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Canada, Toronto Heritage Historical Markers
Following millenia of Indigenous presence, trade routes and villages in the area, and French presence for the fur trade in the 17th and 18th centuries, York (later renamed Toronto) was established as a British settlement in 1793. This series INCLUDES markers erected by the City of Toronto and its agencies (such as Heritage Toronto), that describe Toronto's historical heritage. EXCLUDED are those terse plaques that merely describe that a property has been designated under the Ontario Heritage Act.
On Eireann Quay, on the right when traveling south.
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
Opening in 1939 to take advantage of the rise in commercial aviation, Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport was built to integrate an aircraft terminal with a modern port.
The Advisory Airport . . . — — Map (db m299682) HM
On Queens Park at Bloor Street West, on the right when traveling north on Queens Park.
Prior to colonization and urban development altering the landscape, the land Toronto now occupies was teeming with waterways that flowed through marshes and forests of pine and oak trees. Taddle Creek ran for six kilometres across land that remains . . . — — Map (db m274706) HM
On Queen Street West just east of Gladstone Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The Gladstone Hotel is the oldest continuously operating hotel in Toronto.
Architect G.M. Miller designed the building in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It features arches over the windows and porch entrances, in addition to curvilinear and . . . — — Map (db m315955) HM
On Dovercourt Road at Argyle Street, on the right when traveling north on Dovercourt Road.
Montreal architect Sydney Comber designed this factory building in Edwardian Classical style. Its façades feature stone detailing and are divided into distinct bays by brick pilasters. Window design is unique to each level and reflects the original . . . — — Map (db m316050) HM
On Bloor Street West at Brunswick Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Bloor Street West.
In 1874, Benjamin Hinchcliffe opened the first tavern on this site. It was a two storey, roughcast structure with a stable. In 1908, John Wilson Siddall designed the present building in the Edwardian Classical style.
After Albert, Molly, and Morris . . . — — Map (db m274902) HM
On Bloor Street East at Parliament Street, on the right when traveling east on Bloor Street East.
The Rekai family arrived in Canada in 1950 from Paris, France, after escaping from Budapest two years earlier when the Soviet Union occupied Hungary. Upon receiving their licenses to practice medicine in Canada, brothers John and Paul purchased a . . . — — Map (db m274509) HM
On Jarvis Street at Maitland Place, on the left when traveling south on Jarvis Street.
Fondée en 1807 l'école Jarvis est l'une des plus anciennes
ecoles secondaires publiques de l'Ontario. Le reverend
John Strachan, qui devait être le premier eveque anglican
de Toronto, en devint le directeur en 1812 et jeta les . . . — — Map (db m282178) HM
After the Toronto Island parish was established in 1875 Bishop Arthur Sweatman was the prime mover in the building of this Anglican church. Designed by Arthur R. Denison, architect, the Early English Gothic style frame church was opened at the . . . — — Map (db m35520) HM
On Spadina Avenue at St. Andrew Street, on the right when traveling south on Spadina Avenue.
Established in 1913 by Henry Dworkin and Sam Easser, the Labor Lyceum Association sought to advance the interests of the city's Jewish trade union movement. Through the sale of $5.00 stock certificates, the Association purchased the houses at 344 . . . — — Map (db m288831) HM
On Spadina Avenue at Dundas Street West, on the right when traveling north on Spadina Avenue.
This building was the first purpose-built Yiddish-language theatre in Canada and a cultural landmark in the local Jewish community.
Architect John MacNee Jeffrey designed the Standard Theatre in the Art Deco style, possibly with architect . . . — — Map (db m288830) HM
On Spadina Avenue at D’Arcy Street, on the right when traveling north on Spadina Avenue.
The Wong Association of Ontario (Wong Kung Har Wun Sun Association) traces its origins to one of the oldest Chinese family associations in Canada — Wong Kung Har Tong, established in 1912. It was originally located in Toronto's first Chinatown, near . . . — — Map (db m293791) HM
On Bloor Street West at Christie Street, on the right when traveling west on Bloor Street West.
