Toronto from the top of the Rossin House Hotel: Looking east, along King Street East

Held by

City of Toronto Archives via City of Toronto Archives

Dates

1856 (indexed as 1856)

Level

item

Extent

1 photoprint : b&w ; 21 x 28 cm on paper

Scope & content

Item is a photograph looking east along King Street from the top of the Rossin House Hotel, which was located on the south-east corner of King and York streets. It is the fourth image of a five-part panorama, that provides an eastern view of the city, from the top of York Street to Lake Ontario. There are two additional multi-part panoramas in this fonds, and together the three panoramas, (with the addition of one single print), provide a 300 degree vista of Toronto. The followng images make up the 300 degree view: Fonds 1498, items 13 to 25.

Location

• King St & York St · intersection · confidence 80% · intersection · found as “corner of King and York streets. It is the fourth image of a five-part panorama”
• King St · street · confidence 50% · street · found as “King Street East”
• York St · street · confidence 50% · street · found as “York Street”

Correct the location

Subjects

King St E (Toronto, Ont.)

Genre / form

Photographs - aerial photographs - oblique; Photographs - buildings - exterior views; Photographs - streetscapes

Access & use

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Harvested

2026-10-18T07:11:14Z · source datestamp n/a · toronto

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