Toronto of Old Collections and recollections illustrative of the early settlement and social life of the capital of Ontario
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Toronto of Old:
Collections and Recollections
ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE
EARLY SETTLEMENT AND SOCIAL LIFE OF THE CAPITAL OF ONTARIO.
TORONTO: ADAM, STEVENSON & CO. 1873.
Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada, in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy-three, by Adam, Stevenson & Co., in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
Hunter, Rose & Co., Printers, Stereotypers and Bookbinders, Toronto.
TO
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada, in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy-three, by Adam, Stevenson & Co., in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
Hunter, Rose & Co., Printers, Stereotypers and Bookbinders, Toronto.
TO
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
The Earl of Dufferin, K.C.B.
GOVERNOR GENERAL OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA
A KEEN SYMPATHIZER WITH
THE MINUTE PAST, AS WELL AS THE MINUTE PRESENT,
OF THE PEOPLE COMMITTED TO HIS CHARGE,
A KEEN SYMPATHIZER WITH
THE MINUTE PAST, AS WELL AS THE MINUTE PRESENT,
OF THE PEOPLE COMMITTED TO HIS CHARGE,
This Volume,
TREATING OF THE INFANCY AND EARLY YOUTH
OF AN IMPORTANT CANADIAN CIVIC COMMUNITY
NOW FAST RISING TO MAN'S ESTATE,
IS
(BY PERMISSION GRACIOUSLY GIVEN,)
THANKFULLY AND LOYALLY DEDICATED
OF AN IMPORTANT CANADIAN CIVIC COMMUNITY
NOW FAST RISING TO MAN'S ESTATE,
IS
(BY PERMISSION GRACIOUSLY GIVEN,)
THANKFULLY AND LOYALLY DEDICATED
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTORY.
TORONTO OF OLD
I.
PALACE STREET TO THE MARKET PLACE.
EARLY PRICES AT YORK.
PALACE STREET TO THE MARKET PLACE.
EARLY PRICES AT YORK.
II.
FRONT STREET, FROM THE MARKET PLACE TO BROCK STREET.
FRONT STREET, FROM THE MARKET PLACE TO BROCK STREET.
III.
FROM BROCK STREET TO THE OLD FRENCH FORT.
FROM BROCK STREET TO THE OLD FRENCH FORT.
IV.
FROM THE GARRISON BACK TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING.
FROM THE GARRISON BACK TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING.
V.
KING STREET, FROM JOHN STREET TO YONGE STREET.
KING STREET, FROM JOHN STREET TO YONGE STREET.
VI.
KING STREET, FROM YONGE STREET TO CHURCH STREET.
KING STREET, FROM YONGE STREET TO CHURCH STREET.
VII.
KING STREET: DIGRESSION SOUTHWARDS AT CHURCH STREET: MARKET LANE.
KING STREET: DIGRESSION SOUTHWARDS AT CHURCH STREET: MARKET LANE.
VIII.
KING STREET: ST. JAMES' CHURCH.
KING STREET: ST. JAMES' CHURCH.
IX.
KING STREET: ST. JAMES' CHURCH—(Continued.)
KING STREET: ST. JAMES' CHURCH—(Continued.)
X.
KING STREET: ST. JAMES' CHURCH—(Continued.)
KING STREET: ST. JAMES' CHURCH—(Continued.)
XI.
KING STREET: DIGRESSION NORTHWARD AT CHURCH STREET: THE OLD DISTRICT GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
KING STREET: DIGRESSION NORTHWARD AT CHURCH STREET: THE OLD DISTRICT GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
XII.
KING STREET FROM CHURCH STREET TO GEORGE STREET.
KING STREET FROM CHURCH STREET TO GEORGE STREET.
XIII.
KING STREET—DIGRESSION INTO DUKE STREET.
KING STREET—DIGRESSION INTO DUKE STREET.
XIV.
KING STREET—FROM GEORGE STREET TO CAROLINE STREET.
IMPORTS AT YORK IN 1805.
KING STREET—FROM GEORGE STREET TO CAROLINE STREET.
IMPORTS AT YORK IN 1805.
XV.
KING STREET, FROM CAROLINE STREET TO BERKELEY STREET.
KING STREET, FROM CAROLINE STREET TO BERKELEY STREET.
XVI.
FROM BERKELEY STREET TO THE BRIDGE AND ACROSS IT.
FROM BERKELEY STREET TO THE BRIDGE AND ACROSS IT.
XVII.
THE VALLEY OF THE DON.
I.—From the Bridge on the Kingston Road to Tyler's.