On August 16, 1933, at the end of a playoff game for the Toronto junior softball championship,
one of the city’s most violent ethnic clashes broke out in this park (then known as Willowvale Park). Toronto was a predominantly British and Protestant . . . — — Map (db m297298) HM
On Bloor Street East 0.2 kilometers east of Yonge Street, on the right when traveling east.
Joseph Bloor (also "Bloore") was a prominent landowner, brewer, and philanthropist. Born circa 1789 in Staffordshire, England, he immigrated to the Town of York, now Toronto, in 1819 with his wife, Sarah (née Lees), and their three children. . . . — — Map (db m274537) HM
On Jarvis Street south of Wellesley Street E, on the right when traveling south.
Sir Oliver Mowat (1820-1903) built this Georgian-style
house in 1836 on land originally owned by Samuel Peters
Jarvis. Mowat, one of the fathers of confederation, was
Premier of Ontario (1872-1896) and Lieutenant-Governor
of Ontario . . . — — Map (db m281544) HM
On Front Street West just west of John Street, on the left when traveling west.
Considered among our finest poets, Isabella Crawford was born in Ireland and came to Canada with her parents about 1858. After settling first in Paisley, Ontario, the family lived later in Lakefield and Peterborough. As a young woman Isabella . . . — — Map (db m217200) HM
On Parliament Street at Front Street East, on the right when traveling north on Parliament Street.
Prior to the use of natural gas, the Consumers' Gas Company complex that once dominated this area produced both coal gas and water gas to provide light and fuel for Toronto. This building was constructed for the final purification process of water . . . — — Map (db m272012) HM
On Power Street at Queen Street East, on the right when traveling north on Power Street.
Once one of the city's largest centres of charity, the House of Providence stood nearby for over 100 years. It was initiated by Toronto's Roman Catholic Bishop, Armand-François-Marie de Charbonnel, in response to the plight of the . . . — — Map (db m272089) HM
On Coxwell Avenue at Mortimer Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Coxwell Avenue.
William McKay was an early supporter of the development of the Township of East York. In 1891, McKay bought about 16 hectares (40 acres) for a farm between present-day Sammon, Cosburn, Durant, and Glebemount Avenues. In the 1920s,
McKay aided . . . — — Map (db m281917) HM
On Main Street at Danforth Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Built in the heart of a former railway town, 292 Main Street is an example of 19th-century Ontario farmhouse design, with decorative brickwork in contrasting colours. Lumber merchant and landowner Donald George Stephenson was the home's first owner . . . — — Map (db m309880) HM
On Saint Clair Avenue West 0.1 kilometers west of Yonge Street, on the right when traveling west.
Celebrated pianist Glenn Gould was born in Toronto and lived here on St. Clair Avenue West for much of his adult life.
His visionary approach to musical interpretation brought him international acclaim. Gould was praised for his technical skill and . . . — — Map (db m297406) HM
On Saint Clair Avenue West 0.1 kilometers west of Yonge Street, on the left when traveling west.
Designed by architectural firm Mathers & Haldenby, this building housed the executive headquarters of the multinational petroleum corporation Imperial Oil Limited from 1957 to 2005.
It was among the first major office buildings on St. Clair Avenue . . . — — Map (db m297401) HM
On University Avenue just south of Gerrard Street West, on the right when traveling north.
Procedures pioneered by William Thornton Mustard (born 8 August 1914 in Clinton, Ontario) had an historic impact on the field of surgery. He attended the University of Toronto Schools and the University of Toronto Medical School. During WWII while . . . — — Map (db m217699) HM
On College Street 0.1 kilometers west of University Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Located in this building for more than 50 years, the University of Toronto's School of Hygiene was a vital centre for teaching and research into the prevention of disease and promotion of good health.
Until 1955, this building was also home to . . . — — Map (db m294093) HM
On Tank House Lane east of Trinity Street, on the left when traveling east.
