Toronto winters - early 20th century

Toronto Bay ice boats ~ 1920

My cousin Beverley, from Bolton, sent me an email with 36 photos of Toronto winter scenes in the early 1900s.   The photos are from the City of Toronto Archives and certainly present a noticeable contrast to the winter we are experiencing in the Greater Toronto Area this year.   Some people regard these winter photos as being much more valuable than summer scenes, because there are so many fewer of them, in the archives, compared to the summer ones.   I have included 11 of the shots in this blog.

Glen Road bus ~ 1923

Casa Loma ~ 1936

Apparently a huge toboggan at Christie Pits ~ 1909

12 horse team pulling snow sweeper, circa 1890s

High Park toboggan runs ~ 1914

A propellar sled ~ Toronto Bay ~ 1912

Parking at the Old City Hall quadrangle ~ 1910 

Snowstorm on Richmond Street ~ 1929

Sleighing at Queen's Park ~ 1906

Bloor Viaduct under construction ~ 1917

Please comment if you wish.

Barry Wallace