10 quirky things to know about the Beaches Toronto TheBeaches
The most dramatic Beaches ravine, Glen Stewart, winds south from Kingston Rd. to Queen with gigantic mansions perched on its walls. The stream still exists, though it has been channeled underground in places.
The separate Balmy Beach Canoe Club put up a sign saying"Hail Hitler" and other local groups added a swastikas to their uniforms. Things came to a head with the Christie Pits riot that August. SwastikasKew Gardens, named for the famous gardens in London, England, was a popular and sedate summer resort where"innocent amusements in great variety, including dancing" were on offer.
There was a ride that simulated the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, a burlesque show featuring the raunchy"Tipperary Girls," a tunnel of love, swings, and outdoor concerts. It closed in 1925.
The King and Queen's Plate was run there for 70 continuous years until new Woodbine in Rexdale opened in 1956. Old Woodbine was renamed Greenwood before being demolished in 1993. Today, the land is occupied by Woodbine Park and a housing development.The bulky concrete mass of the Donald D. Summerville pool, named for the only Toronto mayor to die in office, dominates the waterfront at the foot of Woodbine Ave.
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