In 1920, the Canadian government granted Gooderham & Worts
the right to ‘denature' alcohol (render it undrinkable by adding chemicals) for industrial use. Tank House 7 was
adapted to house the denaturing operation.
Designated under the . . . — — Map (db m270773) HM
On Yonge Street north of Queen Street, on the right when traveling north.
Built for the Canadian Bank of Commerce, now the Canadian Imperial Bank of
Commerce (CIBC), the historic bank branch at 197 Yonge Street was designed
by architecture firm Darling and Pearson in the Beaux-Arts style. The building
has classical . . . — — Map (db m282016) HM
On Richmond Street East just west of Victoria Street, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
Once one of Toronto's grandest office buildings, this landmark served as the headquarters of the Confederation Life Association until 1955. Plans for the building arose from an international competition won by Knox, Elliot and Jarvis, architects. . . . — — Map (db m217687) HM
On Yonge Street 0.1 kilometers south of Shuter Street, on the right when traveling north.
Cyril "Cy" George McLean was among Canada's most accomplished and celebrated jazz musicians who broke racial barriers in live music, paving the way for generations of Black musicians.
Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, McLean was introduced to the . . . — — Map (db m293859) HM
On Richmond Street East at Victoria Street, on the right when traveling east on Richmond Street East.
Jackie Shane was a pioneering transgender musician who electrified Toronto's
nightclubs in the 1960s with her high-energy R&B shows.
Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Shane sang in choirs as a child and joined the
city's R&B scene as a teen. . . . — — Map (db m281567) HM
On Yonge Street at Gould Street, on the right when traveling north on Yonge Street.
The Le Coq d'Or Tavern was one of the most popular rock'n' roll venues in Toronto in the 1950s and 1960s.
Businessman George Bulucon opened the Le Coq d'Or in the late 1940s on the Yonge Street strip, a raucous entertainment district between . . . — — Map (db m259775) HM
On Albert Street 0.1 kilometers east of Bay Street, on the right when traveling east.
Toronto has faced many public health challenges in its history.
In 1832 and 1834, the city experienced two outbreaks of cholera, which spread in drinking water polluted with sewage. The epidemics killed hundreds and resulted in the creation of . . . — — Map (db m302395) HM
On Queen Street West just west of James Street, on the right when traveling west.
who masterminded much of the City’s Vital infrastructure, lived at Old City Hall from 1900 to 1909, and worked here from 1900 to 1945. — — Map (db m208079) HM
On Albert Street at James Street, on the left when traveling east on Albert Street.
In 1886, only four years after it had come to Canada from England, a young Christian revival movement known as The Salvation Army built its Territorial Headquarters for Canada and Bermuda on this site. From 1886 to 1995, two different Headquarters . . . — — Map (db m288879) HM
On Queen Street East just west of Victoria Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Town Tavern, located here for 23 years, was an important part of the Yonge Street music scene. Opened in 1949 as a theatre restaurant, club owner Sam Berger turned the Town Tavern into a full-time jazz venue in 1955 at the suggestion of . . . — — Map (db m217797) HM
On Berti Street north of Richmond Street E, on the right when traveling north.
The adjacent York County Coat of Arms and the female figure inside the entrance once adorned the York County Registry Office, formerly located on this site. Commissioned by the County in 1941, the sculptural reliefs were created by Jacobine . . . — — Map (db m281947) HM
On Adelaide Street East just east of Spice Mill Lane, on the right when traveling east.
This building was Toronto’s city and county courthouse for nearly 50 years. It was Toronto’s third courthouse, designed by Cumberland & Ridout in the Classical Revival style, inspired by historic Greek architecture. Many high-profile trials were . . . — — Map (db m217427) HM
On Lombard Street at First Lane East, on the left when traveling west on Lombard Street.
Born into slavery in Delaware during the late 1850s, Albert Jackson became the first Black letter carrier in Toronto and one of the few people of colour to be appointed a civil servant in 19th-century Canada. Jackson's mother, Ann Maria, escaped . . . — — Map (db m217681) HM
On Yonge Street at King Street East, on the right when traveling north on Yonge Street.
