Toronto in Time
Free AppAbout Toronto in Time
With Toronto in Time, discover Toronto's history through “then and now” photos, slideshows, trails, and stories for over 150 sites! Explore the story of the club that hosted the Rolling Stones, U2, and Marilyn Monroe; discover where soldiers of the War of 1812 lie buried; stand on the site of a 17th century First Nations village; tour the city with specially curated trails, and much more. Meet a cast of characters that includes inventors, artists, entrepreneurs, bank robbers, visionaries and dreamers who paint the rich portrait of Toronto's history.
To use the app, locate yourself on the map and find stories closest to you, filter stories by theme or area, or be your own tour guide and follow a thematic trail. Each story includes a photo gallery or a unique “then and now” photo feature that shows a present-day photo dissolving into its historic past.
Find all the features of Toronto in Time online at its companion website: http://citiesintime.ca/toronto/
- Read over 150 stories on Toronto's history
- Watch the present dissolve into the past with the “then and now” photo feature or browse a photo gallery of historic sites.
- Locate yourself on the map and find stories closest to you
- Tour the city by following a thematic trail - Read an introduction to a theme or trail
Toronto in Time is second in the Cities in Time app series, which launched in the fall of 2011 with Vancouver in Time for iOS.
Toronto in Time is a partnership of Historica Canada, Museum Services of the City of Toronto, and Heritage Toronto. We gratefully acknowledge funding from the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport, and the Department of Canadian Heritage.
To use the app, locate yourself on the map and find stories closest to you, filter stories by theme or area, or be your own tour guide and follow a thematic trail. Each story includes a photo gallery or a unique “then and now” photo feature that shows a present-day photo dissolving into its historic past.
Find all the features of Toronto in Time online at its companion website: http://citiesintime.ca/toronto/
- Read over 150 stories on Toronto's history
- Watch the present dissolve into the past with the “then and now” photo feature or browse a photo gallery of historic sites.
- Locate yourself on the map and find stories closest to you
- Tour the city by following a thematic trail - Read an introduction to a theme or trail
Toronto in Time is second in the Cities in Time app series, which launched in the fall of 2011 with Vancouver in Time for iOS.
Toronto in Time is a partnership of Historica Canada, Museum Services of the City of Toronto, and Heritage Toronto. We gratefully acknowledge funding from the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport, and the Department of Canadian Heritage.
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
Toronto in Time has been updated with 26 new stories and over 52 new photographs from locations across Toronto. Learn more about the city, with stories on such topics as industry (Leaside Munitions and Toronto Hydro), military history (Soldiers' Tower and Volunteers' Monument), culture (BAPS Mandir and Long Branch Resort) and so much more!
Toronto in Time has been updated with 26 new stories and over 52 new photographs from locations across Toronto. Learn more about the city, with stories on such topics as industry (Leaside Munitions and Toronto Hydro), military history (Soldiers' Tower and Volunteers' Monument), culture (BAPS Mandir and Long Branch Resort) and so much more!
More downloads Toronto in Time reached 5 000 - 10 000 downloads
Version update Toronto in Time was updated to version 1.1.1
More downloads Toronto in Time reached 1 000 - 5 000 downloads
What are users saying about Toronto in Time
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Nice to see history
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Love it!
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Love the history
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This is a great concept, and I love seeing the then and now photos and stories. I wish there was even more content. There is a problem using the map, at least on my tablet. I cannot zoom in an area. Each time I try to zoo m in, it snaps back right away to the full city map, so I cannot pick stories from a particular map area. If you could fix that and add content more often, it would be a great app!
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Works nice
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I love the content in here, but I just wish it were updated more often.
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Keeps crashing badly
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Love the map interface to find interesting history about any area of the city. Great historical pictures. Great for residents and tourists alike. And its free.
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Good start with lots of promise. Some innacuracies, like contrasting the south St. Lawrence market with an old photo of the north building. Frequent updates could make this a great app.
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Plenty of interesting facts presented in a neat app
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Works well and provides all kinds of interesting background on the city. My only request is that they keep expanding the sites. Great work.
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An awesome histogram...
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Nice to see this app free with support of the city of Toronto while the same applies for other cities costs money. I approve of this kind of use of our tax dollars.
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Love this. Find out random things from your location. Rad!
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Nice To Know
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Great free app, very easy to use Love the map interface to find interesting history about any area of the city. Great historical pictures. Great for residents and tourists alike. And its free.
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Neat app Works well and provides all kinds of interesting background on the city. My only request is that they keep expanding the sites. Great work.
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Great app! Love this. Find out random things from your location. Rad!
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Way to go toronto. Nice to see this app free with support of the city of Toronto while the same applies for other cities costs money. I approve of this kind of use of our tax dollars.
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Excellent Plenty of interesting facts presented in a neat app
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Cool! Nice To Know
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Neat. Good start with lots of promise. Some innacuracies, like contrasting the south St. Lawrence market with an old photo of the north building. Frequent updates could make this a great app.
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Great tool for anyone who wants to know a little more about the history of their city. Can't wait for new info to be added on!