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Toronto Public Library, Dovercourt Branch (later Bloor/Gladstone Branch), Bloor Street West, southwest corner of Gladstone Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Corner view of one-storey brick building with arched windows and stone entrance steps on two sides; bricks and rubble piled by leftmost entrance.

Toronto Public Library, Dovercourt Branch (later Bloor/Gladstone Branch), Bloor Street West, southwest corner of Gladstone Avenue, Toronto, Ontario

Date9/29/1913
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Dovercourt Branch was renamed Bloor and Gladstone Branch in December 1938, and later shortened to Bloor/Gladstone Branch.

A related article, with no illustration, was published in the Toronto Star, 18 October 1913, page 23: "New branch library.  Gladstone Avenue Branch will be opened on Thursday, Oct. 23rd. The new public library at the corner of Bloor Street and Gladstone Avenue will be opened on Thursday, Oct. 23rd at formal gathering in the evening.  The building is an exceptionally fine one and will serve a district with a population of about 75,000".


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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0113988F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
East-west street:Bloor Street West
North-south street:Gladstone Avenue
Province or state:Ontario
Picture of Bloor Gladstone library looking south with 4 lanes of Bloor Street at forefront. 
approximately 1977