Heritage Toronto
157 King Street East, 3rd Floor M5C 1G9 Toronto, ON, Canada

From planners to architects, developers to storytellers, perspective takes on many shapes. Join us on October 28 at 7:30 pm as we look at #TOheritage - its impact on our past and role in shaping our city's future. This discussion and tribute to some of our past #HTAward winners, will be hosted by Dwight Drummond (of CBC Toronto), award winning reporter and anchor. Event will feature Ilana Altman (Co-Executive Director of The Bentway), Arlene Chan (author and community advocat...e), Eve Lewis (President and CEO of Woodcliffe Landmark Properties), Shawn Micallef (author, Toronto Star columnist, and co-founder of Spacing), and Terry White (Partner at Plus VG Architects). Spots for this free virtual event are limited, so register today! http://ow.ly/S5VH50BSz7Y

We're looking back at the 2006 #HTAwards, when @spacingmagazine received the Award of Excellence in Media for bringing to light urban issues and topics not covered by major media outlets, often through the lens of history. Spacing was launched in the fall of 2003 by a group of young journalists and public space advocates who felt that Toronto needed a publication that would bring together a number of key urban issues that were not being discussed by the local media. Topics su...ch as the roots of Indigenous street names, the history of the R.C. Harris filtration plant, and Toronto's six-decade quest for a civic stadium define Spacing's mission to uncover captivating and relevant stories of Canadian urbanism. Today, Spacing Magazine is published four times a year, with two Toronto-centric issues and two focusing on national themes. Spacing has expanded to feature a wide array of digital media, including a network of blogs in Canadian cities as well as a podcast, Spacing Radio. As one of the longest running heritage awards in Ontario, the Heritage Toronto Awards have seen many impressive publications, media projects, individuals, community organizations, and architectural endeavours that have made significant efforts to recognize, preserve, and promote the city’s rich history. From now until mid-October, we’re featuring 12 past Heritage Toronto Awards winners in recognition of their past and present work. Stay tuned for more highlights from the #HTAwards and this year’s digital Heritage Toronto Awards event, Heritage Thrives: Perspectives on Toronto’s Past and Present on Wednesday, October 28 at 7:30pm ET. Find out more at heritagetoronto.org #spacingmagazine #Torontohistory #Torontopast #heritage #Torontostories

In celebration of Vegetarian Awareness Month, this #PlaqueFriday, we’re remembering a champion of the #PlantBased diet, George Corsan. #AlwaysReadThePlaque George Corsan was an accomplished swimmer, author, newspaper columnist, and health food advocate. Born in Ontario, he became known in the early 1900s as an innovator in swimming techniques and lifesaving skills. His methods were widely adopted in both Canada and the United States. He developed group swimming programs for t...he Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) and taught swimming to students at the University of Toronto and to United States Army soldiers in training during the First World War. An early advocate of vegetarianism, Corsan wrote articles and gave lectures across North America promoting the latest nutrition theories. In 1911, he established Echo Valley Farm on this site to promote the value of nuts in the human diet. Over 400 different nut varieties grew on this unique farm, many resulting from Corsan’s efforts to produce larger, tastier nuts in the Canadian climate. He also established a fruit and nut farm in Florida. His farm here became Echo Valley Park in 1959. A larger-than-life character, Corsan cherished his nickname the nut man of Islington. Address: 1124 Kipling Avenue George H. Corsan teaching a swimming class, circa 1922 Plaque by Brian Yawney George Corsan in his bathing suit: The Diving and Swimming Book, New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1924

For #TBT, we're looking back at the 1999 #HTAwards, where 401 Richmond Street West received the Historic Building Award. Spearheaded by UrbanSpace Property Group, the 19th century former industrial building was revitalized in the 1990s into a space for arts organizations & microenterprises. Built between 1899 and 1923, the building complex at 401 Richmond Street West was once the home for the Macdonald Manufacturing Company, makers of tin lithographs. After a period owned by ...the Continental Can Company in the mid-20th century, the buildings at 401 Richmond were left neglected. In 1994, Margaret Zeidler and the UrbanSpace Property Group purchased the former factory and spearheaded its rehabilitation. Years of work went into lifting zoning restrictions to allow small organizations and creative companies to become tenants of the space. In 2007, 401 Richmond Street West was added to the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties. Noteworthy features included the buildings' decorative brick and stone, the addition of the rooftop garden, and its large brick smokestack. As one of the longest running heritage awards in Ontario, the Heritage Toronto Awards have seen many impressive publications, media projects, individuals, community organizations, and architectural endeavours that have made significant efforts to recognize, preserve, and promote the city’s rich history. From now until mid-October, we’re featuring 12 past Heritage Toronto Awards winners in recognition of their past and present work. Stay tuned for more highlights from the #HTAwards and this year’s digital Heritage Toronto Awards event, coming in late October. More details to follow. #torontohistory #torontopast #heritagepreservation

