Highlighting the history of ...
We aim to reactivate public spaces in a new way - exploring parks & the city while learning more about land history (using public data sourced from historical archives, community organizations, and you!)
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Mapping our stories
We want our communities to learn and share their history. Using a photo map that anyone can browse and explore, these stories will be more accessible
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History is all around us, it's nearby
Discover things you didn’t know about the city’s past with a photo web map.
open-source
open-data
renewed focus on public greenspaces
expansion into Scarborough
A picture is worth a thousand words
Using over 33,000 photos sourced* from the City of Toronto Archives, Toronto Public Library, and community members will be displayed on a web map, free for anyone to view and interact with. *this work leverages the efforts made by the previous team behind OldTO open-source project from 2018
Discover something new about your area
Any users can navigate to any park or neighbourhood using an open-source map tool, offering block-by-block browsing of historic Toronto photographs and community submissions
Empower communities to tell their story
There are many memories not found in archives waiting to be shared - in addition to historical photos we are actively seeking submissions from the community.
*Storytelling with AR
*in development AR = Augmented Reality In addition to the photo map, park-goers will be able to use their mobile device and see a historical photo overlaid onto its present location (similar to how Pokemon GO uses a phone's camera to overlay a Pokemon in front of the user)
Morrish Parkette (2021/1948)
Image Credits: Nithursan Elamuhilan (2021 photo); scarboroughfirefighters.org (1948 photo)
