Morley Avenue and Gerrard Street fill operations, April 28, 1912 Looking east across Woodfield Road (then called Morley Avenue) towards Coxwell. Ashbridges Creek is in the deep ravine. A culvert has been installed under Gerrard Street to carry the creek south. Workers will install a cement artificial creek about 18-30 metres below the surface. TheyContinue reading “Ashbridge’s Creek: twins: one captured, one free”
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From Farm to Shacktown to Bungalowland: Gerrard-Coxwell
City Engineers Map 1892 Showing the boundaries of the City of Toronto as “City Limit” in red. The lot lines still show, but streets hadn’t been built on them yet. The lot lines were the farm boundaries and had muddy lanes the farmers used to access their fields. Coxwell Avenue is a rough dirt road.Continue reading “From Farm to Shacktown to Bungalowland: Gerrard-Coxwell”
Leslieville Historical Society 