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Ben Dunkelman was a distinguished military officer, entrepreneur, and president of Tip Top Tailors, the menswear company founded by his father, David. Born and raised in Toronto, Ben Dunkelman fought with the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada regiment…

Now landlocked on Fleet Street, this lighthouse once stood on the Queen’s Wharf. The wharf – originally known as New Pier – was built in 1833 to stimulate commercial activity in the west part of the harbour.

This lighthouse, constructed in 1861 on…

On the morning of July 31, 1813, a U.S. invasion fleet appeared off York (Toronto) after having withdrawn from a planned attack on British positions at Burlington Heights. That afternoon 300 American soldiers came ashore near here. Their landing was…

These monumental gates were erected in 1927 to mark the 60th anniversary of Canadian Confederation. Designed in the Beaux-Arts style by the Toronto firm of Chapman and Oxley, the gates – including the sculptures – were constructed of “artificial…

In 2005, a design competition was held for the revitalization of the important public space in front of the Princes’ Gates. Building on strong connections between Canada and Italy, design teams consisting of firms from Milano and Toronto were invited…