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Eglinton Avenue East widening

71 of 71 descriptions below digitizedFonds 220 > Series 65 > File 103

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Held by
City of Toronto Archives via City of Toronto Archives
Dates
1956 (indexed as 1956)
Level
file
Scope & content
File consists of 71 photographs of Eglinton Avenue east, between Don Lea Drive and Brentcliffe Road, showing existing conditions, prior to widening. Intersections documented consist of: Don Lea Drive, Hanna Drive, Rumsey Road, Sutherland Drive, Laird Road, Don Avon Drive, and Brentcliffe Road. Apartment buildings appearing in the photographs include Glen Avon Court, Laird manor, Lynn Laird Manor 'A' and 'B,' and Andrew's Manor. Most of the photographs document small multi-plex apartment buildings, between Don Lea and Sutherland drives, on the north side, at #664-668, 674-702, and 724-736, and on the south side, at 663-671, and 677-695. Also documented is Leaside Presbyterian Church.
Location
  • Leaside Presbyterian Church · landmark · confidence 55% · landmark:toronto · found as “leaside presbyterian church”
  • Eglinton Ave · street · confidence 35% · street · found as “Eglinton Avenue East”
  • Lea Grove Cres · street · confidence 35% · street · found as “Lea Drive”
  • Brentcliffe Rd · street · confidence 35% · street · found as “Brentcliffe Road”
  • Rumsey Rd · street · confidence 35% · street · found as “Rumsey Road”
  • Sutherland Dr · street · confidence 35% · street · found as “Sutherland Drive”
  • Laird Dr · street · confidence 35% · street · found as “Laird Road”
  • Avon Dr · street · confidence 35% · street · found as “Avon Drive”

Where

Leaside Presbyterian ChurchCorrect the locationNearby on the big map

More details

Extent
71 photonegatives : b&w ; 10 x 12.5 cm
Harvested
2026-10-21T02:06:05Z · source datestamp n/a · toronto

Original metadata

As harvested (toronto)