Designed by architecture firm Darling & Pearson, the Toronto office of the Canadian Pacific Railway was one of the city's first skyscrapers, and briefly, the tallest building in the British Empire.
Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act, . . . — — Map (db m302058) HM
On Toronto Street just north of Court Street, on the right when traveling north.
This building was the headquarters of the Consumers’ Gas Company for 125 years. It was built in stages between 1852 and 1899 on what was one of Toronto’s principal financial streets. Architect Joseph Sheard designed the first building at 17 Toronto . . . — — Map (db m217415) HM
On Shuter Street at Dalhousie Street, on the right when traveling west on Shuter Street.
This neighbourhood was developed in the mid-19th century as a district of mansions and upscale residential buildings, including the two townhouses that stood at the northeast corner of Shuter and Dalhousie Streets.
The Edward Cooper Houses were . . . — — Map (db m302387) HM
On Jarvis Street at Shuter Street, on the right when traveling south on Jarvis Street.
Between 1912 and 1938, this building was home to Toronto's first Greek
Orthodox church and Greek language school. It was also an early centre
of Greek identity and community.
In the beginning of the 20th century, Greek immigrants settled . . . — — Map (db m282015) HM
On Toronto Street just south of Adelaide Street East, on the right when traveling south.
This 11-storey building, designed by prominent Toronto architect E. J. Lennox, was the tallest building on the block at the time of construction. It was named after the Excelsior Life Insurance Company, whose offices were located within. It . . . — — Map (db m217511) HM
On Shuter Street at Church Street, on the right on Shuter Street.
In 1919, 11 steam shovel operators, known today as operating
engineers, gathered at the Elliott House Hotel on this site to establish
the Local 793 chapter of the International Union of Steam Engineers.
The Trade Unions Act, passed . . . — — Map (db m281986) HM
On Gerrard Street East 0.1 kilometers west of Church Street, on the right when traveling west.
In 1882, the Ontario College of Pharmacy opened Canada's first school of pharmacy, which moved into this building in 1887. A group of 18 druggists (a former term for pharmacists) founded the predecessor organization the Toronto Chemists and . . . — — Map (db m275783) HM
On Richmond Street East at Yonge Street, on the left when traveling west on Richmond Street East.
The first Jewish congregation in Canada West, (now Ontario), was established on this site in 1856 (Jewish calendar 5615). Services were held in a rented hall on the upper floor over Coombe’s Drug Store on the corner of Yonge and Richmond Streets. . . . — — Map (db m217697) HM
On Front Street East 0.1 kilometers west of Church Street, on the right when traveling east.
Designed by architects Henry MacDougall and Frank Darling, this warehouse extension and storefront was built for Frederick Perkins, a wholesale grocer. It features brick pilasters, sash windows, and a rusticated exterior on the ground floor. . . . — — Map (db m270180) HM
On Yonge Street at Adelaide Street East, on the right when traveling north on Yonge Street.
On August 31, 1896, a series of films running less than a minute each was projected from a "Vitascope” invented by Thomas Edison at Robinson's Musee Theatre on this site. On the next day, the Toronto World reported that the “...machine projects . . . — — Map (db m302254) HM
On King Street East 0.1 kilometers west of Jarvis Street, on the left when traveling west.
St. Lawrence Hall, one of the oldest public buildings in Toronto, was constructed following the Great Fire of 1849 that destroyed a large part of the city's core. Architect William Thomas designed the building in the Renaissance Revival style with . . . — — Map (db m217100) HM
On Church Street south of Shuter Street, on the right when traveling north.
Built for the Athenaeum Club, this façade was designed by the
architectural firm Denison and King in a Moorish Revival style, rare in
Toronto. It features intricate brickwork, several Moorish window arches, and
in the balcony, a cast-iron . . . — — Map (db m281948) HM
On King Street East just east of Church Street, on the right when traveling east.
