Monthly Archives: May 2019
A map of what was and what might be, 1908 Abrey and Tyrell Map
Some Leslieville Street Names
Originally posted on Leslieville Historical Society:
From Tremaine’s Map of the County of York, 1860 It is sometimes difficult to trace the origins of street names. Clearly most Leslieville streets were named after families who lived here or after the builders who put up the houses on the street. Only a few, such as Eastern…
Riverdale Collegiate
by Joanne Doucette There is an urban legend that Myrtle, Ivy and Harriet Streets were named after local women (true) who argued so much that they could never meet so the streets don’t meet (not true). The deep ravine called “the Devil’s Hollow” had more to do with keeping the streets from meeting. The womenContinue reading “Riverdale Collegiate”
On this place: Riverdale Collegiate…
Did you ever wonder what was here in days gone by? Who lived here? What buildings stood here? Why did they build here? This picture shows Riverdale Collegiate on the far hill on December 22, 1919. We are looking from Prust Ave. Landfill with large concrete rubble fills the ravine in the immediate foreground. TheContinue reading “On this place: Riverdale Collegiate…”
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