Tommy Thompson Park and The Leslie Street Spit contain some of the most interesting and oddest landscapes in Toronto. They’ve … Continue reading Scenes From Tommy Thompson Park and The Leslie Street Spit
In the July 6, 1895 edition of The Globe newspaper, an impressive 14-room house appeared for sale. It was listed … Continue reading The Curious Listing of 28 Jameson Avenue in Parkdale, 1895
The following article originally appeared in the 2019 Volume 114 Annual Publication of the York Pioneer and Historical Society. It … Continue reading The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of The Tam!
A curious item in the Toronto Public Library’s Digital Archive is an image of farm or ranch located in Agincourt. … Continue reading Agincourt’s Brookside: From Farm to Subdivision
The York Regional Forest is a collection of wooded properties in the Oak Ridges Moraine. It was created in 1924 … Continue reading Scenes From York Regional Forest – Robinson Tract
The Alexander Muir Memorial Gardens is a beautiful park in midtown Toronto which dates back almost ninety years. The cause … Continue reading Scenes From The Alexander Muir Memorial Gardens
Twyn Rivers Drive is a curious street in the eastern fringes of Toronto. In a larger metropolis where farms and … Continue reading Scenes From Rouge National Urban Park – Twyn Rivers Drive & Orchard Trail
University Avenue and College Street have obvious scholarly connotations. Although the main landmark where these two streets intersect is a … Continue reading The History of College Street and University Avenue
When does a place stop being a place? On the border of North York and Scarborough, there are two Sheppard … Continue reading Scenes From O’Sullivan’s Corners & Muirhead’s Corners
On November 26, 2019, I will be presenting to the Riverdale Historical Society in a talk entitled, “Riverdale: A History … Continue reading Event: “Riverdale: A History Through Maps”