For #FlashbackFriday we dig deep, tunneling our way through #TOhistory. So jump on in and read our latest #HeritageatHome article on some of Toronto's secret and not-so-secret subterranean infrastructure: http://ow.ly/RUku50BNCn4 Men working on building the tunnels dug between the city and the water filtration plant, 1890s. City of Toronto Archives

"I'm the Chief Engineer here." - This #WomensHistoryMonth we're excited to share the new #HeritageMinute by Historica Canada celebrating Elsie MacGill, the world's first female aeronautical engineer. MacGill was also one of the first women admitted to the engineering program at the University of Toronto.

Visit to Ontario Place with Toronto Society of Architects - TSA A significant international work of the Modern Movement, Ontario Place opened in 1971 as a provincial showcase and urban waterfront park. Its innovative design integrated architecture, engineering and landscape, and physically manifested the optimism of Canada's recent centennial celebrations. Joël León, Programming Director at the Toronto Society of Architects, presents an informal talk on this icon of late twentieth century architecture, and the park's enduring legacy including its importance as an utopian ideal as we currently face an evolving pandemic reality.

We had other plans for #PlaqueFriday and then we saw this. Such a fantastic life story, so this #WomensHistoryMonth we feature again Mary Ann Shadd Cary and our 2011 plaque. #AlwaysReadthePlaque: 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 abolitionist, Shadd began a life of teaching at age 16 by founding a school for African... American children in the slave state of Delaware. Following the passing of the Fugitive Slave Act (1850), many escaped and free African Americans (like Shadd) sought refuge in Canada. Shadd moved to Windsor, Ontario, opened a school, and in 1853, founded with Samuel R. Ward the Provincial Freeman, a newspaper "devoted to anti-slavery, temperance, and general literature." Through 1854 and 1855, Shadd lived in Toronto and published the struggling Freeman from a former building on this site. She married Thomas J. Cary in 1856, but was widowed with children only four years later. Shadd Cary returned to the United States in 1863 to recruit African American soldiers for the Union army during the American Civil War. She later became one of the first American women of African descent to earn a law degree. Location: 143 King Street East #GoogleDoodle

This #OrangeShirtDay we acknowledge and honour the #Indigenous children who were sent away to residential schools in Canada. We also encourage you to learn more about the Indigenous #TOhistory of our city. Check out our online #HTtour for more info: http://ow.ly/pE8r50BDMmb #TOheritage

We’re re-visiting the 2009 #HTAwards, when the Revue Film Society, a community-based not-for-profit organization, received the Member’s Choice Award for their preservation and re-opening of the @revuecinema on Roncesvalles Avenue. Opened in 1912, the Revue Theatre was a home for live theatre and films in the Roncesvalles neighbourhood for over 80 years. Once known for its Art Deco-inspired marquee (built in 1936), the Revue Theatre also operated as a repertory theatre, joini...ng the Festival Cinemas group in the 1980s under the ownership of Peter McQuillan. After McQuillan’s death in 2004, the future of the Theatre grew dim. The Theatre closed in 2006, followed by the collapse of its famous marquee in February of 2007. The Revue Film Society, a grassroots organization, formed to save and reopen the theatre. The Society raised $130,000 for the theatre and found a new owner for the building. The Revue Cinema successfully reopened in 2007. It continues to operate as a not-for-profit cinema and the Society educates the public about its history through lectures and a newsletter. Closed for the COVID-19 health crisis, the Cinema has continued to offer virtual events until the theatre reopens. As one of the longest running heritage awards in Ontario, the Heritage Toronto Awards have seen many impressive publications, media projects, individuals, community organizations, and architectural endeavours that have made significant efforts to recognize, preserve, and promote the city’s rich history. From now until mid-October, we’re featuring 12 past Heritage Toronto Awards winners in recognition of their past and present work. Stay tuned for more highlights from the #HTAwards and this year’s digital Heritage Toronto Awards event, coming in October. More details to follow. #oldtheatres #torontohistory #torontopast #heritagepreservation #filmsocieties #revuecinema #tuesdaytrivia

