Toronto Aerial Pics

[thecharioteer]

It couldn't be earlier than 1930 as Commerce Court North topped out in 1930.

Also, Eaton's College Street opened in 1930 as did the Victory Building, which looks like it's under construction (just to the right of the old City Hall).

 

[thecharioteer]

1918:

1938:

 

[thecharioteer]

1926:

 

[Mustapha]

Picture sent to me by UTer archoman.

1930.

 

[thecharioteer]

Looks like the University Avenue extension has just been completed, so it may be a couple of years later, Mustapha.

Here are a couple of other waterfront pics:

1926, from the Toronto Star:

Mid-1930's?:

 

[someMidTowner]

1926:

What was the name of the street running southbound over the tracks from Front, between Bay and Yonge???? How long did it exist?

 

[Hipster Duck]

Good question. It looks like the Dominion Public Building (which was already under construction in the photo) would soon cut it off.

 

[thecharioteer]

What was the name of the street running southbound over the tracks from Front, between Bay and Yonge???? How long did it exist?

According to descriptions in the Toronto Archives (which contains a number of photos of it), it was the Bay Street temporary bridge which was constructed and existed from about the mid to late 1920's to allow construction of the Bay Street "subway" viaduct under the railway lands.

See also: http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/TTR/Bay_Street.htm

 

[Goldie]

1926:

It appears that the Yonge St. "subway" was under construction at that time as well.

 

[ShonTron]

Union Station, the headhouse, was essentially complete by 1920, though the embankment, trainshed and tracks were not completed until 1929. The new Union Station took over from old Union Station (where Citibank is now) as the station in 1927, though passengers were directed to the old platforms for two years as work continued for two more years.

Transport infrastructure delays are nothing new to Toronto.

 

[rdaner]

Photos taken 1 January 2012

 

[Norman]

Nice, but old ... very old (well, relative to the fast changing Toronto skyline ... and MCC)

I lived in Toronto from the beginning of the 1960's until 1995. These aerial photos are great and a wonderful flight over places remembered and well-known. Thank you.

 

[Goldie]

1918:

Amazing to realize that, literally, all of this water expanse is now home to many fantastic, tall buildings.

 

[MafaldaBoy]

A friend of mine went flying recently:

FULL ALBUM

Reddit post here

 

[george]

your image 25 of Mississauga City Centre

Enjoy!

Can I get a digital copy of image 25 above from you, with permission to publish it?