The Windsor Star, May 12, 1928
Category Archives: General History
Toronto in the Good Ole Days, Toronto Sunday World, May 10, 1914
How the bones of Leslieville residents ended up in a schoolyard in Corktown
They arrive here to the extent of about 300 to 600 by any steamer. The sick are immediately sent to the hospital which has been given up to them entirely and the healthy are fed and allowed to occupy the Immigrant Sheds for 24 hours; at the expiration of this time, they are obliged to keep moving, their rations are stopped and if they are found begging are imprisoned at once. Means of conveyance are provided by the Corporation to take them off sat once to the country, and they are accordingly carried off “willy-nilly” some 16 or 20 miles, North, South, East and West and quickly put down, leaving the country to support them by giving them employment
Gerrard and Carlaw, May 3, 1930
Canada’s Greatest Baseball Star dies, home on a quiet Leslieville street
Charles Maddock obituary, Toronto Star, April 27, 1927
Leslieville paid a terrible price in World War One: Charles Hazen KIA Bill Smith wounded, Vimy, The Windsor Star, April 26, 1917
TTC Gerrard Street closed due to track work, Globe, April 26, 1922
Leslie Creek, Globe, April 26, 1918
Leslie Creek started on the hill north of Blake Street, crossed the track, and ran down west of Leslie Street to cross Jones Avenue where this unfortunate woman’s house was. The creek was slow, muddy and a breeding ground for mosquitos which is why Lesliegrove Park was called “Mosquito Park.” 1899 Map showing Leslieville’s LostContinue reading “Leslie Creek, Globe, April 26, 1918”