Photo: City of Toronto Archives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Those aboard this ferry would have had to board from an aging terminal built in 1918 at the foot of Bay Street. The rebuilt structure, today known as Jack Layton Ferry Terminal, lies about 100 metres east of the previous terminal.<\/p>\n Photo: City of Toronto Archives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n More than a century ago, this summertime hotspot was linked to the Toronto Islands via a sandy peninsula that was washed away in the mid 19th-century. Above, a sand-strutting couple prove flares were acceptable beach attire, at least in 1970.<\/p>\n Photo: City of Toronto Archives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Many make the trip to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport \u2014 bypassing the much busier Toronto Pearson International Airport for flights to New York, Boston, Montreal, and other destinations \u2014 but the City\u2019s island airport was cash strapped in the \u201870s.<\/p>\n Photo: City of Toronto Archives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n The monolithic TD Centre towers, the work of architect Ludwig Miles van der Rohe, stood out even more in the early 1970s with far fewer high rises encroaching.<\/p>\n Photo: City of Toronto Archives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n The site of a multi-phase revitalization from The Daniels Corporation and Toronto Community Housing that\u2019s currently underway, Regent Park was among the first social housing communities in Canada. Check out this then-and-now photo tour to see how it is changing<\/a>.<\/p>\n Photo: City of Toronto Archives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n By November 1973, construction on the ambitious CN Tower project had been going on for the better part of a year. The iconic tower was still about three years away from opening to the public.<\/p>\n Photo: City of Toronto Archives<\/a><\/p>\n Ontario Place, which still looks oddly futuristic today, appeared especially so in the early ’70s when it opened amid fanfare.<\/p>\n Photo: City of Toronto Archives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n In the 1970s and \u201880s, parts of The Esplanade were redeveloped and a number of public-realm improvements were made, though the red-brick character of The Esplanade remains today.<\/p>\n Photo: City of Toronto Archives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n The St. Lawrence Market\u2019s southern portion was given a reno throughout the early 1970s, avoiding the wrecking ball, unlike buildings to the north<\/a>.<\/p>\n Photo: City of Toronto Archives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Dense residential development already existed along Queens Quay in the mid ’70s \u2014 but nothing like today.<\/p>\n Photo: City of Toronto Archives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n A much more low- and mid-rise concentrated Toronto.<\/p>\n Photo: City of Toronto Archives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Sunnyside Pool at a decidedly quiet moment in its nearly century-long history.<\/p>\n Photo: City of Toronto Archives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Two key differences from contemporary commuting: the orange paneling indicates this photo was taken inside an H6 subway train \u2014 the last one was retired in 2014 \u2014 and riders aren\u2019t crammed in elbow to elbow.<\/p>\n Photo: City of Toronto Archives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n The Gooderham Building \u2014 the reddish brick flatiron in the centre \u2014 stands out in a sea of parking lots and washed out buildings.<\/p>\n Photo: City of Toronto Archives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n From 1931 until the final face off in 1999, Maple Leaf Gardens was home to the Toronto Maple Leafs NHL franchise. It has since been declared a National Historic Site of Canada and is home to a Loblaws as well as Ryerson University\u2019s Mattamy Athletic Centre.<\/p>\n Photo: City of Toronto Archives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n The Hard Rock Cafe first opened its doors in Toronto in 1978. It was the international chain\u2019s second location.<\/p>\n![\"Toronto](\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/toronto-ferry-1970.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nCherry Beach 1970<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nIsland Airport, 1970<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nSpadina bridge, 1971<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nRegent Park, Parliament and Dundas Streets, 1972<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nCN Tower under construction, November 1973<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nOntario Place, 1973<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nNorthwest corner of Esplanade and Hahn, 1973-74<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nSt. Lawrence Market, as seen from the King Edward Hotel, July 1974<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nQueens Quay, 1974<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nAerial view, 1973-1975<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nSunnyside, 1976<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nTTC Subway, 1976<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nSt. Lawrence Market, 1976<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nMaple Leaf Gardens, 1977<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nHard Rock Cafe, 1978-80<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nDundas Square, 1978-80<\/strong><\/h2>\n