25 photos of what Toronto looked like in the 1990s

Toronto photos from the 1990s show a city in constant growth, change, and reinvention. 

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