George Brown College St. James Campus
This fine example of industrial architecture incorporates the 1874 factory built at Duke (Adelaide) and Frederick Streets by Christie, Brown & Co., the largest biscuit manufacturer in Canada. The...
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George Brown (1818-1880)
In 1844, this future Father of Confederation founded The Globe, an influential newspaper that gave him a powerful platform for his political, social, and religious views. A fierce advocate...
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George Brown 1818-1880
An outspoken journalist, politician, reformer, active citizen and defender of public education, George Brown's life exemplified his passionate commitment to the values of freedom...
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George Milbrandt Parkette
Born and educated in Chicago, George Milbrandt moved with his family to Toronto in 1970 to join the Faculty of Education at the University of Toronto. He located in North Toronto where he became...
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General Motors and the Golden Mile
For 40 years, General Motors manufactured and assembled home appliances, automotive parts, and vans on this site. In 1952, General Motors built a head office and factory for its...
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George Taylor Denison 1839-1925
The third generation of a prominent Toronto family, Denison commanded a local cavalry regiment and served during the Fenian Raids (1866) and the Northwest Rebellion (1885). Also active...
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Grand Magazine and Explosion Crater
You are near the blast crater created by the explosion of the Grand Magazine at the climax of the Battle of York fought on April 27, 1813. The magazine was a large capacity gunpowder...
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Gibraltar Point Lighthouse
Though now away from the lake and nestled among the trees, this is the oldest surviving lighthouse on the Great Lakes and the second oldest surviving lighthouse in Canada. It was constructed...
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Gooderham and Worts Distillery Complex
The seeds of Canada's largest 19th-century distilling firm were sown in 1837 when a still was set up on this site to convert surplus grain from an 1832 grist mill into whisky. Exploiting...
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Goldwin Smith 1823-1910
Born and educated in England, Goldwin Smith taught history at Oxford and Cornell before moving to Toronto in 1871. He married Harriette Boulton in 1875, widow of William Henry Boulton of...
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George Leslie 1804-1893
Leslieville is named for gardener and businessman George Leslie who established the Toronto Nurseries in the area in 1845. His greenhouses and extensive fields produced everything from flowers to...
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Garrison Common and the Battle of York
Garrison Common is part of Fort York National Historic Site comprising 17.4 hectares (43 acres) of land. On April 27, 1813, it was part of a larger battlefield after some 2,500 American soldiers,...
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George Brown
George Brown, a Scottish immigrant, founded The Globe. Through his newspaper he exerted a very great influence on the early development of Canada. He was the architect of the Reform Party, which...
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The Great Toronto Fire
On an unusually cold April night, Fire Alarm Box 12 at the corner of Bay and King streets was pulled to signal the discovery of a fire at 58-60 Wellington Street West. Two days later the fire had...
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Gibraltar Point
Because of its large and easily-defended harbour Lieutenant-Governor Simcoe decided to make Toronto the naval and military centre of Upper Canada. This site, guarding the harbour, was...
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Grace Bagnato 1891-1950
The Canada of today has been created by thousands of immigrants from every corner of the world. Some of these became leaders in their communities and co-creators of the national life. Grace...
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The Great Fire of 1849
On Saturday April 7, 1849, the citizens of Toronto awoke to a blaze that quickly consumed the centre of town. The fire started about one in the morning in a stable that once stood here. In the...
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Finch
In 1830 John Finch leased the inn "The Bird in the Hand", on the west side of what is now Yonge Street just north of Finch Avenue, from John Montgomery. Later he purchased a lot on the northeast...
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Fort Rouillé
The last French post built in present-day Southern Ontario, Fort Rouillé, more commonly known as Fort Toronto, was erected on this site in 1750-51. It was established by order of the Marquis de...
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Frontier College
When established in 1899, Frontier College was the only national, non-denominational organization providing education to workers in remote parts of Canada. It sent idealistic youth to...
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