William "Billy" Bishop and William Barker - The First Meeting
William (Billy) Avery Bishop, VC, CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DFC, Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, Croix de guerre avec palmes (2) and William George Barker, VC, DSO & Bar, MC & Two Bars, Italian Silver...
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Welcome to Queen's Park
Queen's Park - "The People's Park" Previously known as University Park, Queen's Park was renamed in honour of Queen Victoria and officially opened by her son H.R.H. the Prince of Wales (later...
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Winchester Street School
Winchester Street School began here in a frame building on September 21, 1874. Headmaster Andrew Hendry and Margaret Fraser taught all 207 pupils. Adult evening classes commenced in 1882 and...
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Western Branch, Toronto Public Library 1909
Library service was introduced to this area by the West Toronto Junction Mechanics' Institute in 1888. Twenty years later, Toronto Junction received a Carnegie grant to construct this library,...
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The War of 1812 & the Siege of York
The War of 1812 between the United States and Britain, fought partly on Canadian soil and lasting until 1814, is seen today not so much as a war that Britain and Canada won, but as a war where...
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William Davies Company
From 1874 to 1927, this site was home to the William Davies Company, reputed to be the largest pork packing plant in the British Empire. Established in 1857 by William Davies (1831-1921), the...
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William Peyton Hubbard 1842-1935
Born in Toronto to parents who had been freed from slavery in Virginia, William Peyton Hubbard became this city's first Black elected politician and one of its most influential elected officials....
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Walter Seymour Allward, R.C.A., 1876-1955
A renowned Canadian sculptor, Allward was born in Toronto and attended Central Technical School. He studied under William Cruikshank and Emmanuel Hahn, prominent Canadian sculptors, and later...
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William Arthur Parks 1868-1936
The first Director of the Royal Ontario Museum of Palaeontology, Parks was born in Hamilton and educated at the University of Toronto, from which he received a Doctorate in 1900. Initially...
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Washington Methodist Church Cemetery
Levi Annis (1781-1855) and his wife, Rhoda Conant, were the first European settlers on this acreage stretching from Kingston Road to Lake Ontario in Lot 16, Concession C. In 1808 they opened an...
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Wychwood Barns
In a park that once housed a tannery, the first Wychwood car barns were built in 1913, with additions in 1916 and 1921. During these years, public transportation was vital to many...
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Weston Road
Near this spot ran the Indian Trail to Lake Huron called The Toronto Carrying Place (Le Portage de Toronto) traversed by Étienne Brûlé 1615, Robert Cavelier de la Salle on his way to the Gulf...
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Wychwood Park
The origins of the name Wychwood can be traced back to about 600 AD, to a Saxon kingdom known as the Hwicce, and to a large forest or 'wudu'. Thus we get Hwiccewudu, by the 13th century:...
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William Devenish Home
Born in London, England, William Devenish came to Canada in 1794, married Jane Webster at Niagara in 1800, and settled here on an 80 hectare farm lot in the forest in 1803. A carpenter, he built...
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Wong Association of Ontario
The Wong Association of Ontario (Wong Kung Har Wun Sun Association) traces its origins to one of the oldest Chinese family associations in Canada - Wong Kung Har Tong, established in 1912. It...
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Welcome to Morningside Park
Morningside Park is home to the largest remaining forest block within the Highland Creek watershed. As such, it provides high-quality habitat for many wild creatures and functions as a...
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Wallace C. Swanek
At the end of the Second World War, after serving in the RCAF, Wallace C. Swanek came to live in the Pelmo area. He brought with him the enterprising attitude that characterized his life. His...
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Wychwood Park
Wychwood Park was named after Wychwood Forest in Oxfordshire, England, by Marmaduke Matthews, a landscape painter. He built the first house in the park in 1874 hoping to establish an...
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Wesley Building
The building was erected in 1913-15 for Methodist Book and Publishing House and named for John Wesley, founder of Methodism. The architects Burke, Horwood & White chose gothic decoration for the...
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William Lyon Mackenzie 1795-1861
Born in Scotland, William Lyon Mackenzie came to Upper Canada in 1820. He became a prominent radical journalist and was first elected to the assembly in 1828, building up a strong...
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