A Peter Witt Streetcar #2894, built by Ottawa Car Company for the Toronto Transportation Commission (later renamed the Toronto Transit Commission) My earliest memories of
Category: Lost Toronto
Toronto’s Lost CNE
“Toronto’s Lost CNE” refers to structures and features that over the past decades have been demolished or discontinued. Though I remain a fan of the
Chorley Park (demolished), residence of Ontario’s lieu. governor
Government House—”Chorley Park” on July 4, 1924. Toronto Archives, F1548, S 0393, Item 1899. The term “Government House” is the official title that applies to
Toronto’s Yonge Street Arcade (demolished)
The Yonge Street Arcade in 1885, Toronto Public Library r- 1494 When the Yonge Street Arcade was built, it presented a revolutionary concept in
Toronto’s Bluebell ferry (decommissioned in 1955)
The Bluebell in 1920, in Toronto Harbour, photo from the Toronto Public Library, 964-6-41 The Bluebell was built at the Polson Iron Works, located on
Toronto’s “World’s Biggest Book Store” (demolished)
World’s Biggest Book Store on Edward Street on April 16, 1981. Photo from the Toronto Archives, F1526, Fl001, Item 2. I attended high school in
The old Riverdale Zoo—Toronto
Riverdale Zoo in Riverdale Park in May 1923, Toronto Archives, Series 71, Item 5868. In the 1940s, on a hot Sunday afternoon in summer, my
Sunnyside Beach and boardwalk in July of 2012 In 1834, when the City of Toronto was incorporated, it changed its name from York to