Original Photo: 

This photo is part of a partnership between Urban Toronto as part of "Heritage Toronto Mondays".

Some books have dated this image from 1866. Judging by the clothing, the bicycle, the street paved with cobblestones, and the fact that cameras and film at that time were simply not capable of capturing the couple in motion strolling down Yonge Street, that date is incorrect. It was probably photographed around the turn of the 20th century and shows the north end of the Great Western station, which before the passenger trains were transferred to Union Station in 1882, included separate waiting rooms for men and women, a telegraph office and a refreshment room.

Research by Derek Boles
Photo research by Gary Switzer of MOD Developments