The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of The Tam!
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!
Category: Scarborough
Agincourt’s Brookside: From Farm to Subdivision
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
Scenes From Rouge National Urban Park – Twyn Rivers Drive & Orchard Trail
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
Scenes From O’Sullivan’s Corners & Muirhead’s Corners
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
Roads Never Built
Roads Never Built By Bob Georgiou This article first appeared in the Spring 2019/Issue 50 edition of Spacing Magazine. … Continue reading Roads Never Built
Toronto’s First McDonald’s
With restaurants located in nearly every pocket of Toronto, McDonald’s — for better or worse — is ubiquitous in the … Continue reading Toronto’s First McDonald’s
Scenes From Rouge National Urban Park – Vista Trail
Gem. Treasure. These rich descriptors are often paired with Rouge Park — and for good reason. The beauty and cultural … Continue reading Scenes From Rouge National Urban Park – Vista Trail
Scenes From Milliken Park
Milliken District Park lies in Scarborough’s northern reaches, hugging Steeles Avenue East between McCowan Road and Middlefield Road. Its story … Continue reading Scenes From Milliken Park
Storytelling, Jane’s Walk, and Scarborough’s Wishing Well Acres
Every place has a story. That was the takeaway when I began looking into the past and present of Wishing … Continue reading Storytelling, Jane’s Walk, and Scarborough’s Wishing Well Acres
Scenes From The Scarborough Bluffs
The Scarborough Bluffs are Scarborough’s claim to fame and claim to name. Although the southern part of borough and its … Continue reading Scenes From The Scarborough Bluffs