Scan 5
Might's Greater Toronto city directory, 1939, 1939
476 lines. Read by computer on 19 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1Statistics of the City of Toronto
2POPULATION
3OFFICIAL ESTIMATE
5TORONTO CITY PROPER . . . 713,475
6GREATER TORONTO SUBURBAN AREA 167,685
7(Greater Toronto Suburban Area)
8GREATER TORONTO 881,160
9(Area served by letter carrier Post Office Service)
11January 1, 1938
12January 1, 1939
13Change in Population
14Increase
155,628
16Increase
173,057
18(Metropolitan Area)
19Net Increase
208,685
22BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, 1938.
24<table>
25 <tr>
26 <th></th>
27 <th>No. of Permits</th>
28 <th>No. of Erections</th>
29 <th>Value. Total</th>
30 </tr>
31 <tr>
32 <td>Apartment Houses—(447 dwelling units)</td>
33 <td>10</td>
34 <td>10</td>
35 <td>$1,344,500</td>
36 </tr>
37 <tr>
38 <td>Apartment Houses—Alterations and additions</td>
39 <td>46</td>
40 <td>47</td>
41 <td>189,065</td>
42 </tr>
43 <tr>
44 <td>Banks</td>
45 <td>1</td>
46 <td>1</td>
47 <td>65,000</td>
48 </tr>
49 <tr>
50 <td>Banks—Alterations and additions</td>
51 <td>6</td>
52 <td>6</td>
53 <td>49,450</td>
54 </tr>
55 <tr>
56 <td>Canopies</td>
57 <td>15</td>
58 <td>15</td>
59 <td>8,745</td>
60 </tr>
61 <tr>
62 <td>Churches</td>
63 <td>6</td>
64 <td>6</td>
65 <td>99,300</td>
66 </tr>
67 <tr>
68 <td>Churches—Alterations and additions</td>
69 <td>22</td>
70 <td>22</td>
71 <td>416,615</td>
72 </tr>
73 <tr>
74 <td>Demolitions</td>
75 <td>230</td>
76 <td>420</td>
77 <td>57,840</td>
78 </tr>
79 <tr>
80 <td>Dwellings, brick—(418 dwelling units)</td>
81 <td>174</td>
82 <td>326</td>
83 <td>1,572,600</td>
84 </tr>
85 <tr>
86 <td>Dwellings, brick—Alterations and additions</td>
87 <td>119</td>
88 <td>124</td>
89 <td>233,350</td>
90 </tr>
91 <tr>
92 <td>Dwellings, frame—(Island)</td>
93 <td>51</td>
94 <td>51</td>
95 <td>73,395</td>
96 </tr>
97 <tr>
98 <td>Dwellings, frame—Alterations and additions</td>
99 <td>680</td>
100 <td>740</td>
101 <td>214,694</td>
102 </tr>
103 <tr>
104 <td>Factories</td>
105 <td>6</td>
106 <td>6</td>
107 <td>125,650</td>
108 </tr>
109 <tr>
110 <td>Factories—Alterations and additions</td>
111 <td>133</td>
112 <td>133</td>
113 <td>432,605</td>
114 </tr>
115 <tr>
116 <td>Fire Escapes</td>
117 <td>29</td>
118 <td>33</td>
119 <td>12,435</td>
120 </tr>
121 <tr>
122 <td>Garages—Private</td>
123 <td>756</td>
124 <td>795</td>
125 <td>124,205</td>
126 </tr>
127 <tr>
128 <td>Garages—Public</td>
129 <td>52</td>
130 <td>52</td>
131 <td>124,835</td>
132 </tr>
133 <tr>
134 <td>Gasoline Service Stations</td>
135 <td>12</td>
136 <td>12</td>
137 <td>97,800</td>
138 </tr>
139 <tr>
140 <td>Gasoline Service Stations—Alterations and additions</td>
141 <td>34</td>
142 <td>34</td>
143 <td>80,150</td>
144 </tr>
145 <tr>
