The TTC's Spadina subway line in Toronto was officially opened by Ontario Premier William Davis 48 years ago today - Jan 28, 1978 🚈
#OnThisDay #1970s #subway #torontohistory #hopkindesign
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Having fun at Withrow Park on January 17, 1914
📸: City of Toronto Archives, with digital edits by me.
#OnThisDay #OTD #skating #tobogganing #parksandrecreation #1910s #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
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Christmas display windows at the Toronto Hydro-Electric Shop, 282 Yonge St., Toronto, Dec. 17, 1917.
📸: City of Toronto Archives
#OTD #OnThisDay #electrical #gifts #store #storefront #christmaswindows #Christmas #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
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103 years ago today the original TTC Eglinton Carhouse was officially opened by Toronto Mayor Charles Maguire. - Dec. 16, 1922
#OTD #OnThisDay #1920s #ttc #transit #streetcar #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign #jeremyhopkin
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44 years ago today: Simpson’s Christmas Display Windows at Queen & Yonge Streets, Toronto - December 15, 1981.
#OTD #OnThisDay #1980s #windowshopping #toys #starwars #empirestrikesback #Christmas #confectionery #marsinc #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
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80 years ago today Toronto was in the midst of The Great Snowstorm of 1944.
Images: Toronto's downtown core, Dec 11, 1944.
#OTD #OnThisDay #1940s #snowstorm #snow #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
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3 views of a TTC streetcar passenger safety platform, with protecting beacon and buffer, St. Clair Ave. W., Toronto - Nov. 22, 1928
📸: Alfred Pearson
City of Toronto Archives
#OTD #OnThisDay #1920s #streetcar #transit #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
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Erasing time at Kingston Rd. & Malvern Ave., Toronto, through photos taken 100 years apart today.
Nov 16, 1922 📸: Alfred Pearson
Nov 16, 2022 📸: Me
1922 photo: City of Toronto Archives.
#thenandnow #nowandthen #kingstonroad #1920s #transit #streetcar #history #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
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Brill-built "Peter Witt" streetcar being moved on a transfer table at TTC Hillcrest Shops, Toronto, 101 years ago today - Nov. 6, 1924.
📸: City of Toronto Archives + digital edits by me.
#OTD #OnThisDay #ttc #ttchillcrest #1920s #streetcar #transit #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
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97 years ago today: A photo taken to document streetcar advertising cards. These are for a Toronto Symphony Orchestra concert that had already taken place at Massey Hall.
#OnThisDay #OTD #masseyhall #concert #1920s #streetcar #transit #masseyhall #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
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Another newsstand photographed 88 years ago today. This one on the southeast corner of the intersection of Yonge & King Streets, Toronto. Nov 4, 1937.
📸: City of Toronto Archives.
#newsstand #1930s #OnThisDay #OTD #kingstreeteast #business #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
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Newsstand on the northeast corner of Broadview Ave. & Queen St. E., Toronto, 88 years ago today - Nov 4, 1937.
#onthisday #OTD #newsstand #news #queenstreeteast #colorization #colourization #signage #research #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
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Streetcar track construction on Dundas Street West, Toronto, Oct. 17, 1922
📸: Alfred Pearson
#FlashbackFriday #OTD #OnThisDay #dundaswest #ttc #history #streetcar #construction #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
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North west corner of the Yonge St. & St. Clair Ave. intersection, 103 years ago today - Oct. 9, 1922
📸: Alfred Pearson
Courtesy of the City of Toronto Archives.
#yongestreet #Yonge #OTD #OnThisDay #1920s #alfredpearson #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
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Toronto Union Station construction progress, 109 years ago today - Sept. 29, 1916
Image credits: City of Toronto Archives
#OnThisDay #OTD #1910s #torontounionstation #unionstation #construction #railways #railroad #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
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On this day in 1949 the S.S. Noronic was destroyed by fire while moored near the foot of Yonge Street, taking with it at least 118 lives.
The greatest single loss of life in Toronto.
May they Rest In Peace.
#OnThisDay #OTD #1940s #noronic #disaster #fire #history #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
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On this day in 1861, Toronto rolled out a brand-new way to travel: Canada’s very first streetcar line, running along Yonge Street. Operated by the Toronto Street Railway, the debut was marked with great fanfare.
#OnThisDay #OTD #1860s #streetcar #history #transit #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
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Toronto Union Station, under construction, 99 years ago today - Sept 2, 1926.
Old Union Station is visible to the far left side.
📸: City of Toronto Archives, cobbled together by me.
#OnThisDay #OTD #unionstation #1920s #railway #railroad #torontohistory #hopkindesign
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August 24, 1942: Three photos by W.S. SInclair of "The Pits", Christie Pits (Willowvale) park in Toronto.
Notes state these views are south of Bloor, so it's likely that it is actually Bickford Park.
#park #parksandrec #photography #1940s #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
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Old streetcars for sale at the TTC Eglinton yard 102 years ago today - August 22, 1923. Located on the south west corner of the intersection of Yonge & Eglinton in Toronto.
#OnThisDay #OTD #1920s #streetcar #transit #ttc #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
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Streetcar 2898 survives to this day at The Shore Line Trolley Museum in East Haven, CT.
shorelinetrolley.org
#OnThisDay #otd #streetcar #1930s #peterwitt #transit #ttc #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
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93 years ago today: TTC "Peter Witt" streetcar no. 2898 on August 4, 1932. - These Alfred Pearson photos document the car's recent conversion to "one-man" operation.
#OnThisDay #otd #streetcar #1930s #peterwitt #transit #ttc #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
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97 years ago today: Scadding Cabin at Exhibition Place, August 2nd, 1928.
Built in 1794, the cabin was moved there in 1879. It is the oldest surviving building in Toronto.
#OnThisDay #otd #1920s #scaddingcabin #exhibitionplace #logcabin #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
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Hello August! 🌞 Here's a large duck pond and ravine in Toronto's High Park, as photographed 81 years ago by W.S. Sinclair in August of 1944.
#August #highpark #parksandrec #nature #FlashbackFriday #1940s #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
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83 years ago today: Dr. Charles Peaker on the Pottery Rd. bridge over the Don River, in a photo taken by his friend W.S. Sinclair, the man sitting in the Don River in the second photo.
#OTD #OnThisDay #donriver #musician #bridge #river #1940s #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
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40 years ago today: Toronto's skyline as viewed from a ferry, July 22, 1985.
📸: Ellis Wiley, courtesy of the City of Toronto Archives.
#OnThisDay #OTD #1980s #skylineoftoronto #skyline #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
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Stereoviews & Rally Song for the Epworth League International Convention, Metropolitan Church, Toronto, July 16, 1897
📸: Toronto Public Library
#OnThisDay #OTD #1890s #stereoview #church #religion #methodistchurch #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
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The Shriners brought their trademark pageantry and spirit of fellowship to our city, leaving behind vivid memories of their stay in the minds of all who attended.
#OnThisDay #OTD #shriners #convention #masonic #fraternity #1930s #peace #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
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102 years ago today: Looking south on Bay St. from Dundas St. W., Toronto, June 8, 1923 - Along with a more recent view of the same spot.
June 8, 1923 📸: Alfred Pearson
May, 2021 📸: Google
#1920s #thenandnow #dundasstreet #baystreet #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
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68 years ago today: Shirley Wilkinson, one of 12 women drivers of the "Powder Puff Derby" stock car race at the CNE Grandstand - June 7, 1957
#OnThisDay #OTD #1950s #cars #stockcarracing #racing #carrace #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
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