[west side] The sculpture garden in this city park was constructed with generous contributions from the Louis L. Odette family and the Province of Ontario to promote the art of sculpture for the enjoyment of the people of Toronto. An art . . . — — Map (db m217547) HM
On Draper Street 0.1 kilometers south of Wellington Street West, on the left when traveling south.
For 60 years, this site contained a Second Empire style home identical to the one located next doot. Built by the developer Jonathan Madell, the first resident of 19 Draper Street was George Hickey, a railway manager. In 1942, the house was . . . — — Map (db m277038) HM
On Draper Street 0.1 kilometers south of Wellington Street West, on the left when traveling south.
For 60 years, this site contained a Second Empire style home identical to the one located next door. Built by the developer Jonathan Madell, the first residents of 21 Draper Street were Elspeth Jones and her family. In 1942, the house was demolished . . . — — Map (db m277042) HM
On Draper Street 0.1 kilometers south of Wellington Street West, on the left when traveling south.
1st Resident Charles Cluthe, machinist
Builder Richard Humphries
Designated under the
Ontario Heritage Act, 1999
Birthplace of the Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander (b. 1922)
First Black Member of Parliament in Canada, 1968
First Black . . . — — Map (db m277033) HM
On Spadina Avenue at Adelaide Street West, on the right when traveling north on Spadina Avenue.
Designed with Art Deco ornamentation by architect Benjamin Brown, this building was commissioned by Jewish entrepreneurs and occupied by a number of notable clothing businesses over the years, including the Shiffer Hillman Clothing Co. Together with . . . — — Map (db m277242) HM
On Peter Street at King Street West, on the right when traveling north on Peter Street.
Built in 1927, the Canadian Westinghouse Building was a warehouse and district office for the Canadian Westinghouse Co. based in Hamilton, Ontario. American entrepreneur George Westinghouse (1846-1914) patented thousands of inventions, most . . . — — Map (db m276941) HM
On Wellington Street West at Portland Street, on the right when traveling east on Wellington Street West.
This collection of industrial buildings was designed by architectural firm Wickson and Gregg for Copp Clark Co., which became Canada's longest continuously operating book publisher. Founded as a printing company by Hugh Scobie in 1841, the business . . . — — Map (db m277071) HM
On Draper Street 0.1 kilometers south of Wellington Street West, on the left when traveling south.
Draper Street's Empire-style cottages were built in
1881 and 1882, while its larger homes were
constructed between 1886 and 1889. The street - a designated heritage conservation district - is unusual
because its residential character survived the . . . — — Map (db m277043) HM
On Blue Jays Way 0.1 kilometers south of King Street West, on the right when traveling south.
Built as a pair of Georgian, semi-detached houses by George Crookshank, a prominent businessman and politician, this building has had a variety of uses. In 1876, it was converted into a girls' school. A third floor was added and the residences were . . . — — Map (db m277024) HM
On Richmond Street West 0.1 kilometers west of Spadina Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
On January 20, 1950, nine garment workers died as a result of a factory fire on this site. The disaster highlighted poor working conditions and a general lack of safety in Toronto's garment factories.
The fire in the Phillips garment factory . . . — — Map (db m277239) HM
On Brant Street 0.1 kilometers north of Adelaide Street West, on the left when traveling north.
This city block was set aside in 1837 for a public market, the third of its kind after the St. Lawrence (1803) and St. Patrick's (1836) Markets. Built in 1850 and eventually named "St. Andrew's" for its city ward, the market was an important . . . — — Map (db m277209) HM
On Richmond Street West west of Brant Street, on the left when traveling west.
This historic Art Deco façade was built as part of the Waterworks Building, an important facility within Toronto's water system. When it opened, the complex housed workshops, offices, and storage for equipment and materials.
Designed by James . . . — — Map (db m288817) HM
On Yonge Street at King Street West, on the right when traveling south on Yonge Street.
On this site in 1903, the Empire Club of Canada was established as a place for political discussion. Focused on British imperialism and the link between Canada and the British Empire, the club met at Harry Webb's Restaurant.
The desire to start . . . — — Map (db m272187) HM
On Yonge Street just south of Colborne Street, on the right when traveling south.
