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The Macdonald-Mowat House 1872

Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister, purchased this house in 1876 and lived here 1876-78. It was built in 1872 in the French Second Empire style by Nathaniel Dickey, a Toronto...

Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister, purchased this house in 1876 and lived here 1876-78. It was built in 1872 in the French Second Empire style by Nathaniel Dickey, a...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Michael Shepard Residence

The property now comprising York Cemetery was granted by the crown by letters patent dated May 9th, 1805 to Joseph Shepard, and was acquired by the trustees of the Toronto General Buying Grounds...

The property now comprising York Cemetery was granted by the crown by letters patent dated May 9th, 1805 to Joseph Shepard, and was acquired by the trustees of the Toronto General Buying...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Morley Callaghan

Morley Callaghan wrote 18 novels and over 100 short stories, all about Canadians. Critically acclaimed around the world, he has been compared with Chekhov and Turgenev. He sold his first story...

Morley Callaghan wrote 18 novels and over 100 short stories, all about Canadians. Critically acclaimed around the world, he has been compared with Chekhov and Turgenev. He sold his first...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Massey Hall

Since its opening in 1894, Massey Hall has served as one of Canada's most important cultural institutions. A gift to Toronto from wealthy industrialist Hart Massey, it provided the city with...

Since its opening in 1894, Massey Hall has served as one of Canada's most important cultural institutions. A gift to Toronto from wealthy industrialist Hart Massey, it provided the city with...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

Milton Acorn and Gwendolyn MacEwen

Canadian poets Milton Acorn (1923-1986) and Gwendolyn MacEwen (1941-1987) were married in February 1962 and, attracted by the Toronto Island's natural beauty, moved into a cottage north of here,...

Canadian poets Milton Acorn (1923-1986) and Gwendolyn MacEwen (1941-1987) were married in February 1962 and, attracted by the Toronto Island's natural beauty, moved into a cottage north of here,...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Mount Pleasant Cemetery

Almost the entire 80 ha of land now comprising Mount Pleasant Cemetery extending from Yonge Street to Bayview Avenue was purchased in 1873 in what was then the Village of Deer Park. Following...

Almost the entire 80 ha of land now comprising Mount Pleasant Cemetery extending from Yonge Street to Bayview Avenue was purchased in 1873 in what was then the Village of Deer Park....

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980)

A pioneer of media studies, this University of Toronto professor became famous in the 1960s for his provocative theories about the impact of print and electronic media on human perception and...

A pioneer of media studies, this University of Toronto professor became famous in the 1960s for his provocative theories about the impact of print and electronic media on human perception...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Montgomery's Inn

This structure was built around 1830 for Irish immigrants, Thomas and Margaret Montgomery, who operated an inn here on their large, prosperous farm. Situated on Dundas Street, one of Upper...

This structure was built around 1830 for Irish immigrants, Thomas and Margaret Montgomery, who operated an inn here on their large, prosperous farm. Situated on Dundas Street, one of...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Meetings of Parliament 1841-1866

Following the destruction by fire on 25th April 1849 of the building in Montreal used by the Legislature of the Province of Canada, the sessions of 1850, 1851, and 1856 to 1859 were held in...

Following the destruction by fire on 25th April 1849 of the building in Montreal used by the Legislature of the Province of Canada, the sessions of 1850, 1851, and 1856 to 1859 were held in...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

Memorial Wall Plaques Dedicated to Patient Labourers

These patient-built walls are a testament to the abilities of the people whose unpaid labour was central to the operation of asylums in the Province of Ontario during the 19th and 20th centuries....

These patient-built walls are a testament to the abilities of the people whose unpaid labour was central to the operation of asylums in the Province of Ontario during the 19th and 20th centuries....

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

Massey-Harris Company

This office building, constructed in 1883, is the only surviving structure from the Massey-Harris manufacturing complex. Designed by notable Toronto architect E.J. Lennox, the building combines...

This office building, constructed in 1883, is the only surviving structure from the Massey-Harris manufacturing complex. Designed by notable Toronto architect E.J. Lennox, the building...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

Michie & Company

Michie & Company, grocers and wine merchant, opened its doors on this site, at 5 King Street West, in 1835. York, as Toronto was first known, had been settled only 42 years earlier. Prior to that,...

Michie & Company, grocers and wine merchant, opened its doors on this site, at 5 King Street West, in 1835. York, as Toronto was first known, had been settled only 42 years earlier. Prior to that,...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

Military Burial Ground

This cemetery opened in 1860 and was the third military burial ground in Toronto. It replaced one situated a short distance to the west, which was abandoned after a few burials and the bodies were...

This cemetery opened in 1860 and was the third military burial ground in Toronto. It replaced one situated a short distance to the west, which was abandoned after a few burials and the bodies...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

Montgomery's Tavern

On this site stood Montgomery's Tavern, headquarters of William Lyon MacKenzie, leader of the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837, and scene of the brief skirmish in which, on 7 December 1837, the...

On this site stood Montgomery's Tavern, headquarters of William Lyon MacKenzie, leader of the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837, and scene of the brief skirmish in which, on 7 December 1837, the...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

Merton Street Gospel Mission

On this site from 1890 to 1970 stood the Merton Street Gospel Mission, a non-denominational church and one of the first centres of worship in the Davisville community. It sponsored missionary and...

On this site from 1890 to 1970 stood the Merton Street Gospel Mission, a non-denominational church and one of the first centres of worship in the Davisville community. It sponsored missionary...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

Metropolitan United Church

This "Cathedral of Methodism" was designed by Henry Langley in the High Victorian Gothic style. The cornerstone was laid by the Rev. Egerton Ryerson, D.D., in 1870 and the church was dedicated in...

This "Cathedral of Methodism" was designed by Henry Langley in the High Victorian Gothic style. The cornerstone was laid by the Rev. Egerton Ryerson, D.D., in 1870 and the church was dedicated in...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

The Medical Arts Building 1929

This ten-storey building was constructed by a consortium of doctors to provide facilities for the medical profession, and was a landmark redevelopment of a formerly residential section of Bloor...

This ten-storey building was constructed by a consortium of doctors to provide facilities for the medical profession, and was a landmark redevelopment of a formerly residential section of Bloor...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Maud Leonora Menten 1879-1960

An outstanding medical scientist, Maud Menten was born in Port Lambton. She graduated in medicine from the University of Toronto in 1907 and four years later became one of the first Canadian women...

An outstanding medical scientist, Maud Menten was born in Port Lambton. She graduated in medicine from the University of Toronto in 1907 and four years later became one of the first Canadian...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Marilyn Bell

Marilyn Bell (born 1937) became the first person to swim across Lake Ontario on September 9, 1954, and a beloved Canadian sports hero.At the age of only 16, Bell swam from Youngstown, N.Y., to...

Marilyn Bell (born 1937) became the first person to swim across Lake Ontario on September 9, 1954, and a beloved Canadian sports hero.At the age of only 16, Bell swam from Youngstown, N.Y.,...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Marilyn Bell

This plaque is dedicated to the honour of Marilyn Bell, a Toronto, Ontario girl who on Sept. 9th, 1954, at the age of 16 years, performed the magnificent athletic feat of swimming the full width...

This plaque is dedicated to the honour of Marilyn Bell, a Toronto, Ontario girl who on Sept. 9th, 1954, at the age of 16 years, performed the magnificent athletic feat of swimming the full width...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown