Showing posts with label sailboat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sailboat. Show all posts
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Boats on the Bay, c. 1910
Toronto Bay, c. 1910 - now commonly called the Toronto Harbour. The Toronto Islands are visible on the horizon.
At this point in the city's history, Front Street was so named because it was the front street on the water. Lake Shore Boulevard and Queen's Quay did not yet extend downtown, and the areas of Ashbridges Bay and the Redpath Sugar factory were still open water; the land for those projects was created following landfill projects in the decades after this picture was taken, meaning these boats plied the waters where there are now condos, cars, and parks.
Sailing on Lake Ontario, 1909
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1900s,
1909,
hats,
Lake Ontario,
sailboat,
Toronto,
Toronto shoreline
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Welcome to Old Toronto
Two women observe a sailboat on Lake Ontario, c. 1909.
Welcome to Old Toronto. This blog will feature historical images of Toronto from the early 1900s on. Initially I will be relying on the photography of my grandfather, George Tomlin, but images from others will be included, and submissions are welcome. Email me at james.myslik@gmail.com if you are interested.
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