September 2021 – Leslieville Historical Society

September 28 in history: Bridges

There are lost bridges (buried under fill and pavement in Leslieville. One of those lost creeks crossed at the end of Austin Avenue. City of Toronto Creek Locations 1912

The Blake Street Subdivision Lot 11, Concession One from the Bay, Subdivision Plan 154

Someone graciously shared a digital copy of this original subdivision plan which I have adjusted to make it a little straighter and easier to read.

September 24 in history: first train on the Toronto Viaduct

For more about the Toronto Viaduct, the grade separation through Leslieville and downtown, go to: http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/Toronto/grade/separations_Toronto.htm

September 23 in history: Logan Avenue

September 22 in history: Dundas Street

Little Iron Man: Austin Avenue’s “Teddy” Morris

We received this interesting note! Thanks for pulling this information together. It appears that Allen Morris, listed as the son of policeman Gordon Morris of 59 Austin Ave in the 1911 and 1921 censuses, was Canadian football Hall of Famer “Teddy” Morris, real name Allen Byron Morris, who won 3 Grey Cups playing for theContinue reading “Little Iron Man: Austin Avenue’s “Teddy” Morris”

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