Tag Archives: Queen Street East
February 23 in Leslieville’s history
February 20th in Leslieville’s past
This week I had other things on my mind, but needed a deep distraction so I burrowed into the history of a little known builder who had a huge impact on Toronto from east to west and north to south. Meet Howard Addison Johnston and the Leslie Gardens Subdivision!
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 3 in Leslieville: Featuring Carlaw Avenue
February 2 in Leslieville
The Kingston Road was an Indigenous Trail, a “Moccasin Highway”, surveyed by the British military and minimally improved. It’s chief purpose was to allow troops to move quickly as an alternative to sailing on Lake Ontario. From 1815 to 1817 local settlers built the Kingston or Front Road on a new alignment, closer to theContinue reading “February 2 in Leslieville”
February 1 in Leslieville: level crossings
And some views of level crossings at other times of the year
January 29 in Leslieville
MISS WESTON IS CHAMPION Won All Three Ladies’ Events at Motordrome Rink Races. A wonderfully fast and graceful lady skater has been developed at the Motordrome Rink. She is Miss Ruby Weston. last night Miss Weston won the quarter-mile from 12 skaters, the half from 15, and the mile from 19. In the mile sheContinue reading “January 29 in Leslieville”
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”
Leslieville Historical Society 