The Ontario Human Rights Code came into effect on June 15, 1962 and established equal rights and freedom from discrimination as primary elements of provincial law. The first legislation of its kind in Canada, the Code was designed to affirm and…
Designed with elements of the Second Empire style, the row houses of Ashby Place were built for Margaret Wilkins. The first tenants here included clerks, conductors, and a labourer.
HERITAGE BUILDING CITY OF TORONTO INVENTORY OF HERITAGE PROPERTY TORONTO HISTORICAL BOARD Esten House Erected 1855 Architects: Eden Smith, James Grand (per TOBuilt http://www.acotoronto.ca/tobuildings_more.php?search_fd3=3113) Now Deep Quong Manor
This four-unit block was built in the Italianate commercial style by William J. Bromley, contractor. Decorative brickwork accents the roofline’s pressed-metal cornice and frames the different window shapes. The first occupants included a boot and…