In 1950, the Canada Brick Company produced this series of pamphlets celebrating the architecture of Iran and the incredible possibilities of brick construction. https://ow.ly/jBk450YtM0X #PersianHeritageMonth

#EidMubarak! The Jami Mosque in Roncesvalles is home to Toronto's oldest Islamic jamaat (congregation). These photos were taken during the Doors Open Festival in 2002. https://ow.ly/m1iZ50YrtC8#EidMubarak

A postcard from Grant Field in Dunedin, Florida (now the TD Ballpark) - site of the Blue Jays spring training since 1977. The Jays are the only major league team who have maintained the same training location since they started.

North York's first municipal offices were housed in this building, constructed in 1923. The building's facade has now been incorporated into the entrance of the Empress Walk mall. https://ow.ly/2HIx50Yviwa

If you needed your skull measured in Toronto in 1926, you were in luck. Our city boasted four different practicing phrenologists. To find out what other weird and wonderful things you can learn in the online city directories, click on the following link: https://ow.ly/lSWk50YuXZa

Today is Transit Operator and Worker Appreciation Day! We're highlighting a few photographs from the Toronto Transit Commission records at the archives which recognize drivers, mechanics, maintenance teams, station staff, customer service staff, and others who support TTC daily operations.

Did you know that the TTC had its own hockey league in the 1920s? #OnThisDay 100 years ago, the Danforth team were the proud winners of the George Wright Cup, beating Hillcrest, St. Clair, Head Office, and Dundas. https://ow.ly/gQEU50YrslM#OnThisDay

Set to open this year on the waterfront at Bathurst Quay is The Corleck Building - formerly the administrative building for the Canada Malting Company. The building, just west of the silos, is being transformed by the Canada Ireland Foundation into a community hub and multi-use event space.

#OTD 99 years ago, Heydon House Hotel on the northwest corner of Weston Road and St. Clair Avenue West. https://ow.ly/iRSx50YuGHW#OTD

Roughly 1400 artifacts were recovered during an archaeological dig at the SkyDome construction site. This work demonstrated that archaeology could be performed during large-scale projects and served as a model for future development. Learn more in our current exhibit! https://ow.ly/zfKO50Ys0nh

Sometimes a street scene from 100 years ago looks remarkably familiar. Below, Queen Street West and Walnut Avenue, between 1920 and 1926. Dale Presbyterian Church, now Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, is visible on the left.

A hands-on historic cooking class at Gibson House Museum in North York, March Break, 2004. Did you attend a March Break camp in the aughties? There may be photos of you in the Archives! https://ow.ly/zOnw50YqqTa

In the early twentieth century, many Toronto-area roads turned to deep mud every springtime. This is Lakeshore Road, looking west to Etobicoke Creek, circa 1916. https://ow.ly/hTI750Yqp3Q

Looking north up Dufferin Street from the south side of Bloor #OnThisDay 75 years ago. https://ow.ly/bZNW50YpiL0

Looking towards the Toronto Harbour Commission building on this day in 1931, flanked by the Royal York Hotel and the Bank of Commerce Building in the background. Once directly at the water's edge, the building has gradually moved farther inland over decades of lake filling.

Early days of the Leslie Street Spit, seen here in 1970. In the early 1970s, the Toronto Harbour Commission began providing a bus service for the public to visit the new area on Sunday afternoons.

A glimpse of a lost street #OnThisDay in 1916. This alley ran behind the east side of Church Street, south of King Street East to Colborne Street, which once extended east of Church. https://ow.ly/G1o750YpHn7

There’s still time to see the Toronto Archives’ exhibit “Under the Wrecking Ball: Shaping Toronto's Downtown 1960-1989”! https://ow.ly/Q6H250Yqfwi Come visit us at 255 Spadina Road, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free Entry. #Toronto

Feel like you need an afternoon snooze? Hang in there! This photo was taken circa 1909 in the neighbourhood near City Hall known as The Ward. https://ow.ly/MTXa50YoMsK

Late winter thaws are welcome, but they have always brought the risk of flooding! The annual breakup of ice on the Don River frequently led to floods in the valley. https://ow.ly/TWLm50YpCA4

#OnThisDay 100 years ago, workers were building the concrete abutments for the railway bridge near the mouth of the Don River. https://ow.ly/3UiG50Yklbt

On this day in 1884, Toronto Public Library officially opened its first Central Library in the old Mechanics' Institute building at Church and Adelaide Streets on the City's 50th anniversary of incorporation. Card commemorating the opening of the Toronto Free Public Library, March 6, 1884.

On this day in 1934, a view of the Symes Road incinerator under construction in the year that it opened - the industrial Art Deco landmark of the Stockyards area.

The Torontolympiad in 1976 was the fifth Paralympic Games to be held. Etobicoke's Centennial Gymnasium hosted many of the competitions, including wheelchair basketball. https://ow.ly/BJaN50Ypcgv

A scene from Bloor Street West's residential past, here is number 92 viewed on this day in 1924. The present-day location is the north-west corner of Bloor and Bellair.

