Queen Street: From the Bridge to Victoria Park Part I: The Bridge

By Joanne Doucette

Come on a visual walk through time along Queen Street from the Bridge over the Don to Victoria Park. No ticket required, all ride free. This portion of the walk takes us into Riverside from the west.

By Joanne Doucette

Queen St. E., bridge Don R. (1851-1878), looking north-east

Queen St. E., bridge over Don R. (built 1803) By Owen Staples
Another sketch by Owen Staples

City Engineer’s Report, 1911 p. 265 Queen St viaduct looking west

City Engineer’s Report, 1911 p. 267

  • Item is a photograph of a rooftop billboard located on Queen Street East, north side, east of River Street, atop Cameron & Campbell Woodworkers, 578 Queen Street East.
  • Creator: Harvey R. Naylor Date: June 2, 1981 Archival Citation: Fonds 1526, File 75, Item 56 Credit: City of Toronto Archives http://www.toronto.ca/archives Copyright was transferred to the City of Toronto by the copyright owner.
  • Queen Street looking east across bridge September 19, 1910
  • Super-structure and Buckle plate Queen Street bridge Don – May 21, 1900
  • Creator: Harvey R. Naylor Date: June 2, 1981 Archival Citation: Fonds 1526, File 75, Item 61 Credit: City of Toronto Archives http://www.toronto.ca/archives Copyright was transferred to the City of Toronto by the copyright owner.
  • Bridge over the Don, by Elizabeth Posthuma Simcoe, 1794
  • Scaddings Bridge, After a drawing by Elizabeth Simcoe (1795?). Cf. pen & ink drawing by Simcoe “Scadding’s House” (X 18-25a). Shows John Scadding’s cabin, Don R., e. side, s. of Queen St. E. and “Scadding’s Bridge” over the Don R. at about Queen St

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