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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Happy May Toronto! The countdown is on until Doors Open weekend! The #TorontoArchives will be open May 25th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. so mark your calendars & keep an eye on the City's website for more details: ow.ly/eJLe50Rp2NN #DOT24 #TOHistory
"The only guarantee against sweat shop and prison labor." This billboard suitable for May Day was created by the Connor Ruddy Company of Toronto circa 1906. ow.ly/7bkU50RmzXY #MayDay #TOHistory #TorontoArchives
Did you remember an umbrella today? What if you lived around 1907, and you worked in this factory? This is probably Irving Umbrella Company at 79-85 Wellington Street West. ow.ly/ueWO50RgzLY #TOHistory #TorontoArchives
This week, stop by the rotunda of Metro Hall at 55 John Street to see an exhibit for Jewish Heritage Month created by the Legal Services team. The show uses images from the Archives to capture moments in Toronto Jewish life. Here, a mandolin orchestra from 1935
World champion hoop dancer Lisa Odjig takes to the stage at Nathan Phillips Square in 2009, performing in a piece titled "Convergence" for the Olympic torch relay as it moved through Toronto ow.ly/57hL50Rpn4F #InternationalDanceDay #TorontoArchives
We have a new price list for image reproductions! From now on, new scans will cost the same as items that have already been digitized. ow.ly/bE8R50Rn9AW #TorontoArchives
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
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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.