Aerial photographs of Toronto from the 1920s to 1980s

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King West and what is now Liberty Village in 1920

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Toronto Islands 1920

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Toronto Islands and Hanlan’s Point Stadium, where Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run

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The Distillery District was just a touch bigger in 1927

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Looking north across Toronto Ca. 1929 (thanks, Adam!)

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Downtown Toronto 1930

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Bayview and Lawrence in 1930

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Above what is now Pearson International in 1930

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Northern Secondary School 1930

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Queen’s Park 1930

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Maple Leaf Stadium near Bathurst and Lake Shore 1930

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Toronto Islands 1930

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Mount Dennis and Kodak Plant 1930

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Looking southeast across Toronto 1930 (The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Building was quite prominent back then)

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Chorley Park 1930 (the trace of which can still be seen from the air)

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Aerial with R101 Dirigible in view 1930s

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Downtown Toronto 1932

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Maple Leaf Gardens and the now demolished Normal School (Ryerson campus today)

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Bathurst north of Eglinton had yet to be developed much in the 1930s

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Above Forest Hill 1935

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Different Angle, same year

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The current site of the Island Airport 1937

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Above Toronto in the 1940s

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East York Aerial 1942

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St. James Town Aerial 1942

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The Garden District 1942

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High Park Aerial 1942

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Rosedale north to St. Clair Aerial 1942 (notice the Rosehill Reservoir was yet to be covered)

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Summerhil CPR Station 1950

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Damage from Hurricane Hazel north of Toronto 1954

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Looking southwest from around Jane and Lawrence 1950s

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A freshly demolished Maple Leaf Stadium 1960s

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The TD Centre has arrived late 1960s

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Hello CN Tower mid-1970s

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The Port Lands in the 1970s

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Exhibition Stadium and the CNE grounds 1980s

 

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