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February 4 in Leslieville: Heward/Holly Creek
By Joanne Doucette I hope you enjoy this short photo essay. For scholars, students and the curious, a detailed time line of Heward/Holly Creek showing the development of Carlaw Avenue follows. It is from original sources which are credited. Time Line 1874 Motion that “the new street running from King-street southward to the lake, westContinue reading “February 4 in Leslieville: Heward/Holly Creek”
February 1 in Leslieville: level crossings
And some views of level crossings at other times of the year
January 24 in Leslieville
Sometime before 1866 Leslieville grocer, James Morin (c. 1835-1882), went into the brick business. In 1869 he bought a brick machine and began advertising that his Leslieville bricks were machine-made pressed bricks: BRICK! BRICKS! THE LESLIEVILLE BRICK COMPANY ARE MAKING EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF MACHINE MADE PRESSED BRICKS, And are now open toContinue reading “January 24 in Leslieville”
January 18 in Leslieville
The level crossings in Leslieville, as elsewhere, were very dangerous. There were many crashes at Queen and McGee in particular.
Leslieville Historical Society 