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The Ontario Food Terminal was completed in June 1954 and replaced the Wholesale Fruit Market located west of St. Lawrence Market at The Esplanade. The land had been purchased in 1946 but plans to build on the site were shelved in 1950 due to the scarcity of building materials. It cost $3 million and took two years to build.
The first permanent market building was later replaced in 1831 with the first St. Lawrence Market North building. The market also served as one of four post offices in York prior to 1834. [1] The market venue was damaged after the Great Fire of Toronto of 1849, and was architecturally replaced in 1851. The market was expanded in the early 1900s ...
St. Lawrence Market North is a public market in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It hosts a variety of markets, including a farmers' market, an antique market and Christmas trees daily from mid-Nov. to Dec. 24. The site has been a farmer's market since 1803. Several buildings have been built for the Market North, the most recent in 1968.
Harris Abattoir (near Western Market) - founded by butcher William Harris (1848-1914) as part of W Harris Company; William Davies Company (near mouth of Don River) by William Davies (1831-1921) Matthews-Blackwell (located near Western Market). [3] The market would be destroyed by a fire in 1908 and rebuilt shortly after. [4]
St. Lawrence Hall was erected in 1854 as a public meeting hall for residents of Toronto. It was built after the 1849 fire of Toronto. In 1834, Toronto's first city hall was built on the southwest corner of King St. East & Jarvis St. at the old 'Market' building from 1834 (the year of Toronto's incorporation from the former town of York) to 1844.
In the Greater Toronto Area, there are 25 incorporated municipalities in either York Region, Halton Region, Peel Region, Durham Region or Toronto. According to the 2021 census, the Greater Toronto Area has a total population of 6,711,985. Municipalities in the Greater Toronto Area
St. Andrew's Playground is a small park in downtown Toronto.It is located at the 450 Adelaide Street West, at the northwest corner of Brant St and Adelaide. [1] It has a playground for children and an off-leash area for dogs [2] that is surrounded by a short fence, with an accessible water fountain for pets, children, and adults.
St. Lawrence Hall, c. 1860. The building was erected in 1850—51, following the Great Fire of Toronto in 1849.. The location was previously part of the Market Square area and had been the site of the first permanent market buildings as well as site of Joseph Bloor's Farmer's Arms Inn from 1824 to 1831.