2.—From Tyler's to the Big Bend.
3.—From the Big Bend to Castle Frank Brook.
4.—Castle Frank.
5.—On to the Ford and the Mills.
THE VALLEY OF THE DON.
I.—From the Bridge on the Kingston Road to Tyler's.
2.—From Tyler's to the Big Bend.
3.—From the Big Bend to Castle Frank Brook.
4.—Castle Frank.
5.—On to the Ford and the Mills.
XVIII.
QUEEN STREET, FROM THE DON BRIDGE TO CAROLINE STREET.
QUEEN STREET, FROM THE DON BRIDGE TO CAROLINE STREET.
XIX.
QUEEN STREET—DIGRESSION AT CAROLINE STREET—HISTORY OF THE EARLY PRESS.
QUEEN STREET—DIGRESSION AT CAROLINE STREET—HISTORY OF THE EARLY PRESS.
XX.
QUEEN STREET, FROM GEORGE STREET TO YONGE STREET.—MEMORIES OF THE OLD COURT HOUSE.
Memories of the Old Court House.
QUEEN STREET, FROM GEORGE STREET TO YONGE STREET.—MEMORIES OF THE OLD COURT HOUSE.
Memories of the Old Court House.
XXI.
QUEEN STREET—FROM YONGE STREET TO COLLEGE AVENUE.—DIGRESSION SOUTHWARD AT BAY STREET; OSGOODE HALL; DIGRESSION NORTHWARD AT THE AVENUE.
Digression Southward at Bay Street.
Osgoode Hall.
Digression Northward at the College Avenue.
QUEEN STREET—FROM YONGE STREET TO COLLEGE AVENUE.—DIGRESSION SOUTHWARD AT BAY STREET; OSGOODE HALL; DIGRESSION NORTHWARD AT THE AVENUE.
Digression Southward at Bay Street.
Osgoode Hall.
Digression Northward at the College Avenue.
XXII.
QUEEN STREET—FROM THE COLLEGE AVENUE TO BROCK STREET AND SPADINA AVENUE.
QUEEN STREET—FROM THE COLLEGE AVENUE TO BROCK STREET AND SPADINA AVENUE.
XXIII.
QUEEN STREET, FROM BROCK STREET AND SPADINA AVENUE TO THE HUMBER.
QUEEN STREET, FROM BROCK STREET AND SPADINA AVENUE TO THE HUMBER.
XXIV.
YONGE STREET—FROM THE BAY TO YORKVILLE.
YONGE STREET—FROM THE BAY TO YORKVILLE.
XXV.
YONGE STREET, FROM YORKVILLE TO HOGG'S HOLLOW.
YONGE STREET, FROM YORKVILLE TO HOGG'S HOLLOW.
XXVI.
YONGE STREET, FROM HOGG'S HOLLOW TO BOND'S LAKE.
YONGE STREET, FROM HOGG'S HOLLOW TO BOND'S LAKE.
XXVII.
YONGE STREET: FROM BOND'S LAKE TO THE HOLLAND LANDING, WITH DIGRESSIONS TO NEWMARKET AND SHARON.
Digression to Newmarket and Sharon.
YONGE STREET: FROM BOND'S LAKE TO THE HOLLAND LANDING, WITH DIGRESSIONS TO NEWMARKET AND SHARON.
Digression to Newmarket and Sharon.
XXVIII.
YONGE STREET: ONWARD, FROM HOLLAND LANDING TO PENETANGUISHENE.
YONGE STREET: ONWARD, FROM HOLLAND LANDING TO PENETANGUISHENE.
XXIX.
THE HARBOUR: ITS MARINE, 1793-99.
THE HARBOUR: ITS MARINE, 1793-99.
XXX.
THE HARBOUR—ITS MARINE, 1800-1814.
THE HARBOUR—ITS MARINE, 1800-1814.
XXXI.
THE HARBOUR: ITS MARINE, 1815-1827.
THE HARBOUR: ITS MARINE, 1815-1827.
XXXII.
THE HARBOUR: ITS MARINE 1828-1863.
HOC OPUS EXEGI; FESSÆ DATE SERTA CARINÆ; CONTIGIMUS PORTUM, QUO MIHI CURSUS ERAT.
THE HARBOUR: ITS MARINE 1828-1863.
HOC OPUS EXEGI; FESSÆ DATE SERTA CARINÆ; CONTIGIMUS PORTUM, QUO MIHI CURSUS ERAT.
APPENDIX.
ERRATA.
ERRATA.
INDEX.
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