History Archives - Page 3 of 6

03 Apr 2016

Today in History: 1993

April 11, 2016
By Hedy Korbee
Birchmount Community Centre, Birchmount pool, Today in History

April 3, 1993 was a momentous day in Birch Cliff as a ground breaking ceremony was held to mark the beginning of construction on the Birchmount Community Centre, a 5,791 sq. metre facility that...

15 Mar 2016

Birch Cliff Public School, History

Today in History: 1951

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
100th anniversary, 1951 addition, Birch Cliff Public School, construction

Sixty-five years ago today, on March 15, 1951, students, staff and teachers gathered at Birch Cliff Public School to celebrate a major milestone in the school’s 100 year history. They attended a ceremony to commemorate...

02 Mar 2016

Birch Cliff Public School, History

Today in History: 1935

April 10, 2016
By Hedy Korbee
Depression, free lunch program, Toronto Star

Life was difficult for many people during the Great Depression in the 1930s and an article from the Toronto Daily Star on March 2, 1935 sheds some light on the level of hardship, hunger and...

25 Feb 2016

History

Today in History: 1927

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
1927, Today in History

Our latest installment in the Today in History series comes from the pages of the Toronto Daily Star on Feb. 25, 1927 and provides an interesting glimpse into the history of development in Toronto. In 1927...

01 Feb 2016

History

Today in history: 1929

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
bathtub, electrocuted, Ethel May Flazell, Feb. 1 1929, Today in History

It takes some imagination to visualize what life was like in Birch Cliff 80 or 90 years ago. Kingston Road was a two-lane dirt road, oiled and sanded on a regular basis, and primarily used...

04 Jan 2016

History

Today in history: 1935

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Trout's Hill

By Hedy Korbee Birch Cliff News is launching a new "Today in History" series to commemorate the upcoming 100th anniversary celebration of Birch Cliff Public School, which is taking place on Sept. 23/24, 2016. Our first installment...

04 May 2015

Birch Cliff Public School, History, News

Birch Cliff PS 100th anniversary

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
100th anniversary, Birch Cliff Public School, reunion

By Sean Mallen In September of 1916, a new elementary school opened amid orchards and dusty roads in a sleepy, sparsely populated settlement on the outskirts of Toronto. In September of 2016, Birch Cliff P.S. will...

10 Nov 2014

History

Great War sacrifice

By Hedy Korbee When the First World War broke out in 1914, Birch Cliff was a tiny village surrounded by farmland. Tucked into the southwest corner of Scarborough Township (total population 5,000), Birch Cliff was sparsely settled...

29 May 2014

History, News, Uncategorized

Birchmount CI 50th reunion

May 29, 2014
By Hedy Korbee
50th reunion, anniversary, Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute

The year was 1964. The Beatles' “I Want to Hold Your Hand” was at the top of the charts, Gilligan's Island made its television debut, and Scarborough’s Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute opened its doors for...

11 Jul 2013

City Services, History, News

Digging up old ties

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Kingston Road, radial cars, reconstruction, streetcar

Construction workers on Kingston Road have started digging up fascinating pieces of Birch Cliff’s past - the old streetcar tracks that were laid in 1928. Large excavators have been rumbling down the centre of the...