Finding Aid for Non-Digitized Fire Insurance Maps
Last updated: March 2020
Toronto Public Library’s original fire insurance atlases and plans are housed in the Charles and Marilyn Baillie Special Collections Centre on the 5th floor of Toronto Reference Library.
Facsimile copies (which can be freely browsed) and most microforms are located in the Humanities and Social Science Department, located on the 2nd floor of Toronto Reference Library.
Researchers are encouraged to use copies of the plans (in digital, paper facsimile and microform formats) to preserve the fragile originals.
See also: our main page for Toronto Fire Insurance Atlases & Plans (includes digitized maps) and our Toronto Neighbourhoods Map (interactive map with more historical resources from the library)
Date(s) published | Coverage | Revision date(s) of earlier plan | Format | Location at Toronto Reference Library | Catalogue link | Colour or Black and White | Notes |
1858 | Toronto | Paper (facsimile) | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | See map cabinet 4. | ||
1858 | Toronto | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | Colour | |||
1880 | Toronto | Microfilm | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | FILM G573.3 Catalogued as “Atlas” but are Plans. | ||
1884 | Toronto | Microfilm | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | FILM G573.3 | ||
1884 | Toronto | Paper (facsimile) | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | Atlas | ||
1884 | Toronto | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | Colour | Library has a duplicate of Plate 39 | ||
1890 | Toronto | 1884 | Microfilm | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | FILM G573.3 | |
1890 | Toronto | 1884 | Paper (facsimile) | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | Atlas | |
1890 | Toronto | 1884 | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | Colour | ||
1893 | Toronto | 1890 | Paper (facsimile) | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | Atlas | |
1893 | Toronto | 1890 | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | Colour | ||
1894 | Toronto | 1890 | Microfilm | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | FILM G573.3 | |
1899 | Toronto | 1890 | Paper (facsimile) | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | Atlas | |
1899 | Toronto | 1890 | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | Colour | ||
1903 | Toronto | 1890 | Microfilm | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | FILM G573.3 | |
1903 | Toronto | 1890 | Paper (facsimile) | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | Atlas | |
1903 | Toronto | 1890 | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre | Colour | ||
1910 | Toronto | Paper (facsimile) | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | 3 vols. Atlas | ||
1910 | Toronto | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | Colour | |||
1912 | Toronto | 1910 | Microfilm | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | FILM G573.3 | |
1919 | Toronto district. I: Downtown. Financial District. St. Lawrence | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | Colour | |||
1923 | Toronto | 1910 | Microfilm | Humanities and Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | FILM G573.3 | |
1923 | Toronto | 1910 | Paper (facsimile) | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | Atlas | |
1923 | Toronto | 1910 | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | Colour | ||
1924 | Toronto | 1910 | Microfilm | Humanities and Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | FILM G573.3 | |
1924 | Toronto | 1910 | Paper (facsimile) | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | Atlas | |
1952–1973 | Toronto | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | Colour | 23 volumes in 12. Vols. 2, 3 and 8 were not published |
Date(s) published | Coverage | Revision date(s) of earlier plan | Format | Location at Toronto Reference Library | Catalogue link | Colour or Black and White | Notes |
1889 | Toronto | 1880 | Microfiche | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | CIHM 35003 | |
1909 (March) | Downtown Exhibition Financial District Garrison King-Spadina Railway Lands St. Lawrence University | Microfiche | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | |||
1909 (March) | Downtown Exhibition Financial District Garrison King-Spadina Railway Lands St. Lawrence University | Microfilm | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | Microfilm G573.6
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1917 (May) | Downtown Exhibition Financial District Garrison King-Spadina Railway Lands St. Lawrence University | 1909 (May) | Microfiche | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | ||
1921–1951 | Toronto | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | Colour | Incomplete. Revision slips for paste-ins. Includes Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. |
Date(s) published | Coverage | Revision date(s) of earlier plan | Format | Location at Toronto Reference Library | Catalogue link | Colour or Black and White | Notes |
1921–1951 | Toronto | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | Colour | Incomplete. Revision slips for paste-ins. Includes Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. | ||
1889 | Toronto | 1880 | Microfiche | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | CIHM 25004 (link to plan) | |
1914 (March) | Downtown Dufferin Grove-Bickford Park Exhibition Garrison Kensington-Grange King-SpadinaRailway Lands Palmerston-Sussex Ulster Trinity Bellwoods University | 1910 | Microfilm | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | Microfilm G573.6
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1921–1951 | Toronto | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | Colour | Incomplete. Revision slips for paste-ins. Includes Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. | ||
