https://theloopto.com/archive/ Archive Desk: History, then and now, origin stories. en-ca The Loop TO Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:01:00 GMT https://theloopto.com/archive/history-of-east-york/ https://theloopto.com/archive/history-of-east-york/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:01:00 GMT The history of East York, from the 1923 vote to leave York Township to Todmorden, Leaside, the Danforth and Pape Village. Sourced to City archives. Archive Desk Archive Desk https://theloopto.com/archive/yonge-street-then-and-now/ https://theloopto.com/archive/yonge-street-then-and-now/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:24:00 GMT Yonge Street then and now: five corners from Queen to North York Centre, with archive-and-today sliders at three and the history of each landmark. Archive Desk Archive Desk https://theloopto.com/archive/history-of-high-park/ https://theloopto.com/archive/history-of-high-park/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:39:00 GMT History of High Park, Toronto: how John and Jemima Howard's 1873 deed, Colborne Lodge and later land purchases created the 399-acre park we know. Archive Desk Archive Desk https://theloopto.com/archive/lost-rivers-of-toronto/ https://theloopto.com/archive/lost-rivers-of-toronto/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:59:00 GMT Toronto's lost rivers explained: where Garrison Creek ran from St. Clair to Fort York, the parks that follow its course, and the Lost River Walks to try. Archive Desk Archive Desk https://theloopto.com/archive/history-of-the-toronto-islands/ https://theloopto.com/archive/history-of-the-toronto-islands/ Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:45:00 GMT History of the Toronto Islands: the Mississaugas' story of the peninsula, the 1858 storm that made the Eastern Gap, the 1808 lighthouse and island homes. Archive Desk Archive Desk https://theloopto.com/archive/union-station-then-and-now/ https://theloopto.com/archive/union-station-then-and-now/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:01:00 GMT Toronto's Union Station history in three chapters: the wooden first station, the domed 1870s landmark and the 1927 Beaux-Arts Great Hall, side by side. Archive Desk Archive Desk https://theloopto.com/archive/canadas-first-subway-yonge-line-history/ https://theloopto.com/archive/canadas-first-subway-yonge-line-history/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 16:38:00 GMT History of the TTC subway: how the Yonge line took shape from 1949, opened on March 30, 1954, and grew into the University and Bloor-Danforth lines. Archive Desk Archive Desk https://theloopto.com/archive/history-of-north-york/ https://theloopto.com/archive/history-of-north-york/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:17:00 GMT How North York went from Yonge Street farmland to a township in 1922, a city in 1979 and a downtown with subway stops, sourced to City of Toronto Archives. Archive Desk Archive Desk https://theloopto.com/archive/history-of-toronto-chinatown/ https://theloopto.com/archive/history-of-toronto-chinatown/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:34:00 GMT The history of Toronto's Chinatown, from Elizabeth Street's shops and restaurants to the Save Chinatown campaign and the move to Spadina and Dundas. Archive Desk Archive Desk https://theloopto.com/archive/how-torontos-waterfront-was-made/ https://theloopto.com/archive/how-torontos-waterfront-was-made/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:22:00 GMT Toronto waterfront history: Waterfront Toronto says the shore sat at Front Street 200 years ago, and lake-filling from the 1850s to the 1950s did the rest. Archive Desk Archive Desk https://theloopto.com/archive/history-of-kensington-market/ https://theloopto.com/archive/history-of-kensington-market/ Sun, 24 May 2026 15:38:00 GMT Kensington Market history in Toronto, decade by decade: from the Denison estate and the Jewish Market to Portuguese, Caribbean and global arrivals. Archive Desk Archive Desk https://theloopto.com/archive/history-of-etobicoke/ https://theloopto.com/archive/history-of-etobicoke/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:12:00 GMT The history of Etobicoke, Toronto: where the name comes from, how Mimico, New Toronto and Long Branch grew, and where to see the story today. Archive Desk Archive Desk https://theloopto.com/archive/how-toronto-streets-got-their-names/ https://theloopto.com/archive/how-toronto-streets-got-their-names/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:54:00 GMT How Toronto's streets got their names: nine origin stories from Yonge to Danforth, sourced to the City, libraries and archives, plus where to learn more. Archive Desk Archive Desk https://theloopto.com/archive/history-of-scarborough/ https://theloopto.com/archive/history-of-scarborough/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:40:00 GMT How Scarborough got its name in 1793, how Agincourt, Birch Cliff and Wexford were named, and how farms became a borough and city, from Scarborough sources. Archive Desk Archive Desk https://theloopto.com/archive/casa-loma-history/ https://theloopto.com/archive/casa-loma-history/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:15:00 GMT Casa Loma history from Sir Henry Pellatt's 1911 plans to the Kiwanis years and today, with who built the castle, when, and the surprises along the way. Archive Desk Archive Desk https://theloopto.com/archive/history-of-the-distillery-district/ https://theloopto.com/archive/history-of-the-distillery-district/ Sat, 31 Jan 2026 15:28:00 GMT Distillery District history in Toronto: the Gooderham and Worts windmill, the 1859 Stone Distillery, the 1990 closing and the arts district of 2003. Archive Desk Archive Desk https://theloopto.com/archive/how-toronto-got-its-name/ https://theloopto.com/archive/how-toronto-got-its-name/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:56:00 GMT How Toronto got its name: the Mohawk word tkaronto, the fish weirs at The Narrows, the journey south, and the older meeting-place story, with sources. Archive Desk Archive Desk https://theloopto.com/archive/history-of-st-lawrence-market/ https://theloopto.com/archive/history-of-st-lawrence-market/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:52:00 GMT St. Lawrence Market history in Toronto: the 1803 Market Block, the 1845 City Hall, the early 1900s rebuild and the North Market that opened in 2025. Archive Desk Archive Desk https://theloopto.com/archive/how-spadina-got-its-name/ https://theloopto.com/archive/how-spadina-got-its-name/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 20:11:00 GMT How Spadina got its name: the Anishinaabemowin word ishpadina, William Warren Baldwin's estate, and why the house says DEE while the street says DYE. Archive Desk Archive Desk https://theloopto.com/archive/how-yonge-street-got-its-name/ https://theloopto.com/archive/how-yonge-street-got-its-name/ Tue, 23 Sep 2025 14:32:00 GMT How Yonge Street got its name: Simcoe's 1793 military road, Sir George Yonge, how to say it, and how it became Toronto's east-west dividing line. Archive Desk Archive Desk