This #TBT in celebration of #WomensHistoryMonth, we remember Gretta Wong Grant, the first Chinese-Canadian woman to practice law. Born in 1921, Gretta was one of eight children born to Chinese immigrants who moved to London, Ontario in the early 20th century. She went on to graduate from the University of Western Ontario in 1943 and subsequently law school. Aside from being the first Chinese-Canadian woman to practice law, she also became Regional Director of the Ontario Legal Aid Plan, Chair of the City of London's Race Relations Committee, and President of Chinese Canadian National Council, London Chapter. Learn more about other women who paved the way on our online Lady Action #HTtour: http://ow.ly/EyTZ50BNqcj : Osgoode Hall Law School's class of 1946 yearbook

Don’t miss it! Our next #HTLive tomorrow at 12:30 pm on Ontario Place features Joël León of Toronto Society of Architects - TSA. Our chat will include the park's impressive landscape architecture and #naturalheritage. With over three hectares of public green space, the design of the recently opened #TrilliumPark and William G. Davis Trail was inspired by Ontario's landscape and highlights thousands of native trees, plants, and sedimentary rocks and boulders. The park's design... also emphasizes the living practices of Indigenous communities. The granite walls at the entrance reference both southern Ontario's ravine systems and the Moccasin Identifier Project, a province-wide campaign that offers visual reminders that we are on the traditional territory of Indigenous peoples. More information on the park's landscape and natural heritage are available on a virtual #TSAtour on Instagram: http://ow.ly/iAlV50BAshi Infrastructure Ontario

For #TBT, we're looking back at the 2003 #HTAwards, when the North Toronto Green Community received the Award of Excellence for their extraordinary efforts to increase awareness of Toronto’s natural heritage through their Lost Rivers Projects and other initiatives. In collaboration with the Toronto Field Naturalists, the North Toronto Green Community (now the Toronto Green Community) began to offer local walks in August 1994. Now in its 26th year, Lost River Walks help peopl...e appreciate their intimate connections to the water systems that form an essential part of their lives. The walks trace the courses of such forgotten streams evoking images of old mills, grand houses and Indigenous settlements, encouraging participants to view the city in a new perspective. Although walks are currently on hold due to COVID-19, their website (lostrivers.ca) offers several self-guided tours and virtual walks in collaboration with Geohistory (geohist.ca), such as on the Disappearing Rivers of Toronto and Ashbridge’s Bay Watershed. As one of the longest running heritage awards in Ontario, the Heritage Toronto Awards have seen many impressive publications, media projects, individuals, community organizations, and architectural endeavours that have made significant efforts to recognize, preserve, and promote the city’s rich history. From now until mid-October, we’re featuring 12 past Heritage Toronto Awards winners in recognition of their past and present work. Stay tuned for more highlights from the #HTAwards and this year’s digital Heritage Toronto Awards event, Heritage Thrives: Perspectives on Toronto's Past and Present on October 28th, 2020 at 7:30pm. Find out more and register at heritagetoronto.org #torontohistory #torontopast #heritagepreservation #naturalhistory #greenhistory #LostRivers

#MondayMotivation: Recent news that the feds signed a deal with Sanofi Pasteur Canada for a COVID-19 vaccine has us thinking about that company's past in Toronto. Known as Connaught Laboratories, they led the battle against diptheria (and other diseases) in Canada for much of the 20th century. 75 years ago this month they launched field trials of a new vaccine for diptheria in several cities. Known as the The Strangler, diptheria was the leading public health threat to ch...ildren under 14. In Toronto, 36,000 children were vaccinated between December 1926 and June 1929. Findings showed a reduction of disease by 90%. The number of cases and deaths declined, and in 1940, Toronto reported no cases of diphtheria for the first time. Learn more about Connaught Laboratories and Toronto’s history of vaccine development: http://ow.ly/cUJN50BD298 City of Toronto Archives