Opened as the Hotel Mossop, this eight-story structure was one of Toronto’s first fireproof buildings. It was constructed in the aftermath of the 1904 Great Fire of Toronto, which destroyed over 100 buildings west of here. As a result, architect J. . . . — — Map (db m217516) HM
On Front Street West 0.1 kilometers west of Bay Street, on the right when traveling east.
Upon the Confederation of Canada on July 1, 1867, Sir John A, Macdonald (1815-1891) became Canada's first prime minister. His government completed construction of the transcontinental Canadian Pacific Railway in 1885. Before Macdonald became prime . . . — — Map (db m302053) HM
On King Street West just west of Jordan Street, on the left when traveling west.
Upon completion, this 34-storey skyscraper was the tallest building in the British Empire and was praised as the “greatest addition to Toronto’s increasing, Manhattan-like skyline.” It was designed for The Canadian Bank of Commerce jointly by the . . . — — Map (db m217198) HM
On King Street West at Yonge Street, on the right when traveling east on King Street West.
Founded in Toronto in 1869, the Dominion Bank moved its head office to this site ten years later. In 1914, the bank's rise to national prominence led to the construction of this early 12-storey skyscraper. Beaux-Arts in style with Renaissance . . . — — Map (db m217451) HM
On Bay Street at Adelaide Street West, on the right when traveling north on Bay Street.
Established in 1874 to foster national sentiment and to give the “Canada First Movement” a home, the club began in a building on the Site of the Toronto
Stock Exchange. Expanding membership necessitated new
facilities and in 1907 these premises, . . . — — Map (db m302063) HM
On King Street West just east of Bay Street, on the left when traveling east.
The adjacent plaque was the first created by the Toronto Historical Board, and was installed in 1969 on an earlier building on this site. It marks the first place in Toronto where citizens were recruited and trained by the Royal Canadian Naval . . . — — Map (db m217587) HM
On Lake Shore Boulevard West at Remembrance Drive, on the right when traveling east on Lake Shore Boulevard West.
Ben Dunkelman was a distinguished military officer, entrepreneur, and president of Tip Top Tailors, the menswear company founded by his father, David. Born and raised in Toronto, Ben Dunkelman fought with the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada regiment . . . — — Map (db m211254) HM
The design of a grand eastern entrance to the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) was the result of visionary waterfront planning by Toronto architect Alfred H. Chapman. In the early 1920s, he was commissioned by the CNE to plan a major expansion of . . . — — Map (db m212905) HM
On Fleet Street at Angelique Street, on the left when traveling west on Fleet Street.
Now landlocked on Fleet Street, this lighthouse once stood on the Queen's Wharf. The wharf - originally known as New Pier - was built in 1833 to stimulate commercial activity in the west part of the harbour.
This lighthouse, constructed in 1861 . . . — — Map (db m211603) HM
On Shuter Street at George Street, on the right when traveling west on Shuter Street.
In 1857, Alderman John O'Donohoe commissioned a row of four
Georgian-style townhomes on this site and marketed them to
wealthy buyers as O'Donohoe Row. Architect John Tully designed
the homes with yellow buff brick, gable roofs, and dormer . . . — — Map (db m281945) HM
On Jarvis Street at Carlton Street, on the left when traveling south on Jarvis Street.
Designed by Langley & Burke in gothic style and
built of Credit Valley stone, this church was dedicated
17 March 1878. The Rev. Dr. G. M. Milligan, the first minister,
who served here for over two decades, initiated its
construction for his . . . — — Map (db m282021) HM
On Cecil Street at Spadina Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Cecil Street.
This building was designed by the architecture firm of Knox and Elliot as a
Romanesque Revival-style church for a congregation of the Disciples of Christ. Its subsequent uses tell the story of a changing neighbourhood. The church became the . . . — — Map (db m281515) HM
On University Avenue just north of Armoury Street, on the right when traveling south.
