CityPlaceN1
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So Gladstone was initially planned to go through the park and then they changed their mind.
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Historic photos from Toronto on this day
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seemsartless
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Good point! I took a look on Google Maps, and see that there is a short stub of Gladstone heading north from Sylvan Ave into the park to a few houses where the road ends and it turns into a path north through the park. At the north end, Dufferin Park Ave is a bike/pedestrian path between Dufferin and Gladstone.
thecharioteer
Senior Member
April 12, 1838: Hanging of Samuel Lount and Peter Matthews, two of the rebels from the 1837 Rebellion (corner of King and Toronto Streets):
The old jail on the left:
The gallows:
Plaque on Toronto Street just north of King:
Their gravestone in the Toronto Necropolis Cemetary:
The old jail on the left:
The gallows:
Plaque on Toronto Street just north of King:
Their gravestone in the Toronto Necropolis Cemetary:
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seemsartless
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Thanks! Interesting to note the last hanging was "Ronald Turpin and Arthur Lucas on 11 December 1962. Turpin and Lucas had each been convicted in separate murders, and their executions were Canada's last before capital punishment was abolished." (from Wikipedia)
seemsartless
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April 13th: a photo of the falling apart but ornate (by today's standards) Earlscourt Park Clubhouse veranda 76 years ago, in 1934:
Does anyone know if this building is still there? Its been a while since I've been in the park, and from Google Maps I can't tell if the building mid-park has a second level. There is also a photo from 1924 of a brick 'shelter' being built, but the windows are very different. Maybe today's building was along St. Clair and now gone? I don't see it in the 1931 photos in that area either.
Does anyone know if this building is still there? Its been a while since I've been in the park, and from Google Maps I can't tell if the building mid-park has a second level. There is also a photo from 1924 of a brick 'shelter' being built, but the windows are very different. Maybe today's building was along St. Clair and now gone? I don't see it in the 1931 photos in that area either.
adma
Superstar
Not still there; and in fact, it appears to be a pre-Confederation farm/manor house (that which gave Earlscourt its name, perhaps?)--the crisp Classical detailing and Regency awning give it away...
Anna
Active Member
A+ - Preston Villa
http://ve.torontopubliclibrary.ca/stclairmap/villa.html
The Toronto Public Library book referred to - St. Clair West in Pictures - is a good one for anyone interested in Earlscourt.
http://ve.torontopubliclibrary.ca/stclairmap/villa.html
The Toronto Public Library book referred to - St. Clair West in Pictures - is a good one for anyone interested in Earlscourt.
seemsartless
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That makes a lot of sense! I'll update my map, and the details in the database... from the link:
seemsartless
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April 15: Finally some people! Here are the Stanley Park Midgets - Playground, Toronto and District Basketball Champions, along with their trophy, from 70 years ago today, in 1940.
If you take a look at Stanley Park on the map you can see it was just east of the old Central Prison on King Street.
If you take a look at Stanley Park on the map you can see it was just east of the old Central Prison on King Street.
Earlscourt_Lad
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April 13th: a photo of the falling apart but ornate (by today's standards) Earlscourt Park Clubhouse veranda 76 years ago, in 1934:
I think that was in fact "Earlscourt", the house that gave the park and district its name. Long gone.
seemsartless
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April 16: Here's a 75 year old photo from 1935, standing in the middle of King Street West, looking east to where King Street bends north along the lakeshore at Wilson Park Road. The scene is quite similar today... same buildings, same streetcar tracks. The fence along the far end of the Beaty Parkette has been replaced with cheap chain-link, and there are more trees along the south side of King St. The wrap around porch and roof is also gone from the building in the top centre.
I assume the houses on the top right were torn down when they put in the Gardiner Expressway.
I assume the houses on the top right were torn down when they put in the Gardiner Expressway.
adma
Superstar
Interesting to note that Wilson Park is an early case of a street being renamed out of "duplication" (i.e. with the arterial Wilson)
PatHIverson
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These pictures are so awesome. Thanks for the share.
I love that building... I wonder if it's still standing???
I love that building... I wonder if it's still standing???
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seemsartless
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My pleasure, and it is great to see others helping out, too.... welcome to UT.
April 17: A photo from 1935, 75 years ago today ( well, yesterday now ), of the T.J. Clark ferry run by the Toronto Transportation Commission.
Wikipedia says it was acquired in 1911, retired 20 years later in 1931, and:
I'm not sure where this photo is taken, I've placed it here, but would anyone know for sure? Has the city expanded south since 1935?
seemsartless
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Well, tomorrow's a big day, historically, for Toronto... Before then, though, could a couple of you that use RSS readers give my RSS feed a try? It is a RSS XML file, even though it ends in 'php':
http://wholemap.com/historic/rss-toronto-today.php
If there are any problems ( or improvements ) let me know, please. I've tested it in Google Reader and already found the following problems:
http://wholemap.com/historic/rss-toronto-today.php
If there are any problems ( or improvements ) let me know, please. I've tested it in Google Reader and already found the following problems:
- I'm using the day of the month for the month name, and the month # for the day of the month. Ooops.
- My "what day of the year is it?" code doesn't deal with leap years, like 1904, which are a day late
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