Dundas Street Crossing and Lambton Mills
You are now standing on the abutment of a former Dundas Street bridge. Dundas Street crossed the Humber River here before it was rerouted in 1928 over the bridge immediately to the...
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The Discovery of Insulin
In one of the most important advances in modern medicine, a team of investigators isolated and purified insulin in a building which stood on this site. On May 17, 1921, Frederick Banting, a...
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Dovercourt Branch, Toronto Public Library 1913
Originally named for its local community, the Dovercourt Branch was the first Toronto Public Library building to be constructed solely with funds from the City of Toronto, and without the aid of...
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David Pecaut Square
David Pecaut was a civic leader, city-builder and Toronto booster. He spearheaded the formation of the Toronto City Summit Alliance in 2002 and co- founded Luminato in 2007."The potential of...
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The Defence of York
Pro Patria. In memory of Captain Neal McNeal, Volunteer Donald Maclean, and the soldiers of the Royal Artillery, 8th Regiment, Royal Newfoundland Regiment, Glengarry Light Infantry, York...
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Dr. William D. Young Memorial
This Italian Renaissance-style drinking fountain was erected in 1920 to the memory of Dr. William D. Young (1874-1918) by the members of the Beaches community. It commemorates his devotion to...
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David Gibson 1804-1864
This building, a good example of an early Victorian farm-house was completed in 1851 by David Gibson. Born in Glamis Parish, Forfarshire, Scotland, Gibson emigrated to Upper Canada where, in 1825,...
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Davenport Road
As temperatures warmed toward the end of the last Ice Age (ca. 12,000 years ago) meltwater from retreating glaciers formed Lake Iroquois, covering parts of Ontario and New York State. The...
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Discovery Point
From a nearby spot, Lake Ontario was first seen by a white man: Étienne Brûlé September 9, 1615. To Brûlé and all like adventurous spirits who laid the foundations of our nation, this memorial...
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Dr. William T. Mustard 1914-1987
Procedures pioneered by William Thornton Mustard (born 8 August 1914 in Clinton, Ontario) had a historic impact on the field of surgery. He attended the University of Toronto Schools and...
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Davenport Road
As temperatures warmed toward the end of the last Ice Age (ca. 12,000 years ago) meltwater from retreating glaciers formed Lake Iroquois, covering parts of Ontario and New York State. The...
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South Humber Monument
Over thousands of years, the Humber and its valley provided Indigenous peoples-the Wendat (Huron), the Onondowagah (Seneca) and the Michi-Saagl (Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation)...
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Dr. William T. Mustard 1914-1987
Procedures pioneered by William Thornton Mustard (born 8 August 1914 in Clinton, Ontario) had a historic impact on the field of surgery. He attended the University of Toronto Schools and...
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Draper Street
Draper Street's Empire-style cottages were built in 1881 and 1882, while its larger homes were constructed between 1886 and 1889. The street - a designated Heritage Conservation District -...
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Donald Willard Moore 1891-1994
From his arrival in Canada from Barbados in 1913, Donald Willard Moore worked to make Toronto the vibrant multicultural community it is today. To protest unjust immigration law, Moore led...
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Dieppe Park
On August 19, 1942, six thousand allied troops embarked on 250 vessels from southern England on a daylight raid on the German occupied French resort town of Dieppe. Almost 5000 of these soldiers...
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Dowswell's Inn
One of the most notable of rural Scarborough's many taverns and hotels stood here at the junction of the Markham Road and the old Danforth Road, now called Painted Post Road. Here in 1850...
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Dr. Emily Stowe (1831-1903)
Emily Stowe's crusade for female suffrage and higher education for women placed her in the vanguard of the women's rights movement in Canada. Denied access to university in this country because of...
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The Dominion Bank Building 1914
Founded in Toronto in 1869, The Dominion Bank moved its head office to this site ten years later. In 1914, the bank's rise to national prominence led to the construction of this early 12-storey...
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Doctors & Nurses
In the late 19th century, outbreaks of infectious diseases such as diphtheria and scarlet fever created a great demand in Toronto for medical staff. Dr. Norman Allen, Toronto's Medical Officer of...
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