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| Over
the years a
number of aerial photographs and aerial surveys have been taken over
Thornhill and the surrounding area. For this exhibit we have reproduced
four aerial photographs we have in our collection. Aerial photographs are valuable sources of information, as they literally provide a bird’s eye view of the area. They show the positions of buildings and other sites in relation to one another, and they vividly record the changes that take place over time as communities evolve. Even in the relatively short space of time between photograph two and three, the beginning of the transition of Thornhill from a rural to suburban community can be seen. |
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This is the earliest aerial photograph of Thornhill that is known to us. This photograph was taken by the Toronto Telegram looking east c.1930. It was taken at a high altitude, the highest of all the aerial photographs shown in this exhibit, and shows the entire core of the old Village of Thornhill as it appeared prior to the Second World War. |
 Looking east over Thornhill [c.1930] Toronto Telegram photo Larger image |
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