May 31 2020
May 2020 While trains still run along the Canadian Pacific Railway lines through the Junction area of west Toronto, there is little left to indicate this area once housed a maintenance depot and marshalling yard for the CRP, complete with industrial shops and a roundhouse. The yard dates back to 1882, when the increasing traffic …
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May 27 2020
May 2020 Note: This is just a sample of the former resorts in Ontario’s “cottage country” and is far from being a complete list. Generations of families have always enjoyed getting away from the crowded cities and having a leisurely vacation in a relaxed, peaceful and serene environment, perhaps on a lake, with the sound …
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May 19 2020
May 2020 Originally built in 1904 as the flagship station of the Grand Trunk Railroad, the Allandale station was part of the transportation corridor between Toronto and the GTR’s northern Ontario operations. Located in the former Village of Allandale, which had been annexed by the Town of Barrie seven years earlier, it was given the …
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May 14 2020
May 2020 The Greater Toronto Area has many interesting buildings and structures, including several concrete arch and reinforced concrete bowstring arch bridges, all designed by Engineer Frank Barber in the early 20th century. Three of the Barber-designed bowstring arch bridges stretch across the Humber River as it runs through the City of Vaughan, then known …
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May 07 2020
May 2020 The southern Ontario town of Port Dover has been a popular tourist area since the 1920s. Located on the shore of Lake Erie, summer visitors have flocked to the area for generations to enjoy the Port Dover beach, lined with palm trees by the Beach House Restaurant; listen to live music at the …
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May 04 2020
May 2020 Willow Run Bomber Plant The campaign to save a small part of the historic Willow Run Bomber Plant near Detroit, Michigan, has succeeded and now the restoration project is underway. While the majority of the 3.5 million square foot World War II bomber plant has been demolished, the 144, 000 square foot roll-out …
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Apr 24 2020
April 2020 The Cuyahoga County Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument is a unique war monument. Situated in Public Square in downtown Cleveland, the monument consists of a 125-foot-tall black Quincy granite shaft on a large square base of rough-hewn granite blocks, trimmed in sandstone, that houses a memorial hall inside it. Designed by Levi Scofield, a …
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Apr 16 2020
April 2020 The Grays Armory is an iconic and historic building; one of the oldest buildings in downtown Cleveland that dates back to the days of volunteer private military companies. The Cleveland Grays were formed in August 1837 to provide assistance to civil authorities and for the defence of the city, in light of the …
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Apr 09 2020
April 2020 Like many towns in southern Ontario, the railways were once a vital transportation link for the movement of people and goods in the days before the automobile and paved roads. The Township of Minto entered the railway age in the fall of 1871, when the Wellington Grey and Bruce Railway Company (WG&BR) constructed …
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Apr 06 2020
April 2020 Halfway between Barrie, Ontario, on the shore of Kempenfelt Bay, and Penetanguishene, on Georgian Bay, is the Village of Hillsdale. Running through Hillsdale is Simcoe County Road 93, following a historic and once very important trade and military route. Dating back to the early days of British North America, this was the primary …
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