The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
November 6 to November 15, 2009
www.royalfair.org
Join the City of Toronto Archives at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair as we display many of the images from our book celebrating Toronto's 175th anniversary. To view these historic images, find us in the Canadian Heritage Section, Hall C Direct Energy Centre.
November in Toronto's history
St Lawrence Market, south-west corner of Jarvis and Front Streets, 1914
City of Toronto Archives
Fonds 1231, Item 650
On November 3 1803, Lieutenant-Governor Peter Hunter established a public market that would be held on November 5 and every Saturday thereafter, on the 5 acres of land bounded by Front, Jarvis, King and Market Streets.
The first permanent market structure was constructed on the site in 1831 and also housed the town hall. When Toronto was incorporated as a city, a new city hall was built on the south side of Front Street. This structure survives, in a modified form, now housing the present south market.
The image above shows the canopy which spanned Front Street, connecting the south and north markets. This was removed in 1954 and the old north market building was demolished six years later and replaced with the present structure.
For more editions of this month in Toronto, click here.
Toronto’s Visual Legacy – Official City Photography from 1856 to the Present
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This book, published to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the city’s incorporation, brings together approximately two hundred official City of Toronto photographs chosen by the City’s archivists from their collection of hundreds of thousands of images.
Toronto's Visual Legacy offers an overview of Toronto’s history and at the same time documents attitudes and values expressed by City officials, from 1856 to the present.
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Pick up your copy of Toronto's Visual Legacy for $45.00 tax incl. at the Archives and at all quality bookstores.
Web Exhibit
A Work in Progress: Preserving Toronto's Architectural Record
| This exhibit highlights some of the many architectural records housed at the City of Toronto Archives, which span the period from the 1840s to the present. |
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Researching Chinese History at the Archives
The Archives has launched a new guide about researching Chinese history in Toronto. You can pick up a copy at the Archives or view them here in English (2MB) and Chinese (1MB).
Current Exhibit
An Infectious Idea: 125 Years of Public Health in Toronto
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Celebrating 125 years of Toronto Public Health, this exhibit presents a selection of archival photographs and documents from 1883 to the present, exploring themes such as health services for children, the struggle for clean water and air and the development of public housing and social services. |
The Archives is also offering a curriculum based education program for Grade 8 classes based on the exhibit. For more information, click here.
The Archives acknowledges and thanks Toronto Public Health for its generous support throughout the development of this exhibit.
