Ossington Ave Used to Look Totally Different

February 9, 2025

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February 09, 2025

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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
Ossington Ave Used to Look Totally Different—Here’s What We Lost…

Ossington Ave and Queen St in 1920.
The dome building in the background was the Provincial Lunatic Asylum (demolished 1976).

Provincial Lunatic Asylum in 1910

Fire Hall No. 9 (Toronto’s oldest intact fire hall). Ossington and Queen.

Ossington and Dundas in 1920 with streetcar tracks on Ossington and the Provincial Lunatic Asylum in the background.

Awesome photo that shows both the Provincial Lunatic Asylum and Fire Hall No. 9 at the same time! 1920s.

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Toronto Street Names: An Illustrated Guide to Their Origins

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Did You Know…

Hanlan’s Point used to be Toronto’s Coney Island: An amusement part with a massive wooden roller coaster, miniature railway, roller rink, and baseball stadium. It drew massive crowds until the late 1920s.

VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Lost Buildings of Yonge and Bloor

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