Brown's Line
In 1793 approximately 650 hectares of land was granted to Colonel Samuel Smith, a vast tract of forest bounded by what is now Kipling Avenue, Bloor Street, Etobicoke Creek and Lake Ontario. After...
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Baby Point
This area includes the site of Taiaiagon Iroquois Village at the foot of the Toronto Carrying Place (Le Portage de Toronto). This way passed Étienne Brûlé, first white man to see Lake Ontario,...
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Bishop's Block
Among the oldest buildings in downtown Toronto, the townhouses of Bishop's Block were constructed circa 1830 to 1840 for John Bishop, a butcher and landlord. The block was originally a row of...
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Birkbeck Building
In its rich Edwardian Baroque details, classical composition, steel frame and fireproofed surfaces, the Birkbeck Building represents a transitional period of urban commercial design which...
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The Birthplace of Standard Time
In a building which stood immediately west of this site, Sandford Fleming (1827-1915) read a paper before the Canadian Institute on February 8, 1879, outlining his concept of a worldwide,...
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Bracondale Village
In 1847, Barrister Robert John Turner built one of the earliest homes north of Davenport. "Bracondale Hill" stood on the northwest corner of Christie and Davenport. Carved from the oak forest,...
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Bell Telephone Company Building 1926
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...
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Bill Barilko
The last goal he would ever score was one that would be immortalized in hockey history, in myth, and in song. But on April 21, 1951, at Maple Leaf Gardens, when hard-hitting defenceman Bill...
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Bruce Mackey
Bruce Mackey was a long-time resident of Degrassi Street. In the 1970s he offered his encouragement and his home to a pair of young filmmakers, Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood. They were making a...
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The Beginnings of French Toronto
Between the 1660s and 1759, the Humber River gained importance in the struggle between France and Britain for control of the fur trade with Aboriginal peoples. That struggle led the French to...
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The Bishop's Palace 1818
On this site stood the "Bishop's Palace", residence of Bishop John Strachan (1778-1867), built in 1817-18 while he was the incumbent of St. James' Church. Born in Scotland, he came to Upper Canada...
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The Battle of York 1813
Loyal residents of York (Toronto) were encouraged by early British victories in the War of 1812, but in 1813, they experienced first-hand the hardships of war. On the morning of April 27th, an...
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Bloor West Village BIA
In the late 1960s the Bloor-Jane-Runnymede Businessmen's Association concluded that the chief problem it faced was in the raising of funds to carry on its services to the local...
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Berkeley Street Firehall No.4 1905
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...
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Betty Sutherland Trail
Betty Sutherland served thirteen years as an elected representative on North York Council until her retirement from politics in 1985. From 1979 to 1985, Mrs. Sutherland was a member of...
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Barbara Gordon House 1878
Designed for Barbara Gordon, this residence features elements of both Italianate and the Gothic Revival styles. In 1880, she married Robert Parker, owner of Parker's Steam Dye Works...
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Belmont House
In 1852, a commitment to the care of others motivated a small group of women to open the Magdalen Asylum and Industrial House of Refuge for the Shelter of Homeless Women in a rented house...
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A Bit of England Far From England
This 24 by 5 m mural portrays the beautiful Tudor Revival style homes of Humber Valley Village and The Kingsway, set in park-like surroundings and inhabited by people with strong family values....
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Babe Ruth at Hanlan's Point
Babe Ruth at Hanlan's PointNear this site, in Maple Leaf Park on September 5, 1914, the now legendary baseball player Babe Ruth hit his first home run as a professional. It was to be the only home...
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The Baldwin Steps
Directly below you are the 12,000-year-old shorecliffs of the great glacial Lake Iroquois, formed during the last ice age. Twenty-three metres high, this is the steepest part of the old bluffs...
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