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St. Andrew By-The- Lake

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...

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...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Sir Henry Mill Pellatt 1859-1939

At the peak of his dramatic career, Sir Henry Mill Pellatt was one of Canada's most powerful businessmen. An ambitious financier who became wealthy through bold investments in electricity, real...

At the peak of his dramatic career, Sir Henry Mill Pellatt was one of Canada's most powerful businessmen. An ambitious financier who became wealthy through bold investments in electricity, real...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

The Straightening of the Don River

The lower Don River used to meander through woods and marshes before discharging into both Toronto harbour and Ashbridge's Bay Marsh, one of the Great Lakes' largest coastal wetlands. As the city...

The lower Don River used to meander through woods and marshes before discharging into both Toronto harbour and Ashbridge's Bay Marsh, one of the Great Lakes' largest coastal wetlands. As the...

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  • ontario
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Site of Toronto's First Moving Picture Show

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...

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...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown
  • edison

Scarborough High School

In 1919, a Board of Trustees was appointed to establish a high school in the southern portion of the Township of Scarborough. 3 hectares were purchased from the Pherrill Estate for $14,000 and on...

In 1919, a Board of Trustees was appointed to establish a high school in the southern portion of the Township of Scarborough. 3 hectares were purchased from the Pherrill Estate for $14,000 and on...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

The Studio Building

In 1913-1914, painter Lawren Harris and art patron Dr. James MacCallum financed the construction of the first purpose-built artists' studios and residence in Canada, a building intended to foster...

In 1913-1914, painter Lawren Harris and art patron Dr. James MacCallum financed the construction of the first purpose-built artists' studios and residence in Canada, a building intended to...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Simpsons Mail-order Warehouse Dalhousie Street Extension

This landmark industrial complex was built in stages between 1916 and 1950. Over the course of the twentieth century, the buildings functioned as the administrative centre and warehouse for the...

This landmark industrial complex was built in stages between 1916 and 1950. Over the course of the twentieth century, the buildings functioned as the administrative centre and warehouse for...

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  • ontario
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Sir William Campbell 1758-1834

Campbell was born near Caithness, Scotland. He fought with the British forces during the American Revolution and was taken prisoner at Yorktown in 1781. Three years later he was practising law in...

Campbell was born near Caithness, Scotland. He fought with the British forces during the American Revolution and was taken prisoner at Yorktown in 1781. Three years later he was practising law...

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  • ontario
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St. Andrew's Church

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...

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...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Samuel de Champlain's Journeys Through Ontario

This park beside the Humber River commemorates Étienne Brûlé, one of Samuel de Champlain's protégés in the age of exploration. His story is part of the larger one of Champlain and the First...

This park beside the Humber River commemorates Étienne Brûlé, one of Samuel de Champlain's protégés in the age of exploration. His story is part of the larger one of Champlain and the...

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  • ontario
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Severn's Brewery

On this site stood a 19th-century brewery and malt house that, at its peak, produced 26,500 litres of alcohol per week. Established by John Severn in 1835, the brewery specialized in ale and...

On this site stood a 19th-century brewery and malt house that, at its peak, produced 26,500 litres of alcohol per week. Established by John Severn in 1835, the brewery specialized in ale and...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

Saint Joseph's Church, Scarborough

The first Saint Joseph's Catholic Church was one of many small rural churches established in Ontario during the 1850's to serve the needs of the growing Irish Catholic population which had left...

The first Saint Joseph's Catholic Church was one of many small rural churches established in Ontario during the 1850's to serve the needs of the growing Irish Catholic population which had left...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

The Salvation Army Territorial Headquarters

In 1886, only four years after it had come to Canada from England, a young Christian revival movement known as Salvation Army built its Territorial Headquarters for Canada and Bermuda on this...

In 1886, only four years after it had come to Canada from England, a young Christian revival movement known as Salvation Army built its Territorial Headquarters for Canada and Bermuda on this...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

St. Anne's Anglican Church

Built in the Byzantine style, St. Anne's was designed by the noted Toronto architect Ford Howland to serve a large and vigorous parish. It was constructed in 1907-08, replacing an earlier building...

Built in the Byzantine style, St. Anne's was designed by the noted Toronto architect Ford Howland to serve a large and vigorous parish. It was constructed in 1907-08, replacing an earlier building...

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St. Lawrence Hall

St. Lawrence Hall was an important venue for many African Canadian activities in support of abolition and the welfare of refugee slaves in Toronto. It provided an important platform for major...

St. Lawrence Hall was an important venue for many African Canadian activities in support of abolition and the welfare of refugee slaves in Toronto. It provided an important platform for major...

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  • ontario
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Scott-Westney House circa 1861

This house was originally on Sheppard Avenue East. First sold to Stephen Westney, the house was purchased by George Scott in 1887. The Scott family owned it until the 1950s. The vernacular Ontario...

This house was originally on Sheppard Avenue East. First sold to Stephen Westney, the house was purchased by George Scott in 1887. The Scott family owned it until the 1950s. The vernacular Ontario...

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  • ontario
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St. Michael's College

In 1852 this college was established as a Roman Catholic boys' school in the palace of the Right Reverend Armand, Comte de Charbonnel, Bishop of Toronto and a vigorous opponent of the public...

In 1852 this college was established as a Roman Catholic boys' school in the palace of the Right Reverend Armand, Comte de Charbonnel, Bishop of Toronto and a vigorous opponent of the...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

Scarborough's "Golden Mile"

Surrounded by farmland until the 1940s, this stretch of Eglinton Avenue, from Pharmacy Avenue to Birchmount Road, became famous in the 1950s as Scarborough's "Golden Mile of Industry" - a hub of...

Surrounded by farmland until the 1940s, this stretch of Eglinton Avenue, from Pharmacy Avenue to Birchmount Road, became famous in the 1950s as Scarborough's "Golden Mile of Industry" - a hub...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

See House 1885-86

The official residence the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese (or "See") of Toronto from 1885 until 1935, this house became the administrative centre of Royal St. George's College in 1964. Designed in...

The official residence the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese (or "See") of Toronto from 1885 until 1935, this house became the administrative centre of Royal St. George's College in 1964. Designed...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

St. Margaret's Church

Scarborough's first Anglican Church was built in 1833 on a .8 ha lot given for a church yard and burying ground by Simon E. Washburn, clerk of the home district and a church warden of St. James'...

Scarborough's first Anglican Church was built in 1833 on a .8 ha lot given for a church yard and burying ground by Simon E. Washburn, clerk of the home district and a church warden of St....

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  • ontario
  • alan brown