http://hdl.handle.net/10315/1186 2013-05-24T22:49:16Z 2013-05-24T22:49:16Z Robertson, John Ross http://hdl.handle.net/10315/1259 2013-05-22T17:15:10Z 1870-01-01T00:00:00Z

Don Vale House, c. 1870 Robertson, John Ross Note: Constructed in the late 1840s on the north side of Winchester Street at the Don River, this popular local tavern served travellers and farmers on their way into the city. The building was torn down in 1876.

1870-01-01T00:00:00Z Unknown http://hdl.handle.net/10315/1258 2013-05-22T19:21:01Z 1915-12-02T00:00:00Z

Bloor Viaduct under construction, Don Section, east approach, 1915 Unknown

1915-12-02T00:00:00Z Unknown http://hdl.handle.net/10315/1257 2013-05-22T18:45:26Z 1915-10-15T00:00:00Z

Bloor Viaduct under construction, Don Section, Piers B & C, looking west, 1915 Unknown

1915-10-15T00:00:00Z Unknown http://hdl.handle.net/10315/1256 2013-05-22T20:33:01Z 1915-09-21T00:00:00Z

Bloor Viaduct under construction, Don Section, Pier E, 1915 Unknown Note: Before the Viaduct was completed in 1918, the valley was a significant barrier to the eastward expansion of the city—the most northerly crossing within the city limits being the small bridge at Winchester Street. Named for Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), who visited Toronto for the first time in 1918, the Prince Edward Viaduct was initially very controversial. To Toronto residents at the time, access to the sparsely populated Danforth area didn’t justify the bridge’s $2,500,000 price tag. City residents turned down two proposals for bridge construction before finally approving the plans in January 1913.

1915-09-21T00:00:00Z