a creek … also started near the sandpit and ran through the gardens of Cooper’s, Bests and Hunters, crossed the road by the Leslie Postoffice. Here it joined a small creek that drained the nursery, and both crossed Leslie street under a bridge that has since been filled up by intersecting sewers. The Globe, JanuaryContinue reading “Looking for the Ghost of Leslie Creek”
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A little lost street, Doel Avenue
Part One: the Doels of Doel Avenue Part Two: The Lost Doel Avenue
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”
Goodbye to a local land mark
By Joanne Doucette
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.
The Blake Street Subdivision Lot 11, Concession One from the Bay, Subdivision Plan 154
Someone graciously shared a digital copy of this original subdivision plan which I have adjusted to make it a little straighter and easier to read.
Leslieville Historical Society 