The 1960s were a truly transformative, groovy decade for Toronto, and helped to establish it as one of the leading modern, cutting-edge metropolises in North America.
Yorkdale Shopping Centre opened its doors to shoppers in 1964 with Eaton’s at its retail peak, New City Hall opened in 1965, and the Bloor-Danforth subway line launched a year later.
Sports fans will remember that the Maple Leafs won their last Stanley Cup in 1967, and the same year, Etobicoke, East York, North York, Scarborough, and York were officially redesignated as boroughs.
Here are 20 photos of what Toronto looked like in the 1960s.
Exhibition PlaceÂ
Two women in an Amphicar at the CNE in 1962.Â
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CNE officials tour the Better Living Centre in 1967.
College and McCaul
Reception area of the Canadian Institute of Pharmacy building at 175 College St. in 1965.
Davenport and BedfordÂ
Santa Claus parade at the southeast corner on Nov. 14, 1964.
Cloverdale MallÂ
The open-air shopping plaza in 1961 or 1962.
Don Valley Parkway and York MillsÂ
A residential home at 274 Roywood Dr. in 1961.
King and BayÂ
Toronto Dominion Bank tower’s last girder in March 1966.Â
Jane and LawrenceÂ
Plaza on Jane Street north of Lawrence Avenue West in 1962.
Toronto IslandÂ
Children playing in a fountain on the Toronto Island in 1961.
Bay and HarbourÂ
A Shriner driving a mini car at Bay and Harbour Streets on July 1, 1962.
Yonge and King
Montreal Trust Building in August 1963.
Queen and Bay
New City Hall in June 1966.Â
Pape and DanforthÂ
Royal Bank tellers on Jan. 9, 1969.
Yorkdale Shopping Centre
Interior of the mall, showing the Simpson’s entrance and Fairweather in 1965.
Interior of the mall in 1965.
The exterior of the mall in the 1960s.
Yonge and Dundas
Near the intersection in 1964.Â
1965.
Yonge and GloucesterÂ
The 1962 Shriners’ Parade.
Yonge and GerrardÂ
Looking south in the 1960s.
What intersection of the city do you think has transformed the most since this groovy decade?