Archive
June 2026
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Culture Desk
Toronto History Museums: Ten City Sites, One Guide
A War of 1812 fort, a 1910-style school day, a lakeside cottage and seven more: the City runs ten history museums, and general admission is free.
Culture Desk
Black History Sites in Toronto: A Place-Based Guide
A guide to Toronto's Black history places and collections, from the Blackburn plaque and Little Jamaica to park names, library shelves and the City Archives.
Archive Desk
Union Station Toronto History: Three Stations, One Street
Toronto has had three Union Stations along Front Street. See how the 1850s station, the domed 1870s landmark and today's Great Hall compare.
Archive Desk
History of the TTC Subway: How Toronto's Yonge Line Opened
From a 1949 groundbreaking at Yonge and Wellington to a twelve-minute ride on March 30, 1954, the story of the line the City Archives says shaped Toronto.
Weekend Desk
Day Trips in Toronto by TTC: Zoo, Ferry, Fort and Valley
Six whole-day plans that start at a TTC station: the Toronto Zoo, the Island ferry, Evergreen Brick Works, Fort York, Todmorden Mills and museum row.
Archive Desk
History of North York: From Farmland to a Toronto City Centre
North York started as farms and crossroads villages along Yonge Street and grew into a city with its own downtown. Here is how, from City Archives records.
Archive Desk
History of Toronto's Chinatown: Moves Along Spadina and Dundas
From a laundry on Adelaide Street to Elizabeth Street, then west to Spadina and Dundas: how Toronto's Chinatown kept its community and moved with it.
Archive Desk
Toronto Waterfront History: How Lake-Filling Moved the Shore
Waterfront Toronto says the shoreline sat at Front Street two centuries ago. See how lake-filling, a 1912 plan and a spit of land shaped the waterfront.