Fans of vintage transit: we recently digitized Series 2285! It documents streetcars and other vehicles owned by the Toronto Railway Company just before it was incorporated into the newly-formed TTC in 1921. https://ow.ly/aSGr50YmHXg

Twenty years ago, the World Wildlife Fund and Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP) launched a campaign to reduce the number of bird collisions by recruiting downtown Toronto buildings to implement 12 steps to eliminate the escape of light from their structures at night. #WorldWildlifeDay

It's World Wildlife Day! They may not always be this ready to pose for a close-up, but what's your favourite place to spot wildlife in the city?

From March 1966, the last girder of the Toronto Dominion Bank tower. A sign invited people to write their signature on the beam for posterity before the building was "topped off" a month later at 56-storeys.

#OnThisDay 100 years ago, a slow speed head-on collision between two freight trains caused some impressive wreckage in the Don Valley near Todmorden Mills. https://ow.ly/MRV950YmFBN

Scenes from Moss Park on this day in 1915, showing the skating championships and tug of war (on ice!)

On this day in 1966, the Bloor-Danforth subway opened. Construction began in June 1962, with the original route running between Keele and Woodbine. Further extensions to Warden and Islington would be open a couple of years later in 1968, and by 1980, the full line ran from Kennedy to Kipling.

A fabulous photo of calypso royalty Macomere Fifi, found in the new Jayson Perez fonds, Fonds 658. Coming soon to our database! #ArchivesBlackHistory

At 10am on February 25, 1931, members of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) walked off the job. Highlighting poor working conditions, long hours, and low wages, hundreds of women continued their strike for two and a half months.

Child star Allen Clayton Hoskins and his sister Jannie Hoskins were in Toronto to sign autographs and promote the Our Gang series of short films in February, 1932. This image is one of the newly-scanned Globe newspaper photos now available on our online database. https://ow.ly/4guQ50Yj1An

Coming soon, Jayson Perez fonds! Perez was a musician, composer, educator, & the first calypsonian to win a Juno award in 1991. Come listen!🎶💿 #TOHistory #BHM #Calypso

Have you ever been so happy to see the bus that you just want to dance? We think this photo, taken #OnThisDay 100 years ago, may have been a promotion for the musical Three Little Maids. https://ow.ly/jn5550Yfipb

Did you know? In generations past, it was not uncommon for families to start with a garage or shack to live in while they built a permanent house. All homes have stories - join our FREE House History Workshop on March 13 to find out yours! More info: https://ow.ly/gUPM50Yf9wB

Yonge Street looking south from half a mile south of Finch's Corner, 1918. The Cummer Burial Grounds are just out of sight on the left. https://ow.ly/1QpH50YhPRE

Meet William Peyton Hubbard: baker, inventor, livery driver, and Toronto's first Black elected official. An eloquent speaker & fierce fighter for causes he believed in, including public ownership of water and hydro-electric power, he served on Council from 1894-1908, with one final term in 1913.

Join Toronto Poet Laureate Lillian Allen, Youth Poet Laureate Shahaddah Jack and guests on February 27 from 6:30 to 8:30 to celebrate Black History Month at the Archives! https://ow.ly/Lbua50YhQKy

This is what City Council, and the council chamber at Old City Hall, looked like #OnThisDay 75 years ago. https://ow.ly/6zyi50Y8The

Team Canada at the Winter Olympics! Here are some of the former champions on the world stage: Toller Cranston, 1976. Bronze, figure skating Petra Burka, 1964. Bronze, figure skating. Suzanne Morrow Francis, 1948. Bronze, figure skating pairs. Elizabeth Manley, 1988. Silver, figure skating.

It's the Year of the Fire Horse! Toronto's last two fire horses--of a slightly different kind--were named Mickey and Prince. They were sold when their driver, Joseph Fleming, retired in 1931. https://ow.ly/Wxwk50Y8u7f

It's Lunar New Year and Mardi Gras, and this evening Ramadan begins, all on the same day! Whether you're feasting or fasting, may you greet this day with the enthusiasm of Mayor Mel Lastman at a lion dance in 2001. https://ow.ly/OjxL50Y8tRi

On this day in 1999, Toronto Maple Leafs played their final game at Maple Leaf Gardens (losing 1-6 to Chicago Blackhawks). The site had been the team's home since 1931, where the opening game was also against Chicago. https://ow.ly/NFEx50Y9m4R

What's the vibe for a date spot in the city this weekend?

Action shots of three-time Olympian Montgomery 'Bud' Wilson from Toronto. He also skated in pairs, often with his sister Constance Wilson-Samuel, and won nine Canadian Championship titles over his career in the 1920s and 30s.

1975 pamphlet announcing a new human rights consulting firm, Daniel G. Hill & Associates. In 1962 Daniel Hill became the first director of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, and in 1978 he was one of the co-founders of the Ontario Black History Society. #BlackHistoryMonth https://ow.ly/iUa350YapMA

Who's taken a dip in the lake this winter? Here's American swimmer Norman Ross diving in for a short swim on this day in 1929. He trained in cold water to prepare for the CNE marathon swim. https://ow.ly/oMkW50Y92mY