We're looking back at the 1999 #HTAwards when @nativecentre received a Certificate of Commendation for The Gathering Place: the Toronto Native Community History Project. Today known as @firststory_TO, the project shares the Indigenous history of Toronto with the goal of building awareness of and pride in the long Indigenous presence and contributions to the city. Reimagined as a smartphone app in collaboration with the Centre for Community Mapping, the project bridges tradi...tional knowledge with social media, inviting users to explore Toronto’s history as told from the perspective of Indigenous communities via original stories, photographs, and multimedia clips. The NCCT also offers a First Story Toronto bus tour that illuminates the evolving Indigenous history of the Toronto area. As one of the longest running heritage awards in Ontario, the Heritage Toronto Awards have seen many impressive publications, media projects, individuals, community organizations, and architectural endeavours that have made significant efforts to recognize, preserve, and promote the city’s rich history. From now until mid-October, we’re featuring 12 past Heritage Toronto Awards winners in recognition of their past and present work. Stay tuned for more highlights from the #HTAwards and this year’s digital Heritage Toronto Awards event, coming in October. More details to follow. #torontohistory #torontopast #heritagepreservation #indigenoushistory #FirstNations

Our next #HTLive will feature Ontario Place which is not only a modern architectural landmark but is also a remarkable engineering feat. Located on islands created from landfill, three large freighters were sunk to create a barrier that would shelter the park from any intense waves and winds coming off the lake. Tune in here, this Wednesday, September 30, 12:30 pm. Before the event, learn more on a virtual #TSAtour of the park on Instagram: http://ow.ly/8Q4B50BAscj... City of Toronto Archives

Explore our NEW online #HTtour, Little Jamaica, highlighting part of our city's #BlackHeritage. The neighbourhood's businesses are at the heart of this cultural hub for Toronto’s Caribbean population. Learn about its history, and impacts resulting from one of the largest transit construction projects in the country and a global pandemic. Take the tour now: http://ow.ly/hQRm50BBa3S #BlackHistory #TOheritage... 1. Reggae Lane Mural, Eglinton Avenue West, August 8, 2019. Image by Ali Mosleh. 2. Claude Thompson, Regional Manager of JN Money, Eglinton Ave. West, Sept 3, 2020 3. Randy's Take Out - Home of Randy's Patties, Eglinton Ave. West, Toronto, Sept 22, 2020

This #PlaqueFriday we’re remembering classical pianist Glenn Gould, born #OnThisDay in 1932. Gould was known for his eccentricities as well as his musical talent. He insisted on sitting exactly 14 inches from the floor and only played concerts while sitting on a folding chair his father had customized for him, using it even once the seat had worn through. Gould often cancelled performances at the last minute and created over a dozen alter egos for himself, which allowed him t...o write reviews of his own performances. Time has revealed that some of Gould’s strange behaviour in fact may have been the result of physical and mental health issues. #AlwaysReadThePlaque Celebrated pianist Glenn Gould was born in Toronto and lived here on St. Clair Avenue West for much of his adult life. His visionary approach to musical interpretation brought him international stature. A child prodigy, he made his first public concert on the organ at the Eaton Auditorium 12 December 1945. He made his debut as a soloist with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra at age 14. Worldwide recognition followed his brilliant rendition of J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations recorded in New York in June 1955. In 1957, he performed with the New York Philharmonic and made his first European concert tour including the Soviet Union. Dissatisfied with the concert medium he abandoned live performances in 1964. He continued to record a wide range of music, to write articles for periodicals, and to undertake innovative radio and television projects. He died in 1982 and is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Address: 10 St. Clair Avenue West Plaque Images: Alan Brown Glenn Gould: Don Hunstein of The Glenn Gould Foundation

We are excited to partner with Toronto Society of Architects - TSA on our next #HTLive. Tune in here next Wednesday, 12:30 pm and learn more about Ontario Place and its place in #TOarchitecture history. We'll discuss the park's enduring legacy as a significant international work of the Modern Movement and its importance as an utopian ideal as we currently face an evolving pandemic reality. We'll also highlight the ongoing development risks to its park-like waterfront lands...cape, Cinesphere, and pods. Questions during the live stream are welcome. Before the event, take a virtual #TSAtour of the park on Instagram. Explore now: http://ow.ly/cmM750BAqH9

