Tag Archives: Ashbridges Bay

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

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”

January 26 in Leslieville

By Joanne Doucette What we have now, a small body of very polluted water at the base of Coxwell Avenue, is not what Ashbridge’s Bay once was or could be again–with imagination, investment and time. And time is what today’s post is all about. It is a very detailed timeline of Ashbridge’s Bay. Take yourContinue reading “January 26 in Leslieville”

The Story of a Marsh — Now a Harbor

The Windsor Star, May 12, 1928

Mired in Mud, Toronto Boy Cheats Death in Quicksand, Ashbridge’s Bay