1930–1945 | Downtown Dufferin Grove-Bickford Park Exhibition Garrison Kensington-Grange King-SpadinaRailway Lands Palmerston-Sussex Ulster Trinity Bellwoods University | 1930 | Paper (facsimile) | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | These are in map cabinet 4 | |
1930–1945 | Downtown Dufferin Grove-Bickford Park Exhibition Garrison Kensington-Grange King-SpadinaRailway Lands Palmerston-Sussex Ulster Trinity Bellwoods University | 1930 | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | Colour | Area shown in this volume: Lake Ontario up to Bloor St. West, between Dufferin and Bay and/or University. | |
1935 (April) | Downtown Dufferin Grove-Bickford Park Exhibition Garrison Kensington-Grange King-SpadinaRailway Lands Palmerston-Sussex Ulster Trinity Bellwoods University | Microfiche | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | 94? Sheets. No. 82-177. |
Date(s) published | Coverage | Revision date(s) of earlier plan | Format | Location at Toronto Reference Library | Catalogue link | Colour or Black and White | Notes |
1914 (June) | Cabbagetown Downtown Harbour Leslieville Port Lands Regent Park Riverdale St. Lawrence Toronto Islands | 1911 | Microfilm | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | Microfilm G573.6
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1921–1951 | Toronto | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | Colour | Incomplete. Revision slips for paste-ins. Includes Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. | ||
1935 (May) | Cabbagetown Downtown Harbour Leslieville Port Lands Regent Park Riverdale St. Lawrence Toronto Islands | Microfiche | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | 80? Sheets. Nos. 178-258. | ||
1951 | Cabbagetown Downtown Leslieville Port Lands Riverdale St. James Town St. Lawrence | 1931 | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | Colour | Area covered by the atlas: north of Lake Ontario (Toronto Harbour and Ship Channel) up to Bloor St. West/Danforth Ave. in the north; between Cherry and Church St. in the west to Carlaw Ave. in the east. | |
1951 (May) | Cabbagetown Downtown Harbour Leslieville Port Lands Regent Park Riverdale St. Lawrence Toronto Islands | 1931 | Microfiche | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | 80? Sheets. Nos. 178-258. |
Date(s) published | Coverage | Revision date(s) of earlier plan | Format | Location at Toronto Reference Library | Catalogue link | Colour or Black and White | Notes |
1914 (November) | Brockton Exhibition High Park Parkdale Sunnyside | 1910 | Microfilm | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | Microfilm G573.6 | |
1921–1951 | Toronto | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | Colour | Incomplete. Revision slips for paste-ins. Includes Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. | ||
1933 (July) | Brockton Exhibition High Park Parkdale Sunnyside | 1926 (September) | Microfiche | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | “Key plan of Toronto volume four plan dated Sept., 1926 Revised to July 1933.” 74 sheets. Nos. 262-335. Some sheets unrevised from 1926 | |
1941 | Brockton High Park Swansea | 1926–1941 | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | Colour | ||
1941 (September) | Brockton Exhibition High Park Parkdale Sunnyside | 1926 (September) | Microfiche | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | 76 sheets. Nos. 262-336. |
Date(s) published | Coverage | Revision date(s) of earlier plan | Format | Location at Toronto Reference Library | Catalogue link | Colour or Black and White | Notes |
1904 (April) | Annex Deer Park Dovercourt Seaton Village. Rosedale-Moore Park Wychwood Hillcrest Yorkville | 1890 (November) | Microfiche | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | ||
1914 | Toronto | 1907 | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | Colour | Area covered: north of Bloor St. West, east of Dundas St/Bloor St. West, west of Don River, south of St. Clair & Canadian Pacific Railway. | |
1914 (August) | Annex Deer Park Dovercourt High Park Junction Rosedale-Moore Park Seaton Village Wychwood Hillcrest Yorkville | Microfilm | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | Microfilm G573.6
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1921–1951 | Toronto | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | Colour | Incomplete. Revision slips for paste-ins. Includes Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. | ||
1932 (February) | Annex Deer Park Dovercourt High Park Junction Rosedale-Moore Park Seaton Village Wychwood Hillcrest Yorkville | 1907 (May) | Microfiche | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | “Some sheets dated 1912 or 1914.” | |
1943 (January) | Annex Deer Park Dovercourt Rosedale-Moore Park Seaton Village Wychwood Hillcrest Yorkville | 1921 (May) | Microfiche | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white |
Date(s) published | Coverage | Revision date(s) of earlier plan | Format | Location at Toronto Reference Library | Catalogue link | Colour or Black and White | Notes |
1913 and 1916 | Beach, Danforth Riverdale Upper Beach | 1910 | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | Colour | Area shown: roughly between Lake Ontario to the south, Danforth to the north, Coxwell to the west and Woodbine to the east. | |
1916 (February) | Beach Danforth East York Leslieville Riverdale Upper Beach | 1913 (February) | Microfilm | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | Microfilm G573.6
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1921–1951 | Toronto | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | Colour | Incomplete. Revision slips for paste-ins. Includes Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. | ||
