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Toronto Past @TorontoPast

Toronto Past is a collection of vintage images collected and shared by Vic D Caratun.

Joined March 2018
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If you're out for Doors Open this weekend, you're welcome to stop by at Manor Road United. We are stop #48.
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Downtown Toronto in 1955: Looking south east from about College St ( possibly taken from the Princess Margaret Hospital ), we catch a glimpse of University Avenue as it was in transition. Full article: instagram.com/p/DYIdxHPD40U/…
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Toronto's Past Preserved: The Hermant Building. There is too much to say in such a small box. Read the full article here: instagram.com/p/DYNwyTsGdXG/…
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This sucks....
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Michael L.@mnl416
Mar 29
With special appearances from the Don Jail and The Lakeview Diner. 😀
The Sting
@TheStingisBack
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Cocktail (1988) won a Razzie for Worst Film of the Year, and I demand a recount. It shaped bar culture. It looks gorgeous, you get Elisabeth Shue AND Gina Gershon, an ultra-charismatic Bryan Brown, and Tom Cruise doing Tom Cruise-type things. That bad? Or do we love it a little?
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Brandon
@LibOrNormal
19 Dec 2025
If they made a 90s rock Christmas album 🔥
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Toronto Railway Museum@TORailwayMuseum
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Aug 14, 1980: the Canadian Transport Commission authorizes @CNRailway to remove fifteen station agents and close eight of its stations in the Toronto area. The CN stations to be closed included Ajax, Mimico, Scarborough and Uxbridge. 1/2
The CN Mimico station in 1979. Photographer unknown.

ALT The CN Mimico station in 1979. Photographer unknown.

The former CN Uxbridge station in November 1986. Photo by Gerry Lee.

ALT The former CN Uxbridge station in November 1986. Photo by Gerry Lee.

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Michael L.@mnl416
2 Jul 2025
1940! Wow, I thought it would have been since the 80’s.
Toronto Railway Museum@TORailwayMuseum
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Jul 1, 1940: the Liquor Control Board of Ontario Retail Outlet No. 10 opens in the @CanadianPacific Railway's North Toronto Station. The initial ten-year lease was for $5,100 a year. The @LCBO has used the building for 82 years, almost six times as long as it was used by CP. 1/2
The former Canadian Pacific Railway North Toronto Station in use as a Liquor Control Board of Ontario outlet circa 1950. City of Toronto Archives photo.

ALT The former Canadian Pacific Railway North Toronto Station in use as a Liquor Control Board of Ontario outlet circa 1950. City of Toronto Archives photo.

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Parkdale's Past: Queen and Dunn. 1414 Queen St W to be specific, 1931 vs 2021. Notice that what is now a convenience store was possibly also a convenience store 90 years ago! As far as I can remember this has been a convenience store going back to the 1990's. (Toronto Archives)
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We're all in this together and there's only one way we're going to make it through....TOGETHER. Hugs to all and let's look ahead to the future. Share the love. Photo Credit: Charles Dobie (ontariohistory.org) ( Album: Students at Riverdale Park & Zoo in 1973 ).
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The Brass Rail located on Yonge St, just south of Bloor on the east side, which opened in 1948, began as a resto/tavern. It developed into an strip club in the 1960's. full story: instagram.com/p/DI4qltoSO_D/…
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Toronto Past and Present: 1953 vs 2021 - Bay & Queen looking NW up Bay. City Hall is to the right outside of the frame. Straight a head Hotel Victoria ( not to be confused with the one on Yonge St ) and Shea's Hippodrome. Credit: Richard Glaze via Transit Toronto Collection.
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Yonge and Shuter looking south west 1930 vs 2021, from infront of the Catto Dry Goods Store. On the right slide of the photo ( west side of Yonge ) you can see all of the buildings that were torn down to make way for the Eaton Centre. (Toronto Archives)
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We're proud to partner with Celebrate Toronto and I'll be bringing our first instalment of the Toronto Past Timeline. Come check out some history, play the Past and Present Game and enter for a chance to win great prizes!
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Michael L.@mnl416
20 Mar 2025
Night time in the urban jungle.
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Josh Matlow
@JoshMatlow
29 Mar 2025
Old City Hall must be saved, restored and opened back up to the public- including a Museum of Toronto. I appreciated visiting this truly special place that’s been such an important part of our city’s story.
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Yonge and Front St ( from the west and east sides ). Have you ever wondered what was west of the Hockey Hall of Fame ? 1924 vs 2021. (Toronto Archives)
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Toronto Skyline 1950 vs 2020 looking north west toward the harbour from the Eastern Channel. The Pier has sunken over the years. The City of Toronto Master Plan for the islands which shows the peir being " reconstructed " . (Toronto Archives, City of Toronto, Planning Dept )
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Toronto Past and Present: 1942 vs 2018. Shuter Street: looking east from Yonge toward Victoria Street. ( Credits; Toronto Archives, Victor D Caratun Photography )
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Happy New Year! Flora Browman, shown here partying at the King Edward Hotel in 1939, with her fork dangerously close to that huge balloon, but she isn't phased one bit! 2nd pic: Mrs. Ruth Gans and Mrs. Alec Sherman are celebrating at the same party. (Credt:Toronto Archives)
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