Toronto celebrates its 175th birthday on March 6, and leading up to the big event CityNews.ca will be posting stories, photos, and video about this city, past and present.

As part of our ongoing celebration of Toronto's 175th anniversary, we've compiled a two part series in which we sought to create modern counterparts for vintage photos graciously borrowed from the city's archives.

City Hall:

City Of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1268, Item 462 (Slight Crop), June 22, 1964

Honest Ed's:

City Of Toronto Archives, Fonds Series 1057, Item 0465, 196?

Kensington Market:

City Of Toronto Archives, Series 1057, Item 5613 (Slight Crop), 1963

Winter Public Skating:

City Of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1244, Item 465, (Slight Crop) 1912

Bay And Adelaide:

City Of Toronto Archives, Series 0071, Item 4848, April 27, 1927

King And Yonge:

City Of Toronto Archives, Series 1057, Item 15 (Slight Crop), 195-?

Streetcar:

City Of Toronto Archives, Series 648, Item 141, 1963

Subway Riders:

City Of Toronto Archives, Fonds10028, Item 0006, 1958

Bike Riders:

City Of Toronto Archives, Series 71, Item 3540 (Slight Crop), November 22, 1924

michael.talbot@citynews.ca

Note: All black and white photos courtesy City of Toronto Archvies

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