Lee Comes to to Leesburg
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Riverdale Heritage Conservation District
The Riverdale Heritage Conservation District was designated under the Ontario Heritage Act in 2008 to protect portions of First Avenue, Tiverton Avenue, and West Avenue. The designation applies to...
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The Rogers Batteryless Radio
In the early 1920s, radio receivers were powered by direct current from batteries that were awkward to use and needed frequent recharging. Edward S. "Ted" Rogers Sr., a Toronto radio...
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The Royal Norwegian Air Force 1940-1945
Here, during World War II, the Royal Norwegian Air Force trained its air and ground crews. Land for a training camp was provided free by the Toronto Harbour Commissioners at the foot of...
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The Rebellion of 1837
Sir Francis Bond Head, a handsome, accomplished, adventuresome, former cavalry officer who had fought beside Wellington at Waterloo, was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada in 1836....
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The Resting Place of Pioneers
In this area of the cemetery lie buried many of the inhabitants of the early town of "Muddy York". They were originally buried in "The Potter's Field", a plot of 2.4 ha in Yorkville at what is now...
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Royal York Hotel
Designed in the Château style by Ross and Macdonald Architects and Sproatt and Ralph Architects, the Royal York Hotel was constructed for the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1928-29, as part of a...
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The Rolph School
Dr. John Rolph (1793-1870), lawyer, physician and politician founded the first medical school in Upper Canada. As a reformer he was involved in the Rebellion of 1837 and fled to the United...
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Runnymede Branch, Toronto Public Library 1930
Nationally recognized for its distinctively Canadian style, Runnymede Branch was designed by John M. Lyle, one of this country's most distinguished 20th-century architects. In the 1920s, a surging...
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Riverdale Courts 1913 (with later additions)
A landmark in the early development of publicly supported rental-housing in Toronto, Riverdale Courts was constructed for the Toronto Housing Company, a business backed by the City of...
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Royal Insurance Company of Canada
The Royal Insurance Company was founded in Liverpool, England, in 1845, and has served the North American market since 1851. It acquired the British American Assurance Company and the...
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Robert Simpson Co. Warehouse 1910
The first Simpson Co. warehouse on this city block, this structure originally housed dry-goods, supplies, and a blacksmith shop for the company's local horse-drawn delivery service.Plaque via...
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Robert Gourlay 1778-1863
Banished from Upper Canada in 1819 on false charges of sedition brought by the Family Compact. His writings had an impact on events leading to the 1837 rebellion. Robert Gourlay championed reforms...
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The Royals
Toronto was in love with a princess. On the day the heir to the British throne arrived in town, a deliriously happy crowd of half a million people lined the route from the airport to...
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Ryerson Polytechnical Institute
Named after the Reverend Egerton Ryerson founder of the province's educational system, the Ryerson Institute of Technology was established in 1948 to provide technological education for...
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Rosetta McClain Gardens
The 16 ha Rumph farm, overlooking Scarborough Bluffs, was purchased in 1904-1905 by Thomas McDonald West, owner and operator of J. & J. Taylor Limited, Toronto Safe Works. He and his wife Emma...
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The Robert Simpson Company
Robert Simpson (1834-1897) emigrated to Canada from Inverness, Scotland. In 1856, he opened a dry-goods store on Yonge Street north of Queen in 1872, but in 1881 re-located and began to extend his...
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Runnymede Theatre 1927
Originally a Famous Players theatre for both vaudeville performances and movies, the Runnymede Theatre was designed in the classical style by the architectural firm Chapman and Oxley. The...
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Rhoda Skinner Scarborough Pioneer
This plaque is dedicated to the women who pioneered the wilderness of Ontario in the early 19th century and, in particular, to Rhoda Skinner (1775 1834).In addition to laborious household chores,...
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Rupert Hotel Fire
On December 23rd 1989 a fire roared through the Rupert House Hotel, a licensed rooming house on this site. Despite the heroic efforts of firefighters and several tenants, ten people died in the...
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