OLD WORLD TORONTO, Fort York, Iroquois / Huron, 1812 destruction / rebuild, Oldest Photographs
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Published 2021-10-22
I have collected throughout the past few months, roughly 275 images of Old World Toronto which I would like to present with you, alongside a brief rundown of the current narrative history of this beautiful region. This will be part one of a two part series focused on Toronto. Part one will focus mainly on the early history, pre-photography, while mixing in some of the earliest photographs I could find.
Part two, which should also be posted today, will focus on the epic Great Fire of 1904 in Toronto and some of the rarest, and downright scariest, Old World images I have seen yet. So sit back, relax, and please enjoy Part One in this series on Toronto, and let me know your thoughts and ideas in the comment section down below.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Toronto
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York,_Upper_Canada
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_fur_trade
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_York
All Comments (21)
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I've been viewing photographs of old Toronto since I was a kid (I'm 64 y.o. now) in books and now online and have never seen a large number of these photos before. Thank you!
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Hi Jared we are cycling all over T.O. Witnessing fascinating mudflood/evidence andTartarian architecture… thunderbird mound ( super ancient river site) Grange Manor early 1800’s… Osgoode Hall…… remnants of foundations on the cne grounds…Major active river systems running and tunnelled all throughout the city… Garrison creek… Logan River…cobblestone roads… brick arched river tunnels… not to mention the castles and old structures of U of T! Trerraformed coastline Tommy Thompson park…Awesome video…looking forward to part 2🤙
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I'm a master Mason & foundation contractor in Alberta, but i was raised and trained in Toronto. There is not enough room to write about what I've seen through demolitions during the 80s/90s.
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They blew up the western battery at old fort york. Its a interesting place to visit. Thank u for focusing on our architecture. Im obsessed with the history of my city. Thank u for this video
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Iroquois didn’t arrive peacefully, they drove out the Hurons and Neutrals, killing many.
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Jared, Thank you for the effort. My family arrived in 1819 and settled north of Toronto and in Muddy York. I’m from Hamilton and living in. Manchester England for a year. Look forward to my next trip to Toronto. You brought fond memories back. Paul
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Look into Hamilton, ON. A city right across the lake from Toronto. We got all kinds of crazy old structures here!
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You do great work buddy! You and Jon Levi are certainly my favorite YouTubers
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It's heartbreaking to see all the amazing architecture lost in this city. Whatever the big fires didn't destroy, policians and developers made sure to finish the job. Beauty was replaced by the dark, dreary and dull. Toronto became a mecca for shapeless, depressing, cookie cutter architecture that would be right at home anywhere behind the Iron Curtain. Today, we have ugly, sterile, steel and glass condos popping up everywhere that are often way too tall, eating the sky and blocking views of Lake Ontario. Rarely is anything new built to be beautiful. Bloody shame. The one bright spot is that Toronto has a lush urban forest, crisscrossed by rivers and ravines. The trees help to camouflage the ugly architecture, and the ravines and parks are a great way to escape the city without having to leave the city. Great job on the video. Cheers from Muddy York.
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What a heartbreaker to see such beautiful architecture no longer with us Thank you for sharing incredible photos of our lost history.
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A lot of those beautiful old buildings still stand. Unfortunately Toronto is being turned into one big strip mall like in the States.
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I think native means "not yet owned by a corporation?"
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Wow the ivy growth on that building at 16:34...... Crazy!
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Fun fact! Yonge st....is the longest street in the world! I don't know if everything you said about the war of 1812 is true.....when I was 9or10 yrs old ..I camped at fort York for 2or3 days with Cub Scouts and we reenacted the war of 1812...all dressed in hand made uniforms and muskets we built out of wood! Lol! Great video man!
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Great pics!! I wonder how York used to look like.Pike wasn’t a good guy.The buildings look beautiful after 1812.It seems there’s always a “great fire” that destroys city’s.Thanks.
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Good stuff. I always enjoy old pictures and new information on Toronto and Ontario. Thankyou.
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I used to sit on Taber Hill and smoke weed, in the 80's, but I didn't know what it was at the time. This town was my stomping grounds from a little boy in the early 70's. Yonge Street, Casa Loma, Center Island were a few of my playgrounds. Some of the stories I could tell about some of the old seedy parts, oh boy. lol
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Thanks for covering this! Very enlightening and can't wait for the next video!
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Great video, I would like to hear more of this
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these are great archives and a real boost to my determination to do a channel of my own.Thank-You!!!!
