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More Cars than Horses, Toronto, 1910

THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN AT Bay and Adelaide, in front of the Farmers Bank of Canada, which was suspended on Monday, December 19, 1910. Already it was apparent that automobiles were beginning to outnumber horses, at least in downtown Toronto. But traffic was still light, enabling the chauffeur and limousine to park in the middle of the intersection. Judging by the awnings and clothing, the photo was taken in mild weather.

Just ten years earlier, the horse had greatly outnumbered cars in Canada. In the year 1900, cars were so rare that people had not yet decided what to call the new contraptions. Horseless carriage, gas buggy, and motorcycle were some of the early attempts to label this new invention.