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TORONTO LEGACY PROJECT AND HERITAGE TORONTO

THE AMERICAN BOXER RUBIN CARTER, KNOWN AS Hurricane Carter (1937-2014), WAS JAILED FOR 18 YEARS FOR A MURDER HE DIDN’T COMMIT. IN TORONTO, HE HELPED FREE MANY WRONGLY CONVICTED CANADIANS, WORKING OUT OF…

Between 10,000 and 13,000 years ago, Indigenous people walking in this area left footprints that were preserved in clay and later covered by Lake Ontario. In 1908, workers building a tunnel under the Toronto Bay located the footprints by…

This Art Deco building is a Toronto waterfront landmark. Architect Roy H. Bishop designed the U-shaped concrete structure as the head office, warehouse, and factory of Tip Top Tailors suit manufacturer and retailer. David Dunkelman, a Jewish…

Opened on July 6, 1870, the immigrant sheds near this site were an important transfer point for arrivals to North America. People travelling via train from Atlantic ports usually stayed a few days at this facility before continuing to their final…

In 1832, the first organized ambulance service in Toronto began. Its purpose was to transport victims of the cholera epidemic. For nearly 200 years, Toronto’s ambulance service has been managed by the City, hospitals, private contractors, provincial…