In 1909 the City of Toronto annexed Midway, the area south of the Danforth between Greenwood Ave. & the Beach. In the boom that followed developers rapidly subdivided Midway. It became a working class suburb, a Little Britain. The City built schools: the Roden School (1907), Duke of Connaught School (1909), Bruce Junior School (1923),Continue reading “January 21 in Leslieville featuring Riverdale Collegiate Institute”
Monthly Archives: January 2025
Another Leslie Street Spit gallery
There is no date given for these lovely images. Under construction, undated. More undated photos from the Spit’s early days. A paradise for birds especially cormorants and ring-billed gulls, but also the many songbirds and ducks that nest there or pass through on migration. For more info: http://www.ofo.ca/ofo-docs/Leslie.pdf
January 20th in Leslieville
January 19 in Leslieville
By Joanne Doucette For more about the history of St. Joseph’s Parish and Leslieville read my book, Leslieville, Pigs, Flowers and Bricks, available at the Toronto Public Library and free on line to read and/or download at: https://archive.org/details/PigsFlowersAndBricksFeb32017
January 18 in Leslieville
The level crossings in Leslieville, as elsewhere, were very dangerous. There were many crashes at Queen and McGee in particular.
Leslieville Historical Society 