The Toronto case studies are coming up. It was harder than usual to find old photographs of Toronto's residential neighborhoods. There are plenty of photos of downtown over the past couple of centuries, however. Part of that may be explained by the city's population, which in 1890 was still just 180,000, compared to San Francisco (300,000) and Baltimore (435,000). And, granted, San Francisco and Baltimore were just two of many large cities already established in the US at the turn of the century, whereas Canada was still very much developing. Areas which today are part of downtown were then the edge of town. I hope you enjoy this small collection. More images can be seen at the following websites:
Images courtesy City of Toronto Archives
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| York 1803 |
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| King Street 1830's. I love the quaint, relaxed atmosphere in this drawing |
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| 1854 John Howard drawing |
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| King Street 1856 |
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| View from Rossin hotel 1856 |
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| 1876 |
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| Glen Road Bridge in one of the first wealthy suburbs, Rosedale 1880's |
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| Adelaide Street |
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| Church and Adelaide |
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| Jarvis and Carlton. Jarvis was once home to the city's wealthiest residents and lined with grand mansions |
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| Toronto Street late 19th century |
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| Yonge Street |
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| 1893 |
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| 1906 |
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| 1907 |
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| Spadina and Queen 1909 |
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| Spadina 1910 |
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| View from city hall 1911 |
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| Front Street 1930 |
