Leslieville Historical Society

October 3 in history

October 2 in history

October 1 in history

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 27 in history

September 26 in history

September 25 in history

Toronto Star, Sept. 25, 1999 p N8

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