25 photos of what Toronto looked like in the 1990s
By: Macy Hatcher (blogTO)
S E E D E D C O N T E N T
In the '90s, Toronto was a city caught between eras; looking back, it feels familiar enough to recognize, yet it still sparks a longing for a city that seems lost to time.
The '90s skyline was modest; pedestrians looked up as they walked the streets rather than down at their smartphones, and landmark buildings since lost to time stood proud.
Photographs from this era offer a window into a time with no condos, no King West patios, and a CN Tower visible from almost anywhere in the city.
So let's take a walk and rediscover what our home looked like in the '90s.
Ontario Place looking east, 1990
CNE midway on Princes' Boulevard, looking east, 1995
Slavic Pentecostal Church, north-east corner of Queen and Dovercourt, 1998
People eating lunch in Nathan Phillips Square between 1990 and 1992
Skating at Nathan Phillips Square between 1990 and 1992
Yonge looking north to Dundas between 1990 and 2002
Yonge Street, east side, south of Elm Street, 1991
Yonge Street, east side, north of Elm Street, 1991
Metro Hall under construction, looking west, between 1990 and 1994
John looking south from Queen, 1991
East side of SkyDome looking south, between 1993 and 1996
North side of Toronto Postal Delivery Building, future Air Canada Centre, between 1990 and 1999
Kingsway Theatre, 3030 Bloor West, 1998
Mel Lastman Square, 1998
East side of Yonge north of Wellesley, 1994
Aerial photograph of Yonge and Gould looking east, 1993
Jarvis looking north to Adelaide, 1994
North-east corner of Yonge and Shuter, 1990 or 1991
Yonge Street, west side, looking west from Shuter Street, 1991
Fleet looking east from Strachan, 1991
Looking north on Blue Jays Way from near SkyDome, 1990 or 1991
West of SkyDome looking south, between 1990 and 1994
Trinity Bellwoods Park looking southeast, 1994
Cherry Beach Sound, 1990
Looking southeast to Varsity Stadium, 1990
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