John Doel’s tavernWilliam Mackenzie and his rebels met in John Doel’s tavern to plan (poorly) their 1837 Upper Canadian Rebellion.Biography of John Doel and his son William Henry Doel, for whom Doel Avenue was named.William Henry Doel, Justice of the Peace, pharmacist, with a store and home at what is now Broadview and Dundas Street.William Henry Doel was adamantly against slavery and enlisted in the U.S. Army Medical Corps during the American Civil War. He often assisted with operations, providing pain relief where he could.
Part Two: The Lost Doel Avenue
13 & 15 Doel Avenue April 29, 1953 This duplex is still standing though renumbered as part of Dundas Street East.18 Doel Avenue, April 29, 1959 This house is also still standing, but the front has been changed beyond recognition. Some of the neighbouring houses retain the spindly pedestals and cornices in this photograph. None of the surviving pedestals or the posts they sit on are quite as off kilter as those in the photo.Goad’s Fire Atlas Plan, 1924, 106 (Pape to Craven south of Gerrard) showing Doel Avenue (now part of Dundas Street East).1924 Goad’s Atlas detail. That’s Jones Avenue on the left. Doel Avenue runs east from Jones Avenue. The houses are numbered (small numbers) as are the lots (larger numbers). The subdivision plan # is 591.1955 Realtor’s map of Metropolitan Toronto (shows Dundas Street route through East End)Doel Avenue looking east from Jones Avenue April 7, 1953Doel Avenue looking east from Curzon Street, April 7, 1953Doel Avenue looking east from Leslie Street April 7, 1953Doel Avenue looking east from opposite #22, April 7, 1953Doel Avenue looking east from opposite #79, April 7, 1953Doel Avenue looking east from opposite #103, April 7, 1953
Approval to extend Dundas Street eastward, Globe and Mail, June 27,1950
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