History Archives - Page 5 of 6

29 Oct 2012

Birch Cliff P.S. History

October 29, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Birch Cliff Public School, Henry Redman, Mrs. E.E. Reece

When Birch Cliff Public School celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1966, an unknown author wrote a fascinating school history that later went missing. It wasn’t a problem at first because the document was transcribed and...

03 Oct 2012

History

Memories from the 1960s

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
1960's, William Mewes

I love historical photos of the neighbourhood and recently had the good fortune to e-meet William Mewes, who has been uploading old photos of Birch Cliff to the Facebook page Vintage Toronto. William recently posted...

28 Sep 2012

History, News

St. Nick’s 100th birthday party

March 21, 2013
By Hedy Korbee
100th birthday, community picnic, St. Nicholas Chur

St. Nicholas Anglican Church is hosting a community picnic on Saturday to celebrate its 100th birthday and everyone’s invited. The south end of Manderly Street will be closed from 12 noon until 3pm to make...

19 Sep 2012

History

Taylor Library’s 50th

September 19, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Fred Taylor, Taylor Library

A steady stream of well-wishers stopped by Taylor Memorial Library yesterday to celebrate the library’s 50th anniversary It was a gathering reminiscent of the garden parties they used to hold on the front lawn of...

18 Sep 2012

History, News

Library’s 50th today

Just a reminder that Taylor Memorial Library is hosting a celebration today in honour of its 50th birthday. The party is from 4 - 7pm and everyone in the community is welcome to attend If you...

11 Sep 2012

City Services, History

Taylor Library turns 50

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
50th birthday, Florence McMillan Taylor, Fred Taylor, Taylor Library

By Hedy Korbee It is the gift that truly keeps on giving. In 1962, Fred Taylor donated/sold his home at the corner of Warden and Kingston Road to the old City of Scarborough so the people...

31 Aug 2012

History

“The House on White Birch Road”

Imagine a time when a Birch Cliff home cost $5,200, was heated by coal, and the phone number was Oxford 1-9830. Those are just some of the insights into what our neighbourhood was like 70...

22 Aug 2012

City Services, History, Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day Aug. 22, 2012

August 22, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Birchmount Loop, Kingston Road, streetcar, ttc

Turning back the clock 84 years, our photo of the day is a great shot of Kingston Road looking west from Birchmount in 1928. It's a shot of streetcar tracks being laid when the...

17 Aug 2012

History, Photo of the Day, Retail

Photo of the Day Aug. 17 2012

August 17, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Kingston Road, retail, revitalization, Warden Avenue

The Photo of the Day for August 17, 2012 was taken on Kingston Road east of Warden in 1954. It seemed appropriate given yesterday's post about D.O.T. Furniture closing down to make way for a...

14 Aug 2012

History

Heritage status

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