Founded in 1906 as a private dining club for those with a university degree, the University Club of Toronto moved to this location on Toronto's ceremonial avenue in 1929. A design competition for a new building — restricted to architects who were . . . — — Map (db m217701) HM
On College Street at Brunswick Avenue, on the right when traveling west on College Street.
Dr. Abbott was among the first Black Canadians licensed as a medical doctor.
Anderson Abbott was born in Toronto to Wilson and Ellen Abbott, business owners who fled racial violence in Alabama in 1834. They settled in Toronto, where Wilson . . . — — Map (db m288849) HM
On Harbord Street at Lippincott Street, on the right when traveling west on Harbord Street.
Black Olympian Sam Richardson studied at and competed for Central Technical School in the 1930s.
The Toronto-born great grandchild of enslaved people who came to Canada via the Underground Railroad, Richardson was a promising athlete from an early . . . — — Map (db m316355) HM
On Spadina Avenue at Bloor Street West, on the right when traveling south on Spadina Avenue.
Early in the last century, athletic and social clubs were established to offer recreational opportunities to Toronto's Jewish young people. In 1919, a number of those clubs joined to form an umbrella organization that developed by 1936 into the . . . — — Map (db m274875) HM
On Bremner Boulevard 0.1 kilometers east of Rees Street, on the right when traveling east.
For several decades until the late 1980s, this site was a large coach yard where sleeping car porters working for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) prepared passenger cars for travel to the United States and across Canada, which could take up to . . . — — Map (db m288790) HM
On Bremner Boulevard 0.1 kilometers east of Rees Street, on the right when traveling west.
Fanny "Bobbie" Rosenfeld was one of Canada's greatest Olympic athletes.
She helped pave the way for women in sport.
Around 1905, Rosenfeld's family immigrated to Canada from Yekaterinoslav, Russia (today Dnipro, Ukraine), to escape . . . — — Map (db m288792) HM
On Bloor Street West at Spadina Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Bloor Street West.
For many people, the Spadina Expressway was necessary for Toronto to adapt to modern needs. For others, it promised only the destruction of homes and parks, more traffic congestion, and pollutants from automobile exhaust.
Citizen-led efforts . . . — — Map (db m274789) HM
The cancellation of the Spadina Expressway in 1971 left a section completed from Wilson Avenue in the north to Lawrence Avenue in the south. Now known as the William R. Allen Road, the expressway was opened to Eglinton Avenue in 1976, while the . . . — — Map (db m274829) HM
On Huron Street 0.1 kilometers south of Bloor Street West, on the left when traveling south.
Saint Thomas's was founded in 1874 as the Anglican parish church for Seaton Village. The congregation relocated twice before moving to a new, larger building on this site in 1893. A fine example of the arts and crafts style, it was designed by . . . — — Map (db m274772) HM
On Bloor Street West at Spadina Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Bloor Street West.
In the 1960s, this stretch of Spadina Road was to be transformed into the southern end of a sunken, four- to six-lane expressway, and a subway line. They would connect downtown Toronto with Highway 401, but the expressway would require the . . . — — Map (db m274776) HM
On Wales Avenue at Denison Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Wales Avenue.
Alice and Dan Heap were life-long community organizers, trade unionists, and socialists dedicated to providing
jobs and housing for all and to achieving peace in the world. Both were active in the Student Christian Movement
where Alice . . . — — Map (db m293662) HM
On King Street West at Atlantic Avenue, on the right when traveling east on King Street West.
This railway underpass is one of the oldest in the City of Toronto. Rail lines were first built through this area in the 1850s, Connecting Toronto to the upper Great Lakes and points in-between. By the 1880s, multiple tracks had been constructed to . . . — — Map (db m259543) HM
On King Street West 0.1 kilometers west of Strachan Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
This office building, constructed in 1883, is the only surviving structure from the Massey-Harris manufacturing complex.
Designed by notable Toronto architect E.J. Lennox, the building combines elements of the Queen Anne Revival style (arches, . . . — — Map (db m259545) HM
On Carlaw Avenue at Badgerow Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Carlaw Avenue.
