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Bloor Street Viaduct photographs

subseries1912-1923Fonds 200 > Series 372 > Subseries 10

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Where

Bloor StCorrect the locationNearby on the big map
Held by
City of Toronto Archives via City of Toronto Archives
Dates
1912-1923 (indexed as 1912–1923)
Level
subseries
Extent
862 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm and smaller
Scope & content
Subseries consists of images that document progress views, structural details, structural failures, and equipment associated with the construction of the Bloor Street Viaduct. Later known as the Prince Edward Viaduct, this structure spans the Don River and connects Bloor Street East with Danforth Avenue.Photographs in this subseries are organized into four general groups. The first group consists of images showing the surveying of the route (ca. 1912-1916), with an emphasis on Glen Road, Castle Frank Road, and Danforth Avenue. The second group (ca. 1915-1918) focuses on the construction of the Don Section from the beginning of construction in January 1915 to the opening in October 1918. The third group documents the construction of the Rosedale Section from 1915 to 1918, including the opening in October 1917. The fourth and final group shows the construction of the Bloor Section (ca. 1915-1921), including the opening in August 1919.Also included in this subseries are views of Glen Road and the Glen Road bridge, Howard Street, Dale Avenue, Parliament Street, the Sherbourne Street bridge, Rosedale Valley Road, Castle Frank Road, and the Don River.
Location
  • Bloor St · street · confidence 35% · street · found as “Bloor Street”
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Subjects
Prince Edward Viaduct (Toronto, Ont.); Danforth Ave (Toronto, Ont.); Bloor St E (Toronto, Ont.); Don River (Ont.); Glen Rd (Toronto, Ont.); Parliament St (Toronto, Ont.); Sherbourne St (Toronto, Ont.); Rosedale Valley Rd (Toronto, Ont.); Toronto (Ont.). Dept. of Works; CONSTRUCTION; BRIDGES; SIDEWALKS; ROADS; CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY
Harvested
2026-10-22T06:46:00Z · source datestamp n/a · toronto
Original metadata as harvested (toronto)