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Metropolitan United Church

This "Cathedral of Methodism" was designed by Henry Langley in the High Victorian Gothic style. The cornerstone was laid by the Rev. Egerton Ryerson, D.D., in 1870 and the church was dedicated in...

This "Cathedral of Methodism" was designed by Henry Langley in the High Victorian Gothic style. The cornerstone was laid by the Rev. Egerton Ryerson, D.D., in 1870 and the church was dedicated in...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

The Medical Arts Building 1929

This ten-storey building was constructed by a consortium of doctors to provide facilities for the medical profession, and was a landmark redevelopment of a formerly residential section of Bloor...

This ten-storey building was constructed by a consortium of doctors to provide facilities for the medical profession, and was a landmark redevelopment of a formerly residential section of Bloor...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

Maud Leonora Menten 1879-1960

An outstanding medical scientist, Maud Menten was born in Port Lambton. She graduated in medicine from the University of Toronto in 1907 and four years later became one of the first Canadian women...

An outstanding medical scientist, Maud Menten was born in Port Lambton. She graduated in medicine from the University of Toronto in 1907 and four years later became one of the first Canadian...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

Marilyn Bell

Marilyn Bell (born 1937) became the first person to swim across Lake Ontario on September 9, 1954, and a beloved Canadian sports hero.At the age of only 16, Bell swam from Youngstown, N.Y., to...

Marilyn Bell (born 1937) became the first person to swim across Lake Ontario on September 9, 1954, and a beloved Canadian sports hero.At the age of only 16, Bell swam from Youngstown, N.Y.,...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

Marilyn Bell

This plaque is dedicated to the honour of Marilyn Bell, a Toronto, Ontario girl who on Sept. 9th, 1954, at the age of 16 years, performed the magnificent athletic feat of swimming the full width...

This plaque is dedicated to the honour of Marilyn Bell, a Toronto, Ontario girl who on Sept. 9th, 1954, at the age of 16 years, performed the magnificent athletic feat of swimming the full width...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

The McCowan Log House

This cabin was built about 1830 in the northeast part of Scarborough and was moved to its present site by the Scarborough Historical Society in 1974. From 1848 until his death, it was occupied by...

This cabin was built about 1830 in the northeast part of Scarborough and was moved to its present site by the Scarborough Historical Society in 1974. From 1848 until his death, it was occupied by...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Melville Church

The first Presbyterian church in this area, a small frame building, was erected here in 1851 under the leadership of Thomas Wightman, pastor of Knox Church Agincourt and first minister of...

The first Presbyterian church in this area, a small frame building, was erected here in 1851 under the leadership of Thomas Wightman, pastor of Knox Church Agincourt and first minister...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Monsignor (Père) Athol Murray 1892-1975

The son of an affluent Toronto family, Monsignor Athol Murray attended St. Augustine Seminary in Scarborough. A salty priest of unshakeable faith, he believed in the development of the individual...

The son of an affluent Toronto family, Monsignor Athol Murray attended St. Augustine Seminary in Scarborough. A salty priest of unshakeable faith, he believed in the development of the...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

McLaughlin Motor Car Showroom 1925

This building was constructed as the Toronto dealership of the McLaughlin Motor Company, subsidiary of General Motors of Canada, founded by R.S. McLaughlin of Oshawa. It is a rare Toronto example...

This building was constructed as the Toronto dealership of the McLaughlin Motor Company, subsidiary of General Motors of Canada, founded by R.S. McLaughlin of Oshawa. It is a rare Toronto example...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

The Mackenzie- Papineau Battalion (1937-1938)

The "Mac-Paps" were a unit of the International Brigades, a volunteer force recruited world-wide to oppose the fascist forces bent on overthrowing the government of Spain. Formed in Spain in 1937,...

The "Mac-Paps" were a unit of the International Brigades, a volunteer force recruited world-wide to oppose the fascist forces bent on overthrowing the government of Spain. Formed in Spain in...

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  • ontario
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Mississauga Settlements on the Humber River

When archaeologists in the late 19th century documented remains of Aboriginal occupation on Baby Point (just across the river), they also noted remnants of a settlement on this side of the Humber....

When archaeologists in the late 19th century documented remains of Aboriginal occupation on Baby Point (just across the river), they also noted remnants of a settlement on this side of the Humber....

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

Marshall McLuhan 1911-1980

Herbert Marshall McLuhan, born in Edmonton Alberta, achieved fame as a communications theorist while professor of English at St. Michael's College in the University of Toronto from 1946 until his...

Herbert Marshall McLuhan, born in Edmonton Alberta, achieved fame as a communications theorist while professor of English at St. Michael's College in the University of Toronto from 1946 until his...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

The Main (East) Gate

The East Gate at Fort York faced the Town of York, located two kilometres away. Military personnel, civilian visitors and contractors entered and exited through this gate and were checked in and...

The East Gate at Fort York faced the Town of York, located two kilometres away. Military personnel, civilian visitors and contractors entered and exited through this gate and were checked in...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

Mary Perram House 1877

Built for Mary Perram, this house was once within an exclusive residential neighbourhood that included Jarvis Street to the west and Sherbourne Street to the east. Later occupied by Frederick Law,...

Built for Mary Perram, this house was once within an exclusive residential neighbourhood that included Jarvis Street to the west and Sherbourne Street to the east. Later occupied by Frederick Law,...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

Mount Hope Cemetery 1898

Mount Hope Cemetery was the fifth Catholic Cemetery in Toronto and the second to be established independently of any parish, the first being St. Michael's Cemetery. The property was purchased by...

Mount Hope Cemetery was the fifth Catholic Cemetery in Toronto and the second to be established independently of any parish, the first being St. Michael's Cemetery. The property was purchased by...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

M.V. Hiawatha

Hiawatha was built in 1895 by the Bertram Engine Company of Toronto to serve as a tender transporting the members and guests of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club between the city and the island...

Hiawatha was built in 1895 by the Bertram Engine Company of Toronto to serve as a tender transporting the members and guests of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club between the city and the island...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Metropolitan United Church

Metropolitan United Church is the descendant of a small, frame chapel built in 1818 on the corner of King and Jordan streets, now the site of the Canadian Bank of Commerce building. Metropolitan...

Metropolitan United Church is the descendant of a small, frame chapel built in 1818 on the corner of King and Jordan streets, now the site of the Canadian Bank of Commerce building....

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Massey Music Hall

The success of Toronto's first music festival in 1886 inspired philanthropist Hart Almerrin Massey to build a "Commodious" auditorium. He hoped it would "cultivate and promote an interest in music...

The success of Toronto's first music festival in 1886 inspired philanthropist Hart Almerrin Massey to build a "Commodious" auditorium. He hoped it would "cultivate and promote an interest in...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Mary Ann Shadd Cary 1823-1893

Mary Ann Shadd Cary was an anti-slavery activist, an advocate for the rights of women, and a pioneering woman newspaper editor and publisher. The daughter of a free African American shoemaker and...

Mary Ann Shadd Cary was an anti-slavery activist, an advocate for the rights of women, and a pioneering woman newspaper editor and publisher. The daughter of a free African American shoemaker and...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Marie Curtis Park

Named in honour of Marie Curtis - reeve of Long Branch, to commemorate her outstanding contributions to municipal government in the village of Long Branch and the Municipality of Metropolitan...

Named in honour of Marie Curtis - reeve of Long Branch, to commemorate her outstanding contributions to municipal government in the village of Long Branch and the Municipality of Metropolitan...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown