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English: On Tuesday, April 19, and Wednesday, April 20th, 1904, a massive fire ripped through Toronto’s downtown core (in the Bay - Wellington - Esplanade area.) The first alarm sounded at 8:04pm, under a strong north-west wind (30-40 mph). The fire was not under control until 10 am the next morning. This fire insurance map shows the area damaged by the fire.
Français : Cette carte illustre la région détruite lors du Grand incendie de Toronto le 19 et 20 avril 1904. La partie de la ville incendiée (de Bay à Wellington jusqu’à l’Esplanade) était un quartier de grossistes. Le signal d’alarme parti à 8h04. Un vent d’environ 48 à 64 km/h aggravait la situation et le feu ne fut contrôlé avant 10h00 le lendemain matin.
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Source http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMDC-MAPS-R-71&R=DC-MAPS-R-71
Author Goad, Charles E. (1848–1910)
Camera location43° 38′ 51.85″ N, 79° 22′ 46.84″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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