Midtown Toronto , Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Ernest Hemingway in Toronto

Photographed by Tim Boyd, April 11, 2026

1. Ernest Hemingway in Toronto Marker

Inscription. American author Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) known for A Farewell to Arms (1929), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940), and The Old Man and the Sea (1952) lived here from 1923 to 1924. Born in Oak Park, Illinois, Hemingway started his career as a freelance journalist and became a foreign correspondent and staff reporter at The Toronto Daily Star. In 1923, he moved to this building with his wife, Hadley Richardson, paying $85 a month in rent. Their son John (Jack) was born in Toronto Western Hospital the same year. After they left for Paris, Hemingway's last Star article, "The Freiburg Fedora: Must Wear Hats Like Other Folks If You Live in Toronto," was published in 1924 using the pen name John Hadley, Many ideas from his Star Weekly stories appeared in his early fictional works. Hemingway's time in Toronto also shaped his "iceberg theory writing style, which hides deeper meanings for readers to discover and interpret.

Erected 2024 by Heritage Toronto.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Toronto Heritage series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.

Location. 43° 41.323′ N, 79° 25.223′ W. Marker is in Toronto, Ontario. It is in Midtown Toronto. It is at the intersection of Bathurst Street and Lonsmount Road, on the right when traveling north on Bathurst

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Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1597 Bathurst St, Toronto ON M5P 3J1, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Toronto

and on the Golden Horseshoe.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Upper Canada College (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); Imperial Oil Building (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); Glenn Gould (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); Mount Pleasant Cemetery / Cimetière Mount Pleasant (approx. 2.1 kilometers away); Yonge Station (approx. 2.2 kilometers away); 35 Walmer Road (approx. 2.5 kilometers away); William Lyon Mackenzie King (approx. 2.6 kilometers away); The Right Honourable William Lyon Mackenzie King / Le Très Honorable William Lyon Mackenzie King (approx. 2.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toronto.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . . Ernest Hemingway’s Toronto Ties (Toronto Public Library).

Hemingway was given a chance to be a freelance reporter with Toronto Star Weekly, a weekend publication affiliated with the Toronto Daily Star newspaper.

The publication tried to compete with Sunday World, a highly successful magazine that offered inspiring fiction, humorous sketches, comics, children’s tales and advice for the lovelorn. To draw readership, the Star Weekly began to pay for popular fiction and entertaining human interest stories. This was a perfect time for Hemingway to come on board.

Hemingway’s first story was about Mayor Tommy Church, a long-serving politician,
Photographed by Tim Boyd, April 11, 2026

2. Ernest Hemingway in Toronto Marker
but it was rejected for publication due to its heavy-handed tone.

(Submitted on April 13, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

Ernest Hemingway’s apartment building in 2026 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, April 11, 2026

3. Ernest Hemingway’s apartment building in 2026

1923

4. Ernest Hemingway, 1923

Toronto Public Library (public domain)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 23 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 13, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.