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Buildings, part 1

file1945-1966Fonds 124 > File 1

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Where

King St & Yonge StCorrect the locationNearby on the big map
Held by
City of Toronto Archives via City of Toronto Archives
Dates
1945-1966 (indexed as 1945–1966)
Level
file
Extent
152 transparencies : col. ; 35 mm; 1 photonegative : b&w copy neg. ; 10.5 x 13 cm
Scope & content
File consists of colour slides documenting major streets, storefronts, and prominent buildings in central Toronto, including the Provincial Parliament Buildings, City Hall(1899-1965), City Hall (1965- ), Royal York Hotel, Barclay Hotel, the Shaw and Baggs Insurance building on Toronto Street, Bank of Montreal (Yonge and Front streets), Casa Loma, Holy Trinity Church, the Son's of England building, the Court Street Police Station, the Manning Arcade, the National Grocers Building at Front and Scott streets, the Harrison Baths, the Land Titles Office, O'Keefe Centre, the Tivoli Theatre, the Sun Life Building, Massey HalL, Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, the Telegram Building, St. Charles Restaurant and Tavern, the Osler Building at Melinda and Jorden streets, and the Coughlan Building at King Street West and Yonge. The streetscapes show corners, buildings and stores along Yonge Street, Adelaide Street, Richmond Street, Shuter Street, Berekely Street, and the area around Gerrard and Hayter streets that was known as Greenwich Village. Skyline views, aerial views, and photographs of the 1945 VE parade are also included in this file.
Location
  • King St & Yonge St · intersection · confidence 80% · intersection · found as “King Street West and Yonge.”
  • Yonge St & Front St · intersection · confidence 80% · intersection · found as “Yonge and Front streets”
  • Front St & Scott St · intersection · confidence 80% · intersection · found as “Front and Scott streets”
  • Holy Trinity · landmark · confidence 70% · landmark:toronto · found as “holy trinity”
  • National Grocers · landmark · confidence 70% · landmark:toronto · found as “national grocers”
  • Massey Hall · landmark · confidence 70% · landmark:toronto · found as “massey hall”
  • Toronto St · street · confidence 50% · street · found as “Toronto Street”
  • Court St · street · confidence 50% · street · found as “Court Street”
  • Yonge St · street · confidence 50% · street · found as “Yonge Street”
  • Adelaide St · street · confidence 50% · street · found as “Adelaide Street”
  • Richmond St · street · confidence 50% · street · found as “Richmond Street”
  • Shuter St · street · confidence 50% · street · found as “Shuter Street”
Correct the location
Harvested
2026-10-21T20:13:43Z · source datestamp n/a · toronto
Original metadata as harvested (toronto)