Lost Rivers
This painting on a garage door along Croft St shows a stylized map of Toronto and its harbour with the Toronto Islands at the bottom. The Islands became separated from the mainland in 1858 when a very violent storm washed out that very narrow connection to the right so this depiction is from before then. The rivers and creeks shown are the Humber River on the left and the Don River on the right, both of which are still visible. The other creeks and streams have all been buried under city pavement and infrastructure over the years although there is a move afoot to try to uncover at least part of them. The little White Pelican at the bottom left is also no longer here.
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A very interesting garage door indeed!
ReplyDeleteI knew about the island and the lost rivers and ponds but never knew the Pelican inhabit the area. Interesting.
ReplyDeleteA very nice touch of history!
ReplyDeleteA very nice historic depiction. I wonder if the owner is a local historian or just someone who likes the history of the place.
ReplyDeleteA nice slice of visual history here Pat..
ReplyDeleteneat history piece.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know about the islands once being linked- I just always thought it was a curiously narrow gap to the mainland.
ReplyDeleteA fine tribute to natural Ontario
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Very nice Pat!
ReplyDeleteSome really creative garage door painting: I would like to see more of this around here...
ReplyDeleteYou sure have found some neat garage doors lately. Tom The Backroads Traveller
ReplyDeleteVery nice garage door painting. Informative post too, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteVery informative.
ReplyDeleteFrankly My Dear
Someone went to a lot of work to paint that map on their garage door. Like the fact it shows rivers and streams that are now running through concrete popes. Interesting photo, good find.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen such an original garage door!
ReplyDeletejust interesting thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteA beautiful creative piece. I do like this!
ReplyDeleteWe once had pelicans here?!
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised this is on a garage door. Pleasantly surprised, mind.
wow, thanks for sharing a bit of history unknown to me!
ReplyDeleteLovely sign for a garage door...
ReplyDeleteHow interesting to hear about how the islands were formed! I never knew that about Toronto. That is also quite a unique way to decorate a garage door.
ReplyDeleteUnusual mural for a house.
ReplyDeletehow interesting...i wonder why they chose this for their garage door? not that i'm complaining!
ReplyDeleteA nice way to remember how things used to be. But a little sad...
ReplyDeleteHm, I know of Ashbridge's Creek, Taddle Creek and Garrison Creek ... looks like I might be missing some, judging by this map.
ReplyDeleteWell, I just learned something new. I didn't know the island was attached to the mainland at one time!
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