Learn a little of Toronto's history as told through its plaques.
Leaside
Photos by Alan L Brown - July, 2010
This plaque, erected by the East York Historical Society, can br seen to the left of the entrance doors to the Leaside arena. Here's what it says:
On this site stood "Leaside", an octagonal brick farmhouse built in 1851-54 by William Lea (1814-93), a York County councillor and magistrate, amateur poet and nature lover. In 1873, it housed the newly established post-office, Leaside Junction, and in 1884 the name Leaside was given to the C.P.R. station built nearby. In 1912, the York Land Company, which had considerable property in the area, surveyed a townsite, appropriately called Leaside. Incorporated in 1913, the Town of Leaside became part of the Borough of East York in 1967.
Related web pages
Leaside
Borough of East York
Location Co-ordinates: N 43 42.123 W 79 21.662
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