By Joanne Doucette, local historian Scroll down through this post for a visual history of the TTC Car Barns at Connaught Avenue and Queen Street East. Commonly known as the Connaught Barns, they are officially the Russell Car Barns, probably named after Joseph Russell. The second fire sealed the deal, creating the Russell Division andContinue reading “The TTC’s Russell Car Barns and the TRC Car Barns that Burned Down not once, but twice and the TRC Car Barns that Sank into a Swamp”
Monthly Archives: March 2025
Leslieville History this week
Our first local “big business”, the industrialization of Leslieville, and more. This is one of the earliest ads for George Leslie’s nurseries. He had just moved his business from King and Yonge Streets out to Ashport, as it was then called. The downtown was getting too crowded for a plant nursery! He put his houseContinue reading “Leslieville History this week”
Leslieville Historical Society 