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Area between Yonge Street and Bay Street, from the Foy Building

itemMay 17, 1929Fonds 1172 > Series 1022 > Item 1

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Area between Yonge Street and Bay Street, from the Foy Building
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Where

Yonge St & Bay StCorrect the locationNearby on the big map
Held by
City of Toronto Archives via City of Toronto Archives
Dates
May 17, 1929 (indexed as 1929)
Level
item
Extent
1 photograph : b&w
Scope & content
Photograph is part of a two-photograph panorama showing a view looking south from approximately Yonge and Front streets. The image shows the progress on the construction of the railway grade separation on either side of Yonge St. The image also shows the Yonge and Bay St. docks, the administration building of the Toronto Harbour Commissioners, the A.R. Williams Manufacturing Co., parking lots and billboards. The two photographs are mounted onto a backing and provide an excellent view of this portion of the waterfront in 1929.
Location
  • Yonge St & Bay St · intersection · confidence 80% · intersection · found as “Yonge Street and Bay Street”
  • Yonge St & Front St · intersection · confidence 80% · intersection · found as “Yonge and Front streets”
  • Yonge St · street · confidence 50% · street · found as “Yonge St.”
  • Bay St · street · confidence 50% · street · found as “Bay St.”
Correct the location
Subjects
Yonge St (Toronto, Ont.); Waterfront Viaduct (Toronto, Ont.); Toronto Harbour Commissioners; PARKING AREAS; AUTOMOBILES; STREETCARS; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; BILLBOARDS
Genre / form
Photographs
Access & use
Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required...Learn more about Copyright Details OPEN - No restrictions on these non-government records.
Harvested
2026-10-20T13:59:00Z · source datestamp n/a · toronto

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