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Lawren Harris 1885-1970

Distinguished Canadian artist, Lawren Stuart Harris, was born in Brantford, Ontario in 1885. He was educated in Toronto and Germany, returning to work here in 1909. Harris was a patron and...

Distinguished Canadian artist, Lawren Stuart Harris, was born in Brantford, Ontario in 1885. He was educated in Toronto and Germany, returning to work here in 1909. Harris was a patron...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Labor Lyceum

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...

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...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

The Kiever Synagogue 1927

This synagogue was designed by Jewish architect Benjamin Swartz for a small congregation of Orthodox Jewish immigrants who had fled oppression in Kiever Gubernia, a Russian province in the...

This synagogue was designed by Jewish architect Benjamin Swartz for a small congregation of Orthodox Jewish immigrants who had fled oppression in Kiever Gubernia, a Russian province in...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Kensington Market

For generations, people of diverse origins have lived and worked along the narrow streets of this colourful and distinctive neighbourhood. In the mid-19th century these streets were laid out over...

For generations, people of diverse origins have lived and worked along the narrow streets of this colourful and distinctive neighbourhood. In the mid-19th century these streets were laid out...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

King's College

The first university in the province, King's College was chartered in 1827 through the efforts of the Reverend John Strachan. This site was acquired by the College the following year. Sectarian...

The first university in the province, King's College was chartered in 1827 through the efforts of the Reverend John Strachan. This site was acquired by the College the following year. Sectarian...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Knox Church

Knox Presbyterian Church was organized in 1848 with forty members, and a small frame church was built here on .4 ha of land given by Thomas Kennedy. Its first elders were local farmers: Wm. Clark,...

Knox Presbyterian Church was organized in 1848 with forty members, and a small frame church was built here on .4 ha of land given by Thomas Kennedy. Its first elders were local farmers: Wm. Clark,...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Kay Gardner Beltline Park

Originally opened in 1892 to serve the expanding suburbs of Moore Park and Forest Hill, the circular Beltline railway closed its passenger service just two years later. The final section was...

Originally opened in 1892 to serve the expanding suburbs of Moore Park and Forest Hill, the circular Beltline railway closed its passenger service just two years later. The final section was...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

King Street West Railway Subway (Underpass) 1888

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....

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....

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

King Street Carhouse

For over three decades, this was the site of the King Street Carhouse, once the largest streetcar facility in the city. The first railway stables on this site were constructed in 1887 by the...

For over three decades, this was the site of the King Street Carhouse, once the largest streetcar facility in the city. The first railway stables on this site were constructed in 1887 by the...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Knox College

Founded in 1844 by the Free Presbyterian Church as a seminary, Knox College was named in 1846 to honour Scottish reformer John Knox. After the 1861 union of Presbyterians, it remained as the only...

Founded in 1844 by the Free Presbyterian Church as a seminary, Knox College was named in 1846 to honour Scottish reformer John Knox. After the 1861 union of Presbyterians, it remained as the...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Kay Gardner Beltline Park

The Belt Line is the name given to a railway line that encircled Toronto and was completed in 1892. The Toronto Belt Line Railway Company proposed to generate and exploit a real estate boom in...

The Belt Line is the name given to a railway line that encircled Toronto and was completed in 1892. The Toronto Belt Line Railway Company proposed to generate and exploit a real estate boom in...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Kempton Howard Park

Kempton Howard grew up in the Blake/Boultbee community. Kempton was a talented and respected youth leader and mentor. He was a part-time staff person at the Boys and Girls Club at Eastview...

Kempton Howard grew up in the Blake/Boultbee community. Kempton was a talented and respected youth leader and mentor. He was a part-time staff person at the Boys and Girls Club at...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

The Kingston Road Radial

In 1875 the Kingston Road Tramway opened a horsecar line between the Don River and Main St., extended in 1878 to Blantyre Ave. Operations ceased in 1887. On July 1, 1893 the Toronto and Scarboro'...

In 1875 the Kingston Road Tramway opened a horsecar line between the Don River and Main St., extended in 1878 to Blantyre Ave. Operations ceased in 1887. On July 1, 1893 the Toronto and Scarboro'...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Kew Williams House 1902

Kew Williams (1873-1956) built this house for his wife, Bertha Curran, in The Canadian Kew Gardens, a campground resort opened in 1879 by his parents, Joseph Williams and Jane Henry. Using mostly...

Kew Williams (1873-1956) built this house for his wife, Bertha Curran, in The Canadian Kew Gardens, a campground resort opened in 1879 by his parents, Joseph Williams and Jane Henry. Using mostly...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

Keating Coffee House

On this site in 1833 stood Keating Coffee House, also known as York's Fourth Theater. In the back hall that was about 20 m long and held two to three hundred people theatrical and operatic...

On this site in 1833 stood Keating Coffee House, also known as York's Fourth Theater. In the back hall that was about 20 m long and held two to three hundred people theatrical and...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

The King Edward Hotel

The King Edward Hotel was built by George Gooderham's Toronto Hotel Company to meet the demand in the rising metropolis for a grand hotel. When it opened in 1903, the hotel, affectionately known...

The King Edward Hotel was built by George Gooderham's Toronto Hotel Company to meet the demand in the rising metropolis for a grand hotel. When it opened in 1903, the hotel, affectionately known...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Knesseth Israel Synagogue

"The Junction Shul" was founded early in the 20th century in a building at the corner of Maria Street and Runnymede Road, with a congregation primarily of Polish and Russian Jews. As the...

"The Junction Shul" was founded early in the 20th century in a building at the corner of Maria Street and Runnymede Road, with a congregation primarily of Polish and Russian Jews. As...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

The King's Mill

For thousands of years, the Humber River served as a corridor for Aboriginal settlement and trade. In late 1793, only a few months after British officials founded the Town of York (now Toronto),...

For thousands of years, the Humber River served as a corridor for Aboriginal settlement and trade. In late 1793, only a few months after British officials founded the Town of York (now...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Joseph Shepard

The Joseph Shepard Building is named after one of York's first settlers. Joseph Shepard was a fur trader, an outstanding pioneer who helped build some of the first houses in this area when York...

The Joseph Shepard Building is named after one of York's first settlers. Joseph Shepard was a fur trader, an outstanding pioneer who helped build some of the first houses in this area when...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

June Rowlands - Dedicated Leader and Woman of "Firsts"

For more than four decades, June Rowlands served the people of Toronto with passion, vision and commitment. Her impressive record of public service began as President of the Association of Women...

For more than four decades, June Rowlands served the people of Toronto with passion, vision and commitment. Her impressive record of public service began as President of the Association of Women...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown