brockavenue

From Flickr: “Circus; elephants, on way to Dufferin Park Race Track, perhaps on Brock Ave.” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

"And to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street!" Today’s Photo Friday image is a photograph taken in about 1920. These circus elephants were walking down what we think is Brock Avenue on their way to the Dufferin Park race track. Creator: Williams, Charles A., Canadian, fl. 1897-1962 Date: Read More →

From Flickr: “pictures-rToll Gate, Dundas St. W., n. side, between Sheridan & Brock Aves. (Brockton toll gate)-5832” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

This wintery scene from the 1850s depicts the Brockton toll gate, which stood on the north side of Dundas St. West between Sheridan Ave. and Brock Ave. Brockton Village was not annexed to Toronto until 1884. This watercolour by John W. Cotton was painted in 1913, based on a much Read More →