December 22, 1919 Boys playing hockey on Hastings Creek. Hastings Creek crossed the Danforth just east of Jones and cut a ravine at Ravina Crescent in “The Pocket” and another gully, known as the “Devil’s Hollow” between Jones & Greenwood. It continued south through the Hastings’ farm (Hastings Avenue to Alton Avenue) to enter Ashbridge’s Bay between Leslie Street and Laing Street. The City filled it in a number of times. A staff member at the East End Garden Centre recalled when her grandfather caught fish in this pond. Others have told me of their grandparents tobogganing down the hill or skating on the pond.
Leslieville Historical Society 