146 <td>Municipal Buildings</td>
147 <td>7</td>
148 <td>7</td>
149 <td>5,650</td>
150 </tr>
151 <tr>
152 <td>Offices</td>
153 <td>4</td>
154 <td>4</td>
155 <td>123,000</td>
156 </tr>
157 <tr>
158 <td>Offices—Alteration and additions</td>
159 <td>55</td>
160 <td>55</td>
161 <td>235,102</td>
162 </tr>
163 <tr>
164 <td>Schools</td>
165 <td>1</td>
166 <td>1</td>
167 <td>180,000</td>
168 </tr>
169 <tr>
170 <td>Schools—Alterations and additions</td>
171 <td>17</td>
172 <td>17</td>
173 <td>450,800</td>
174 </tr>
175 <tr>
176 <td>Sheds</td>
177 <td>63</td>
178 <td>67</td>
179 <td>13,805</td>
180 </tr>
181 <tr>
182 <td>Signs</td>
183 <td>698</td>
184 <td>814</td>
185 <td>126,605</td>
186 </tr>
187 <tr>
188 <td>Stables</td>
189 <td>2</td>
190 <td>2</td>
191 <td>685</td>
192 </tr>
193 <tr>
194 <td>Stores</td>
195 <td>23</td>
196 <td>29</td>
197 <td>280,000</td>
198 </tr>
199 <tr>
200 <td>Stores—Alterations and additions</td>
201 <td>503</td>
202 <td>534</td>
203 <td>389,570</td>
204 </tr>
205 <tr>
206 <td>Storage Tanks—Gasoline, Fuel Oil, etc.</td>
207 <td>231</td>
208 <td>362</td>
209 <td>191,053</td>
210 </tr>
211 <tr>
212 <td>Temporary Buildings</td>
213 <td>271</td>
214 <td>271</td>
215 <td>69,100</td>
216 </tr>
217 <tr>
218 <td>Theatres</td>
219 <td>2</td>
220 <td>2</td>
221 <td>70,000</td>
222 </tr>
223 <tr>
224 <td>Theatres—Alterations and additions</td>
225 <td></td>
226 <td></td>
227 <td>17</td>
228 <td>17</td>
229 <td>48,085</td>
230 </tr>
231 <tr>
232 <td>Verandahs</td>
233 <td></td>
234 <td></td>
235 <td>443</td>
236 <td>472</td>
237 <td>72,771</td>
238 </tr>
239 <tr>
240 <td>Warehouses</td>
241 <td></td>
242 <td></td>
243 <td>3</td>
244 <td>3</td>
245 <td>10,000</td>
246 </tr>
247 <tr>
248 <td>Warehouses—Alterations and additions</td>
249 <td></td>
250 <td></td>
251 <td>46</td>
252 <td>48</td>
253 <td>134,315</td>
254 </tr>
255 <tr>
256 <td>Miscellaneous</td>
257 <td></td>
258 <td></td>
259 <td>107</td>
260 <td>107</td>
261 <td>771,565</td>
262 </tr>
263 <tr>
264 <th>Totals</th>
265 <th></th>
266 <th></th>
267 <th>4,875</th>
268 <th>5,645</th>
269 <th>$8,494,340</th>
270 </tr>
271</table>
273BUILDINGS ERECTED
275Actual figures since 1924 are:—
277<table>
278 <tr>
279 <th>Year.</th>
280 <th>No.</th>
281 <th>No.</th>
282 <th>Buildings Erected</th>
283 </tr>
284 <tr>
285 <td>1924</td>
286 <td>8,820</td>
287 <td>10,940</td>
288 <td>23,926,028</td>
289 </tr>
290 <tr>
291 <td>1925</td>
292 <td>9,020</td>
293 <td>11,198</td>
294 <td>25,797,196</td>
295 </tr>
296 <tr>
297 <td>1926</td>
298 <td>8,473</td>
299 <td>9,923</td>
300 <td>26,029,584</td>
301 </tr>
302 <tr>
303 <td>1927</td>
304 <td>9,159</td>
305 <td>11,271</td>
306 <td>31,274,876</td>
307 </tr>
308 <tr>
309 <td>1928</td>
310 <td>9,208</td>
311 <td>11,302</td>
312 <td>51,607,188</td>
313 </tr>
