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Street view showing two three-storey brick houses at intersection; house on left has Mansard ro ...
Rosary Hall (left) and Home for Incurable Children, Bloor Street East, north side, between St. Paul's Square and Huntley Street, Toronto, Ontario
Street view showing two three-storey brick houses at intersection; house on left has Mansard roof, house on right has gabled roof. Fire escapes are visible on side wall of each structure.

Rosary Hall (left) and Home for Incurable Children, Bloor Street East, north side, between St. Paul's Square and Huntley Street, Toronto, Ontario

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Original Toronto Star Published Caption: Recommended proposal to extend Sherbourne St. will affect many properties. The photographs here show six residences and properties among those that will be affected by proposal, recommended by board of control yesterday, to extend Sherbourne St. through Rosedale as indicated in a map included in this issue of The Star. (1) shows Rosedale Hall on the LEFT, and the Home for Incurable Children on the RIGHT, in Bloor St. E.  The corner of the former property will be taken and practically all of the latter in the proposed extension.  [incomplete]


Photograph published in the Toronto Daily Star, 27 November 1929. page 2, with title, "Rosedale residences to fall under influence of extension"

Rosary Hall was a hostel/boarding home for single working women and students operated by the Sisters of Providence of St. Paul. It was demolished in 1965. The Home for Incurable Children was established in 1899, and the property at 152 Bloor Street East was purchased in 1907. Later renamed Bloorview Children’s Hospital, it remained on Bloor Street until 1975 when it relocated to North York; the old hospital building was demolished in 1978.   


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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0112930F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
East-west street:Bloor Street East
Neighbourhood:Yorkville
Province or state:Ontario