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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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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