Toronto’s street grid is over 200 years old by colonial standards and even older with its Aboriginal trails. There have … Continue reading A Quick History of Controversial Toronto Street Name Changes
Note: This article is written without any prior affiliation to or contextual knowledge of the history of the Highland Memory … Continue reading A geographic history of a North York neighbourhood
Across the map of Toronto, there are several “Old” versions of arterial streets: Old Yonge Street, Old Leslie Street, et cetera. These are smaller and certainly older streets which predate yet still exist alongside their longer, newer counterparts. Continue reading “Old” Streets of Toronto
Note: The City of Toronto refers to the Don Mills Trail as running from York Mills Road to just north … Continue reading Scenes From Leaside Spur Trail
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
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
The history of Earl Bales Park starts with the John Bales House. The family arrived in the Bathurst and Sheppard … Continue reading Scenes From Earl Bales Park
In search of ghost streets, ghost villages, and ghost rivers at the East Don Parkland. Continue reading Scenes From East Don Parkland
When I was first told about a place in Toronto called the Peanut, I laughed. The Peanut? What kind of … Continue reading Scenes From The Peanut, Parkway Forest, and Graydon Hall
North York Centre. Lansing. Uptown. The House that Mel Built. What was intended as a simple errand at Yonge and … Continue reading Scenes From North York Centre, Gibson House Museum, and Mel Lastman Square