For #TBT, we’re going back to the 2016 #HTAwards, when the adaptive reuse project that transformed the Old Don Jail received the William Greer Award for Architectural Conservation and Craftsmanship. Opened in 1864, the Don Jail was designed by William Thomas in a Renaissance Revival style. The prison, once called the Palace for Prisoners featured a large central rotunda, education spaces and even a dedicated farm. When the jail closed in 1977, its buildings became administ...rative offices for Bridgepoint Active Healthcare. Beginning in 2008, the central building of the Don Jail underwent an extensive adaptive repurposing, transforming the inflexible floor plan of this 1864 building into an open and functional administration building. The Don Jail project included work by several architectural firms and hundreds of craftspeople, including @eraarch, @stantec, @kpmbarch, @hdr_inc, @DiamondSchmittArchitects, and @plusvg. Since the Don Jail project was completed in 2013, ERA Architects has continued to welcome members of the public to learn about the building’s significant part in Toronto’s history. This building, which once sat unused, now has two purposes. It’s a functional office and meeting space for the hospital. At the same time, many of the building’s original features have been preserved, providing a unique opportunity to learn about #history and #architecture. As one of the longest running heritage awards in Ontario, the Heritage Toronto Awards have seen many impressive publications, media projects, individuals, community organizations, and architectural endeavours that have made significant efforts to recognize, preserve, and promote the city’s rich history. From now until mid-October, we’re featuring 12 past Heritage Toronto Awards winners in recognition of their past and present work. Stay tuned for more highlights from the #HTAwards and this year’s digital Heritage Toronto Awards event, coming in October. More details to follow.

News that the The Original Santa Claus Parade is moving online this year due to COVID-19 restrictions has us thinking about past parades this #TBT. The idea for the parade originated from a 1904 Eaton's promotion that featured Santa walking from Union Station to the Eaton's store on Queen. Sponsored by Eaton's department stores, the first official parade was held with a single float in 1905. The Toronto Santa Claus Parade is the oldest Santa Claus parade in the world, attended by half a million people each year. City of Toronto Archives

For this #TuesdayTrivia, we’re going back to the 1983 #HTAwards, when the not-for-profit Church-Isabella Residents Co-operative received the Award of Merit from the Toronto Historical Board (today Heritage Toronto) for their recovery and restoration of a block of row homes at 589-595 Church Street and an apartment building at 72 Isabella Street. Built in approx. 1867, the row homes on Church Street were converted into commercial use in the mid-20th century. The apartment bui...lding at 72 Isabella was built in 1926 by the Timothy Eaton Company to house local employees. In 1975, Toronto City Councillor Allan Sparrow (1944-2008) worked with tenants to prevent the demolition of the buildings. Taking advantage of a new federal program to develop non-profit #co-op housing, the Church-Isabella Residents Co-operative was born in May 1977. The Co-Operative purchased the majority of the row homes and apartment building with a promise to preserve the historically listed buildings and to provide affordable housing downtown. Renovation and restoration work was completed in 1980-1981 by Peter Turner Architects. Today, the co-op is a small, thriving, stable community downtown, with residents the vast majority of whom are long-term contributing many hours of volunteer time to building upkeep. As one of the longest running heritage awards in Ontario, the Heritage Toronto Awards have seen many impressive publications, media projects, individuals, community organizations, and architectural endeavours that have made significant efforts to recognize, preserve, and promote the city’s rich history. From now until mid-October, we’re featuring 12 past Heritage Toronto Awards winners in recognition of their past and present work. Stay tuned for more highlights from the #HTAwards and this year’s digital Heritage Toronto Awards event, coming in October. More details to follow. #ChurchStreet #Torontohistory #Torontoheritage #heritage #cityhistory #architecture

Jason Lee won our 2018 Heritage Toronto Volunteer Award for his contributions to our Tours program. His family restaurant in Koreatown is struggling amid COVID-19. Learn more about his story, and please consider Korean Village for lunch or dinner plans if you're venturing out.

