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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The Baby Point Gates Parkette 1911-2011
This parkette was funded and built by the Baby Point Gates Business Improvement Area in partnership with the City of Toronto and the generous support of the Baby Point community. It celebrates...
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Balfour Building 1930
Designed with Art Deco ornamentation by architect Benjamin Brown, this building was constructed for the Schiffer-Hillman Clothing Co., and was first occupied by many clothing businesses....
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Birthplace of Lester Pearson
Lester Bowles "Mike" Pearson, scholar, diplomat and statesman, was born in his parent's home, the Wesleyan Methodist Church manse, which stood on this site in the then village of Newtonbrook,...
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Billy Graham
He told them the end was near.On October 2, 1955, at the midway point of his first Canadian crusade, the Reverend Billy Graham came to Maple Leaf Gardens, where he was welcomed by a crowd...
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Burwash Hall Victoria University
Burwash Hall initially consisted of four houses of residence (north, middle, gate and south) for the men students of Victoria College, an adjoining dining hall, and a senior common room for...
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Birthplace of Robert Baldwin
On May 12, 1804, Canadian statesman Robert Baldwin was born in a house that stood on this site. A reluctant politician, he is recognized as the father of responsible government in Canada and...
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Bernard Keble Sandwell (1876-1954)
Journalist, essayist, lecturer and academic, B.K. Sandwell is best remembered as the influential editor (1932-1951) of Saturday Night, which he made the voice of English Canadian liberalism. B.K....
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The Barrymore Building - 1912
The Barrymore Building at 109 Atlantic Avenue was completed in 1912 for the firm of Gowans, Kent & Company, manufacturers of china and glassware. Throughout its existence the building...
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Boating on the Humber River
The Humber River's first rapids, at Bloor Street, have long kept boats from navigating far up the river. Below those rapids, however, boating has been an important aspect of the Humber's...
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Bailey Bridge Construction 2nd Field Engineer Regiment
On October 15, 1954, Hurricane Hazel struck the Scarborough area with terrifying force, severely damaging or completely washing out several bridges. To maintain a safe flow of traffic throughout...
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B.F. Harvey Co. Bedding Factory 1911
This building was designed by architect James Walker as a three-storey factory for Benjamin Harvey. Architect William F. Sparling designed two more storeys, which were added in 1922 by the Toronto...
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Beaches Branch, Toronto Public Library 1916
Designed in 17th-century English Collegiate style, Beaches Branch by Kew Gardens replaced a storefront library opened in 1914 at the corner of Queen Street East and Hambly Avenue. The new building...
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The Bank of Upper Canada Building
Chartered in 1821, the Bank of Upper Canada was, until its demise in 1866, one of British North America's leading banks. It played a significant role in the development of Upper Canada - supplying...
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Bank of Montreal
Opening in 1910, a branch of the Bank of Montreal operated on this site for 90 years. The bank marked one corner of a major Toronto intersection, Yonge and Queen, where Simpson's and...
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Brock Gardens
The Parkdale Village Business Improvement Area (PVBIA) encompasses the area along Toronto's celebrated Queen Street West from Dufferin Street to Roncesvalles Avenue. Because of its close proximity...
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Allan A. Lamport Regatta Course
On October 13, 1994, Metropolitan Toronto named the regatta course on Long Pond the Allan A. Lamport Regatta Course. Mr. Lamport's 35-year public service career included terms as Alderman and...
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