1934 (June) | Beach Cedarvale Fairbank Forest Hill Leslieville North Toronto Oakwood-Vaughan Riverdale Silverthorn Upper Beach | 1929 (April) | Microfiche | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white |
Date(s) published | Coverage | Revision date(s) of earlier plan | Format | Location at Toronto Reference Library | Catalogue link | Colour or Black and White | Notes |
1912-1915 | Deer Park Earlscourt North Toronto, Wychwood-Hillcrest | 1912 | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | Colour | ||
1915 (December) | Cedarvale Deer Park Earlscourt Fairbank Forest Hill North Toronto Oakwood-Vaughan Wychwood-Hillcrest | 1912 (December) | Microfiche | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | 34? Sheets. Nos. 700-712; 727-728; 733-750 | |
1915 (December) | Cedarvale Deer Park Earlscourt Fairbank Forest Hill North Toronto Oakwood-Vaughan Wychwood-Hillcrest | 1912 (December) | Microfilm | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Microfilm G573.6
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1921–1951 | Toronto | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | Colour | Incomplete. Revision slips for paste-ins. Includes Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. | ||
1928 | Toronto | 1921 | Microfiche | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | FIPs Fiche Cabinet | |
1934 (October) | Cedarvale Deer Park Earlscourt Fairbank Forest Hill Leaside North Toronto Oakwood-Vaughan Rosedale-Moore Park Wychwood-Hillcrest | Microfiche | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | FIPs Fiche Cabinet | ||
1951–1955 | Cedarvale Fairbank Forest Hill North Toronto Oakwood-Vaughan Silverthorn | Microfiche | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | “Additions. Highlighted areas only 18 Plans reproduced on 2 microfiches. [Plans numbered west from Bathurst Street]” |
Date(s) published | Coverage | Revision date(s) of earlier plan | Format | Location at Toronto Reference Library | Catalogue link | Colour or Black and White | Notes |
1916 | Danforth East York | 1910 | Microfiche | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | 26? sheets. Nos. [800-854]. | |
1921–1951 | Toronto | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | Colour | Incomplete. Revision slips for paste-ins. Includes Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. | ||
1934 (February) | Danforth East York Leaside Thorncliffe Park | 1928 (June) | Microfiche | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | FIPs Fiche Cabinet | |
1944 | East York | 1928 | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | Colour | Area shown: Township of East York: east of Don River and west of Woodbine Wve., north of Danforth Ave and south of Canadian National Railway (CNR); some areas are shown above CNR. | |
1944 (September) | Danforth East York Leaside Thorncliffe Park | 1928 (June) | Microfiche | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | FIPs fiche cabinet | |
1916 | Upper Beach | 1913 | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | Colour | Incomplete. Sheet no. 926 only |
Date(s) published | Coverage | Revision date(s) of earlier plan | Format | Location at Toronto Reference Library | Catalogue link | Colour or Black and White | Notes |
1916 (March) | Beach Birch Cliff East York Danforth Oakridge Scarborough Upper Beach | 1897 | Microfilm | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | Microfilm G573.6
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1934 (July) | Beach Birch Cliff Clairlea-Golden Mile Cliffside-Cliffcrest Danforth East York Oakridge Scarborough Upper Beach. | 1924/1929 | Microfiche | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | 60? Sheets. Nos. [910-970]. |
Date(s) published | Coverage | Revision date(s) of earlier plan | Format | Location at Toronto Reference Library | Catalogue link | Colour or Black and White | Notes |
1889 | Toronto | 1880 | Microfiche | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | CIHM 35002. “Reference to the complete work” | |
1889 | Toronto | 1880 | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | Colour | 2 vols. Some Plans revised to 1892. | |
1904 | Toronto fire: Financial District. Railway Lands. | 1890 | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | Not catalogued | Colour | Call Number / Accession Number T 1904/5 small |
1914–1918 | Toronto | 1910 | Microfilm | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | Reel 1. Volumes 1-7, 9 -- Reel. 2. Includes Toronto Junction, Thornhill, Weston, Lambton Mills, Mimico, Richmond Hill | |
1936 | Thistletown | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | ||||
1914 (October) | Bloor West Village Earlscourt High Park Junction. Lambton | 1903 | Microfilm | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | Microfilm G573.6
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1903-1918 | Bloor West Village Earlscourt High Park Junction. Lambton | 1903 (January); revised to 1918 (October) | Microfiche | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | FIPs Fiche Cabinet | |
1923 | Bloor West Village Lambton | 1912 | Paper (original) | Baillie Special Collections Centre (5th floor) | Colour | Incomplete. Includes Plate 1A index sheet only Area shown: roughly between Bloor St. West to the south and Florence Crescent to the north; Humber River and Gooch Ave. to the west and Runnymede Rd. to the east. | |
1930 (August) | Bloor West Village Earlscourt Junction High Park Kingsway Lambton Mount Dennis Silverthorn. Weston | 1923 | Microfiche | Humanities & Social Sciences (2nd floor) | Black and white | “Toronto Junction extension to key plan August 1930.” “Toronto Junction now Ward 7 of the City of Toronto Revised to August 1930” |