#MondayMotivation - The passing of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg got us thinking about women trailblazers in Canadian law. In 1891, Clara Brett Martin was rejected as a student at the Law Society of Upper Canada. The Society interpreted the use of ‘persons’ in their statute to mean that only men were permitted. Women were not legally considered ‘persons’ in Canada until 1929. With the help of influential leaders such as Dr. Emily Stowe and Premier Oliver Mow...at, Martin was finally admitted as a student-at-law in 1893. She faced obstacles again in being admitted as a barrister but succeeded in 1897. She became the first female lawyer in not just Canada, but in the British Empire. She practised law in Toronto and established her own firm on Bay Street in 1906. She helped pave the way for other women in the profession by hiring female articling students and with her involvement with women’s rights organizations. This Gender Equity Week explore the stories of other women who pushed boundaries and broke the glass ceiling on our Lady Action online tour: http://ow.ly/pwEg50BwyM1 Law Society of Ontario

With Rosh Hashanah beginning this evening, this #PlaqueFriday, we’re thinking about Toronto’s first Hebrew congregation, Holy Blossom Temple. Regular religious services began in 1856 when seventeen Jewish families from England and Continental Europe formed this congregation. #AlwaysReadThePlaque Original site of Toronto Hebrew Congregation. The First Jewish congregation in Canada West (now Ontario) was established on this site in 1856 (Jewish calendar 5615). Services were hel...d in the upper floor over Combe’s Drug Store on the corner of Yonge and Richmond Streets. In 1876 (5636), the congregation built a synagogue at 25-29 Richmond St. E., the first designed specifically for that purpose in Ontario. To accommodate growing numbers a new building was dedicated in 1897 (5657) at 115 Bond St. The present location at 1950 Bathurst Street was dedicated in 1938 (5698). Originally Orthodox the congregation gradually changed officially affiliating with the Reform movement in 1920 (5680). Address: 155 Yonge Street Plaque Images: Alan Brown First Synagogue: Toronto Public Library

We are sad to hear that legendary Toronto musician Jay Jackson has died. Jay and his sister Shawne were regulars on Yonge Street and in Yorkville starting in the 60s, playing clubs like the Bluenote with the Majestics. Jackson was also the great-grandson of Albert Jackson, Toronto’s first Black letter carrier in 1882. Performing at Hard Rock Cafe, 2016, Downtown Yonge BIA Albert Jackson plaque presentation image by Alex Willms

Today, we’re going back to the 1983 #HTAwards, when architect, educator, and heritage conservationist Eric Ross Arthur (18981982) posthumously received the Award of Merit from the Toronto Historical Board (today Heritage Toronto) for his contributions to Canadian architecture as well as his efforts to preserve the city’s heritage. Born in New Zealand, Arthur emigrated to Canada in 1923 to teach modern design at the University of Toronto, training a generation of contemporar...y architects in Canada. Arthur was also a practicing architect, involved in over 100 architectural projects, and served as an adviser on many Toronto building projects, including chairing the committee that selected Viljo Revell’s design for a new Toronto City Hall in 1957. A founding member of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, Arthur spearheaded the first efforts to document historic #Ontario architecture. He participated in efforts to preserve several Toronto heritage buildings including St. Lawrence Hall and the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse. Author of Toronto: No Mean City (1964), Arthur’s book is considered the founding text of the preservation movement of the 1960s and 1970s. As one of the longest running heritage awards in Ontario, the Heritage Toronto Awards have seen many impressive publications, media projects, individuals, community organizations, and architectural endeavours that have made significant efforts to recognize, preserve, and promote the city’s rich #history. From now until mid-October, we’re featuring 12 past Heritage Toronto Awards winners in recognition of their past and present work. Stay tuned for more highlights from the #HTAwards and this year’s digital Heritage Toronto Awards event, coming in October. More details to follow. #TOhistory #architecture #heritage #TOCityHall #heritagepreservation #torontohistory

This #TBT, we remember the SS Noronic, which burned in Toronto Harbour #OnThisDay in 1949, resulting in the loss of over 118 lives. On September 14, 1949, the Noronic departed from Detroit on a seven-day pleasure cruise of Lake Ontario. After picking up additional passengers at Cleveland, the steamship was to travel to Prescott, Ontario and the Thousand Islands before returning to Sarnia, where it was to spend the winter, by way of Toronto and Detroit. She was carrying 524 pa...ssengers. Launched in 1913, the vessel held 600 passengers and 200 crew at maximum capacity and was nicknamed The Queen of the Lakes. Images: City of Toronto Archives, Archives of Ontario