Mimico-Queensway in Toronto, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery c.1890-1979
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Cimetière de l'asile du boulevard Lakeshore Vers 1890 a 1979

Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery c.1890-1979 side of marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 7, 2026

1. Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery c.1890-1979 side of marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery c.1890-1979
Formerly, Ontario Hospital (New Toronto), & Mimico Asylum Burial Grounds
Also known as Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Cemetery

Established in 1890, this cemetery contains the remains of 1,511 individuals who died at the Mimico Asylum/Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital. Construction of the hospital on its 60 scenic acres beside Lake Ontario began in the 1880s, as a healthy respite facility for patients who would be transferred from the Province's existing asylums.

The "Mimico Branch Asylum" opened on January 21, 1890 under the administration of the Asylum for the Insane, Toronto (later renamed the Queen Street Mental Health Centre). It received its first 116 patients on that day from Toronto, with the exception of ten male patient labourers who had been resident since 1889 to prepare the site for later occupants. In 1892, it was decided that the Mimico Asylum (so renamed) should become a fully integrated facility in its own right, rather than a "long-stay patient only” branch, which it remained until it closed and partially re-merged with the Queen Street facility in 1979.

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first burial at this cemetery took place in 1890 and the last in 1974. For 84 years, the cemetery at Mimico was used to bury patients who had no family or lacked sufficient funds to make other arrangements. The cemetery was divided in half by a central north-south road. Roman Catholics were burled on the west side of the cemetery and the Protestants were buried primarily on the east side. The rows are marked at each end by a small square stone inscribed with a letter or number corresponding to the burial register. There are 50 graves per row, aligned two end to end, by 25 across. Most of the graves are unmarked. The placement of 154 small markers with the name and the years of birth and death of each deceased only began in 1957.

May they Rest in Peace and not be forgotten.

Cimetière de l'asile du boulevard Lakeshore Vers 1890 a 1979
Antérieurement appelé cimetière de l'hôpital Ontario (New Toronto) et de l'asile de Mimico
(Ontario Hospital [New Torontol & Mimico Asylum Burial Grounds).
Egalement appelé cimetière de l'hôpital psychiatriqueda boulevard Lakeshore.

Établi en 1890, ce cimetière renferme les restes humains de

Cimetière de l'asile du boulevard Lakeshore Vers 1890 a 1979 side of marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 7, 2026

2. Cimetière de l'asile du boulevard Lakeshore Vers 1890 a 1979 side of marker

1 511 personnes qui sont mortes chez l'asile de Mimico-hopital psychiatrique, du boulevard Lakeshore. La construction de l'hôpital, sur ses 60 acres pittoresques situés en bordure du lac Ontario a commencé durant les années 1880; l'endroit devait servir d'installations de répit sain à l'intention de patients qui y seraient mutés depuis les asiles existants de la province.

«L'asile de la succursale de Mimico» a ouvert le 21 janvier 1890; il était administré par l'asile pour allénés (Asylum for the Insane) de Toronto (plus tard renommé Centre de santé mentale de la rue Queen). Il a accueilli ses 116 premiers patients ce jour-là en provenances de Toronto, sauf pour dix ouvriers patients de sexe masculin quly habitalent depuis 1889, en vue de préparer l'emplacement pour les futurs occupants. En 1892, on a décidé que l'asile Mimico Asylum (ainsi renommé) devrait devenir un établissement pleinement intégré et à part entière, plutôt qu'être une succursale « réservée aux patients de longue durée », ce qu'il est resté jusqu'à sa fermeture et à sa nouvelle fusion partielle avec les installations de la rue Queen, en 1979.

La première inhumation,

Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery c.1890-1979 / Cimetière de l'asile du boulevard Lakeshore Vers 1890 a 1979 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 7, 2026

3. Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery c.1890-1979 / Cimetière de l'asile du boulevard Lakeshore Vers 1890 a 1979

dans ce cimetière, a eu lieu en 1890 et la dernière, en 1974. Pendant 84 ans, le cimetière de Mimico a servi à enterrer les patients qui n'avaient pas de famille ou qui n'avaient pas assez d'argent pour qu'on puisse faire d'autres arrangements. Une route nord-sud divisait le cimetière en deux, au centre. Les catholiques étaient enterrés du côté ouest du cimetière et les protestants étaient surtout enterrés du côté est. Les rangées sont indiquées à chaque bout à l'aide d'une petite pierre carrée sur laquelle est inscrit un nombre ou une lettre qui correspond au registre des inhumations. Il y a 50 tombes par rangée, alignées deux bout à bout, sur 25 de largeur. La plupart des tombes ne portent pas d'inscription. L'utilisation des 154 petits repères portant le nom et les années de naissance et de décès de chaque personne décédée n'a commencé qu'en 1957.

Que leur âme repose en paix et ne soit pas oubliée

Erected by Government of Ontario.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical date for this entry is January 21, 1890.

Location. 43° 37.035′ N, 79° 31.09′ W. Marker is in

Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery c.1890-1979 gates image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 7, 2026

4. Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery c.1890-1979 gates

Toronto, Ontario. It is in Mimico-Queensway. It is on Evans Avenue 0.1 kilometers east of Horner Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 231 Evans Avenue, Toronto ON M8Z 1J5, 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,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in 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: Long Branch Race Track (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); Queensway Market Gardens (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); The O’Connor-Lafferty House (approx. 1.5 kilometers away); Eden Court (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); Bell Telephone Company Building (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); Flight Lieutenant David Ernest Hornell, V.C. (approx. 2.4 kilometers away); New Toronto Filtration Plant/Lakeshore Pumping Station

Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery in 2026 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 7, 2026

5. Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery in 2026

(approx. 2.8 kilometers away); Sir Adam Beck School and the Summer of ‘36 (approx. 3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toronto.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 12, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery c.1890-1979
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Cimetière de l'asile du boulevard Lakeshore Vers 1890 a 1979