A major producer of blown and pressed glass in Ontario opened here in the early 1910s.
The Jefferson Glass Co. specialized in light shades and illuminated signs and by 1918 it was also making about 35,000 light bulbs a day.
The Acme Paper Box . . . — — Map (db m288861) HM
On Grace Street at Dundas Street West, on the right when traveling south on Grace Street.
One of this city's best-known personalities, John Barbalinardo "Johnny" Lombardi was a pioneer in the promotion of Toronto's cultural diversity. Born in this city to an Italian immigrant family, he became a self-taught trumpeter and entertainer . . . — — Map (db m316061) HM
On Dundas Street West, on the right when traveling east.
A small number of immigrants from Malta first arrived in Toronto in the late 19th century. By 1916, having fled overpopulation and unemployment, some 200 Maltese had established themselves in Toronto in two communities. One was the area of Dundas . . . — — Map (db m296448) HM
On Bathurst Street at Lonsmount Road, on the right when traveling north on Bathurst Street.
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 . . . — — Map (db m297305) HM
On Birmingham Street at Sixth Street, on the right when traveling west on Birmingham Street.
Designed in Edwardian Classical style by Montreal architect W. J. Carmichael, this building was constructed to accommodate the switching equipment, switchboard operators, and technicians needed for Bell Telephone's rapidly expanding service in this . . . — — Map (db m310664) HM
On Old Mill Road 0.2 kilometers east of Old Mill Trail, on the left when traveling east.
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Linking Lake Ontario to Lake Simcoe and the upper Great Lakes, the Humber River has been vital to human habitation for thousands of years. Artifacts from a 16th-century First Nations community, as well as substantial findings from a . . . — — Map (db m310530) HM
On Adelaide Street East at Sherbourne Street, on the right when traveling east on Adelaide Street East.
These two attached houses are rare examples of Georgian-style residences that used to be common in Toronto. They were built for Paul Bishop, a blacksmith and landlord whose shop stood across the street.
Designated under the Ontario Heritage . . . — — Map (db m272146) HM
On Berkeley Street at Adelaide Street East, on the right when traveling south on Berkeley Street.
This building was designed by architect A. Frank Wickson in the Edwardian Classical style to replace an earlier firehall on this site. Marked by arched gables, it also features rich contrasts in brick and stone, most visible around the grand . . . — — Map (db m272143) HM
On Jarvis Street at Front Street East, on the right when traveling south on Jarvis Street.
Chief Wabakinine was Head Chief of the Mississaugas of western Lake Ontario, whose traditional territory includes the Toronto area. As Head Chief, he led by resolving issues through discussion until a consensus was reached.
While he was Chief, . . . — — Map (db m270447) HM
On King Street East 0.1 kilometers west of Jarvis Street, on the right when traveling west.
On June 21, 1832, the first cases of cholera, a highly contagious and deadly disease, appeared in the Town of York. Much feared, cholera first appeared in India in the 1770s, spreading along trade routes to Asia and Europe, and arriving in London, . . . — — Map (db m217097) HM
On Adelaide Street East just east of George Street, on the left when traveling east.
Designed by Toronto architect Henry Langley, this building was constructed as a boys school operated by the Brothers of the Christian Schools, a Catholic teaching order. The Brothers had purchased the former Bank of Upper Canada building to the . . . — — Map (db m217698) HM
On Jarvis Street just south of Adelaide Street East, on the right when traveling south.
Francis Collins, Canada’s first professional parliamentary debates reporter, was born ca. 1800 in Newry, County Down, Ireland. He had been a publisher before his arrival in York (Toronto) where, near here from 1825-1834 he published the “Canadian . . . — — Map (db m217798) HM
On Adelaide Street East just east of George Street, on the right when traveling east.
Canada’s largest biscuit manufacturer, Christie, Brown & Co., built this factory complex over a 40-year period. At its peak, it employed nearly 400 workers. The original three-storey building was enlarged and altered in a variety of architectural . . . — — Map (db m217792) HM
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