This past long weekend, Danielle & I went on a bike ride from our Leslieville home down to Biidaasige Park. I gotta say it was gorgeous! I realize to a lot of Torontonians these aboriginal names can be quite confusing but what that word means is “sunlight shining towards us”. It was refreshing to see the translations posted along the trails. The trails of course are super smooth brand new asphalt...
It seems for the better part of the 20th Century Gerrard Street west of Greenwood Avenue was quite the happening block! This photo gives us a great glimpse into 1936. The Guild and formerly Greenwood Theatre had already been there for 22 years at this point (now the LDT Window Factory at 1275 Gerrard Street East). Legendary Clayton Candy Shop (Which stayed here for half a century and is now the...
This is an excerpt from Elizabeth Muirs fantastic recently published book: Riverdale : East Of The Don It is used with the authors permission. Please buy a copy to find out the history of your street (and neighbourhood) and at the same time support a great local author! Click here to buy a copy The history of the Street names for Toronto's East End : Letters...
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