314 <tr>
315 <td>1929</td>
316 <td>8,731</td>
317 <td>10,682</td>
318 <td>47,698,654</td>
319 </tr>
320 <tr>
321 <td>1930</td>
322 <td>7,812</td>
323 <td>9,925</td>
324 <td>32,130,589</td>
325 </tr>
326 <tr>
327 <td>1931</td>
328 <td>6,832</td>
329 <td>8,646</td>
330 <td>19,009,985</td>
331 </tr>
332 <tr>
333 <td>1932</td>
334 <td>4,969</td>
335 <td>5,686</td>
336 <td>6,919,550</td>
337 </tr>
338 <tr>
339 <td>1933</td>
340 <td>4,149</td>
341 <td>4,570</td>
342 <td>4,291,667</td>
343 </tr>
344 <tr>
345 <td>1934</td>
346 <td>4,656</td>
347 <td>5,283</td>
348 <td>7,378,772</td>
349 </tr>
350 <tr>
351 <td>1935</td>
352 <td>4,467</td>
353 <td>5,175</td>
354 <td>9,905,455</td>
355 </tr>
356 <tr>
357 <td>1936</td>
358 <td>4,635</td>
359 <td>5,501</td>
360 <td>8,114,799</td>
361 </tr>
362 <tr>
363 <td>1937</td>
364 <td>5,217</td>
365 <td>5,969</td>
366 <td>11,238,900</td>
367 </tr>
368 <tr>
369 <td>1938</td>
370 <td>4,875</td>
371 <td>5,645</td>
372 <td>8,494,340</td>
373 </tr>
374</table>
376ASSESSMENT AND TAXATION
378<table>
379 <tr>
380 <th>Year</th>
381 <th>Assessment</th>
382 <th>Taxes Levied</th>
383 <th>Rate Mills</th>
384 </tr>
385 <tr>
386 <td>1924</td>
387 <td>849,121,200</td>
388 <td>24,414,972</td>
389 <td>30</td>
390 </tr>
391 <tr>
392 <td>1925</td>
393 <td>875,414,354</td>
394 <td>24,969,845</td>
395 <td>29.85</td>
396 </tr>
397 <tr>
398 <td>1926</td>
399 <td>883,839,808</td>
400 <td>25,166,367</td>
401 <td>29.6</td>
402 </tr>
403 <tr>
404 <td>1927</td>
405 <td>910,494,398</td>
406 <td>27,683,530</td>
407 <td>31.8</td>
408 </tr>
409 <tr>
410 <td>1928</td>
411 <td>923,972,441</td>
412 <td>28,029,719</td>
413 <td>31.8</td>
414 </tr>
415 <tr>
416 <td>1929</td>
417 <td>968,532,329</td>
418 <td>29,189,590</td>
419 <td>31.5</td>
420 </tr>
421 <tr>
422 <td>1930</td>
423 <td>1,013,408,615</td>
424 <td>30,882,166</td>
425 <td>31.8</td>
426 </tr>
427 <tr>
428 <td>1931</td>
429 <td>1,050,204,868</td>
430 <td>33,799,076</td>
431 <td>33.6</td>
432 </tr>
433 <tr>
434 <td>1932</td>
435 <td>1,063,798,134</td>
436 <td>34,530,040</td>
437 <td>33.9</td>
438 </tr>
439 <tr>
440 <td>1933</td>
441 <td>1,049,465,163</td>
442 <td>33,620,067</td>
443 <td>33.40</td>
444 </tr>
445 <tr>
446 <td>1934</td>
447 <td>1,027,224,018</td>
448 <td>32,487,269</td>
449 <td>33.00</td>
450 </tr>
451 <tr>
452 <td>1935</td>
453 <td>1,019,457,678</td>
454 <td>33,224,833</td>
455 <td>34.15</td>
456 </tr>
457 <tr>
458 <td>1936</td>
459 <td>978,206,303</td>
460 <td>32,634,161</td>
461 <td>34.85</td>
462 </tr>
463 <tr>
464 <td>1937</td>
465 <td>974,722,394</td>
466 <td>33,238,319</td>
467 <td>35.70</td>
468 </tr>
469 <tr>
470 <td>1938</td>
471 <td>974,589,040</td>
472 <td>33,392,845</td>
473 <td>36.05</td>
474 </tr>
475</table>
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