Toronto in the 1920s

This page lists the 11 events that the site's timeline dates to the 1920s, from 1921 to 1929. Each entry states one fact that the linked article also states, so the article is the place to find the sources and any disagreement between them.

Dated events

• 1921
  Frederick Banting and Charles Best began the experiments at the University of Toronto that led to insulin. Frederick Banting: Insulin, Nobel Prize and TorontoPeople
• 1921
  The publicly owned Toronto Transportation Commission began operating the city's transit service. History of Toronto Public Transit: Streetcars to the SubwayTransport and infrastructure
• 1922
  Leonard Thompson, a 13-year-old boy, received the first human test of insulin at Toronto General Hospital. Frederick Banting: Insulin, Nobel Prize and TorontoPeople
• 1923
  The Chinese Immigration Act barred further Chinese immigration, and it was not repealed until 1947. Chinatown in Toronto: From Elizabeth Street to SpadinaGovernment and law
• 1923
  Frederick Banting and John James Rickard Macleod were announced as winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Frederick Banting: Insulin, Nobel Prize and TorontoPeople
• 1924
  In a non-binding plebiscite, 585,676 Ontario voters chose to maintain the Ontario Temperance Act and 551,645 favored government-controlled sale. The Ontario Temperance Act of 1916 and Prohibition in TorontoGovernment and law
• 1925
  A Cenotaph honoring Torontonians who died in the First World War was erected on the lawn of Old City Hall. Old City Hall: Lennox, the Unpaid Bill, and the 1960s RescueBuildings and places
• 1927
  The Liquor Control Act replaced the Ontario Temperance Act and created the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. The Ontario Temperance Act of 1916 and Prohibition in TorontoGovernment and law
• 1927
  The Princes' Gates, the monumental east entrance to the Exhibition grounds, were opened by Edward, Prince of Wales, and Prince George. Canadian National Exhibition: History of the CNEBuildings and places
• 1927
  The present Union Station opened when Edward, Prince of Wales, cut a ribbon with gold scissors. Union Station, Toronto: History, Architecture, and RoleTransport and infrastructure
• 1929
  The Royal York Hotel was built across Front Street from Union Station. Union Station, Toronto: History, Architecture, and RoleBuildings and places

Further reading on the 1920s

• Frederick Banting: Insulin, Nobel Prize and Toronto
• History of Toronto Public Transit: Streetcars to the Subway
• Chinatown in Toronto: From Elizabeth Street to Spadina
• The Ontario Temperance Act of 1916 and Prohibition in Toronto
• Old City Hall: Lennox, the Unpaid Bill, and the 1960s Rescue
• Canadian National Exhibition: History of the CNE
• Union Station, Toronto: History, Architecture, and Role
• Charles Best: The Toronto Scientist Behind Insulin
• Pride, the Orange Order, and Prohibition in Toronto
• North York: History of the Former Municipality
• East York: History of the Former Toronto Municipality
• Sir Henry Pellatt: Financier, Power Promoter and Soldier

Other decades

The 1910s · Full timeline · Lost and rebuilt Toronto