’s past? The @TorontoArchives is a goldmine for lost stories, old photographs, maps and more. Take a journey into the past and see what stories you can uncover at the Archives. 🔍 toronto.ca/Archives
It’s #ArchivesAwarenessWeek! Discover Toronto's rich history with a visit to the @TorontoArchives! From old photographs to exhibits to municipal documents, there's a treasure trove of stories waiting to be explored. Look! 👇🤯 Find lost Toronto tales at toronto.ca/Archives
@TorontoArchives Thanks for sharing! Our predecessor, The Toronto Harbour Commission used to issue these maps of the harbour every few years or when something significant was developed.
@TorontoArchives Here's a *guess*: Hotel St. Charles, which existed in the 1910s at 163 Bay St. (at Richmond, short walk down Bay to Union Station). Seems to be the only place advertising itself as an oyster bar at the time. The photo here is c. 1914 and the ad is 1917.
@TorontoArchives Dundas, ON residents were dashing too!
@TorontoArchives Image 16 from the fond, king st E, could be King and George looking west?
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Congratulations to the Canada Black Music Archives for an outstanding launch last night, featuring live performances by Liberty Silver, Jay Douglas, and DJ Carl Allen! We were honoured to host this fantastic team. #CBMALaunch #HistoryWeek2023 #TorontoArchives
Also Meadowvale and Erin Mills, out this way! See @HeritageMssauga’s bio: heritagemississauga.com/business/the-r… #Mississauga
Macklin Hancock (1925-2010) was the planner who designed Don Mills in the 1950s. He brought curving suburban streets and cul-de-sacs to Canada. #OnThisDay 20 years ago, the City named a park after him. ow.ly/EcPn50PKgo2 #OTD #TOHistory #TorontoArchitecture #TorontoArchives
@g_meslin @TorontoArchives A couple more x.com/arianna483/sta…
Wasn't as lucky south-facing, but here is southwest. Watch the water view disappear. Archives' 2007 photo on the left and mine on the right 1/2 @g_meslin
@tweetlee_dee @TorontoArchives When I went for Doors Open at the end of May
A brilliant, but rather tiring, Day 1 in the @TorontoArchives getting to grips with the football bits of the @ArgonautRowingC fonds. The archivists could not have been more helpful, and GO and TTC all performed nicely to get me there and back. Here's to another top day tomorrow!
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to visit the @TorontoArchives and learn about Toronto’s (often untold) queer history as we celebrate Pride Month. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Thank you to my colleagues for this engaging, informative and emotional session. 🙏🏼
@eddrass @TorontoArchives @Torontounion @torontolibrary Interior platform views from @torontolibrary circa 1875 & 1873
@TorontoArchives The tree is still there, too.
@OTDCanMilHis @TorontoArchives @oldTOseries "Wouldn't park there, mate." "Oh yeah? Says you and whose arm- WHAT THE HELL!"
@TorontoArchives They were across the street from St. Joseph's, on the east side of Sunnyside Ave. The western wall of the Roncesvalles Carhouse spans the location today.
@TrevorPKeen @TorontoArchives A parking lot. Check out the vintage Diamond Taxi in the last image.
@TorontoArchives Home Bank Scandal ran parellel to #OntBondScandal (& frmr Ont. FinMin Peter Smith was convicted in both cases). New book coming soon osgoodesociety.ca/book/the-ontar…
@TorontoArchives … and round Roy Thomson Hall in the photo as well.