Victoria Street Building Signage

This 1888 photograph was taken of the northwest corner of Victoria Street in Toronto. Taken before TRREB incorporated, the building’s signage illustrates how real estate agents provided diverse business practices, including marriage licenses, at that time.

Did you know?

Shortage of rental space for wartime workers set off housing shortage (1939)
Several real estate boards drew up the first constitution of the Canadian Association of Real Estate Boards or CAREB (1943)

1888, photograph, Adelaide St. E. and northwest corner of Victoria Street
Toronto Public Library Archives