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Snazzy Properties: Riverdale & Playter Estate
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Monday, April 26, 2010. Riverdale and Playter Estate. The Heritage of Riverdale and Playter Estate. Riverdale, formerly known as Riverside, was a small village and a home for a very rural community. That all changed by the 1850s when the Grand Truck Railway put down tracks through the area. Many industries opened soon after, bringing a mass of working class families and people in need of a job. The first homes built south of the tracks were for these workers and their families. City of Toronto Archives.
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Snazzy Properties: Rosedale
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Friday, March 19, 2010. The Heritage of Rosedale. In 1827 Sheriff William Botsford Jarvis married Mary Boyles Powell and they moved to the rustic suburbs of the city. By the late 1830s a wonderful estate had emerged with the influence of local architect John Howard. The abundance of beautiful wild roses growing on their land prompted Mary to name their home “Rosedale”. Sir DL. Macpherson in 1865, one of the early resident of Rosedale. Photo credits:. Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec. The boundarie...
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Snazzy Properties: January 2010
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010. Welcome to my real estate blog! This is my first introductory post. As the blog unfolds, I will keep you posted on all of the developments. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Toronto, Ontario, Canada. View my complete profile. Resources and other helpful links. Now and Then - Views of Toronto. Toronto Catholic District School Board. Toronto District School Board. Yonge and St. Clair.
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Snazzy Properties: The Annex / South Annex
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Monday, March 22, 2010. The Annex / South Annex. The Heritage of The Annex / South Annex. Simeon Janes used huge profits from his 1880s upscale neighbourhood to build a decadent mansion on Avenue Road. This house, named Benvenuto Place was purchased and demolished in 1927. Photo credits:. Timothy Eaton’s wife had the Eaton Mansion decorated in a style that made the entire city talk! Thimothy Eaton, one of the most famous resident of the golden years of the Annex. Circa 1890. Photo credits:. The limits of...
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Snazzy Properties: Cabbagetown
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010. The Heritage of Cabbagetown. Much has been said about Cabbagetown and its history. It is one of the most famous neighbourhoods in Toronto and it is known today as “the largest continuous area of preserved Victorian housing in North America”. Winchester Bridge, circa 1870. Winchester cottages, fine exemples of brick houses in Cabbagetown. Photo credits:. 335-337 Parliament Street, expropriated for Regent Park North, 1947. Photo credits:. There are no Subway Stations in this area, ...
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Snazzy Properties: April 2010
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010. Deer Park ( Yonge and St.Clair ). The Heritage of Deer Park. Agnes’ son, a lawyer named Charles Wallace Heath, bought the family farm in 1846. He had the land subdivided into 33 lots, which were all sold by 1850. The same year he became one of the original founders of the Toronto Boat Club, which changed name in 1854 to The Royal Canadian Yacht Club. City of Toronto Archives. Country life on St. Clair Avenue in 1911. Photo credits:. City of Toronto Archives. To get in and around.
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Snazzy Properties: Bloor West Village
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Sunday, March 28, 2010. The Heritage of Bloor West Village. Between 1838 and 1855 Lieutenant Colonel William Smith Durie, an officer from Gibraltar, lived in Thornhill, Barrie and Toronto. His Toronto Estate was the area that today we call Bloor West Village. Durie Street once was a path going through his property. He died in 1885 after a long and successful career in the militia. Laying track at Dundas and Keele streets in 1912. Photo credits:. Twenty-four years after the death of Lieutenant Durie in 19...
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Snazzy Properties: March 2010
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Sunday, March 28, 2010. The Heritage of Bloor West Village. Between 1838 and 1855 Lieutenant Colonel William Smith Durie, an officer from Gibraltar, lived in Thornhill, Barrie and Toronto. His Toronto Estate was the area that today we call Bloor West Village. Durie Street once was a path going through his property. He died in 1885 after a long and successful career in the militia. Laying track at Dundas and Keele streets in 1912. Photo credits:. Twenty-four years after the death of Lieutenant Durie in 19...
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Snazzy Properties: June 2010
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Thursday, June 10, 2010. The Heritage of Lawrence Park. 8220;Lawrence Park” was named after John Lawrence and his family, who were one of the original landowners in the North Toronto region. John Lawrence and his wife, Sarah, were one of the few families living there in 1865. They owned Lot 5, which was a 190 acre property. Aerial view of Lawrence Park in the 1930's. Photo credits:. A wood bridge crossing the ravine in 1920. Photo credits:. Dinnick’s vision is still palpable nowadays, even though t...
