Tag Archives: Eastern Avenue
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”
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”
March 15th in Leslieville: articles and images
March 14th in Leslieville
March 6 in Leslieville’s past
A selection of articles from March 6 through the years.
February 1 in Leslieville: level crossings
And some views of level crossings at other times of the year
January 23 in Leslieville
Building Leslie Gardens
From 1836 to 1837 workers had straightened and planked the Kingston Road. It became a toll road, providing a reasonably good route for transporting products in and out of Toronto. Here, in 1842, Scottish gardener and tree grower, George Leslie, leased 20 acres of land from Charles Coxwell Small for a 21-year term. George’s landlord,Continue reading “Building Leslie Gardens”
October 6: I hear the train a-coming…about 20 feet above me!
This series of photographs will take you on a trip from downtown Toronto to Main Street on the new Toronto Viaduct, a raised railbed that lifted the train high above the city streets, eliminating several of the most dangerous level crossings such as the one at Queen near DeGrassi Street.
Leslieville Historical Society 