Again this is the research of Colin Gerrard 81 Victor
THE STREET- VICTOR AVENUE
St Matthew’s Ward:
The dates of the houses built on Victor Avenue and the First Occupant’s names are taken from the Toronto Directories and Assessments and are 1 year earlier than the printed dates). All details are taken in the fall of the previous year.
NB: There have never been any records for numbers;
North side
2, 34, 84, 86, 88, 90, 94, 138, 202, 204,
South side
65, 67, 69, 89, 91, 127, 129, 131, 165, 167, 169, 171, 173, 175, 177, 179, 181, 183, 185, 187, 189, 191, 193 & 195.
163 ex Store?
Intersections:
Howland Road: Numbers 125/133 & 136/140.
Logan Avenue: Numbers 163/197 & 180/182.
Victor Avenue ends with Numbers 226 & No 237.
1887 (actually1886) unfinished houses.
1888
North side
SE house, private grounds x 3, vacant lots x 3, unfinished house x 1.
1e of Broadview- CATHRO William H ( Cathro, Kent & Rogers. Moved after 1 year to 54 Broadview)
2e of Broadview – BERTRAM Jacob (car conductor. Moved after 1 year to 1 Bell)
3e of Broadview – FLINT Albert J (of Grote & Flint. Moved after 1 year to Quebec)
4e of Broadview – SCHOFF Elgin (Barrister at 90 Church street)
South side-not built on.
NB: These numbers never existed in the directories after this year.
1889
North side
No 6; GREER John (of Smith, Rae & Greer)
No 8; POWELL Frank R
No 22; STROWGER Walter
These numbers were not present for the next few years.
South side
6-8 x unfinished houses.
1890
North side
No 10; KEANE Cynthia (widow Albert)
No 12; POWELL Francis R
No 52; SWANTON Samuel
No 54; SCHOFF Elgin
Howland Road
No 144; JUTSON Thomas
No 146; MANDER Henry
No 148; DUNTON Silas
No 150; ANDERSON John C
South side
No 111; vacant
No 113; vacant
No 115; TAYLOR William
No 117; POLLOCK John
No 119; vacant
No 121; vacant
No 123; vacant
No 125; vacant
Howland Road
1891
North side
No 124; McCORD Samuel
South side
No 111; POOLE William
No 113; JOHNSON Charles
No 119; POULTON William
No 121; PATTERSON J A
No 123; WORTH Robert
No 125; PHILLIPS John
Howland Road
1892
North side
No 100; ALLISON John
No 102; vacant
No 118; POLLOCK John
No 120; CRAWFORD John
No 122; McCORD Samuel
No 124; MOORE Harry
No 126; JOHNSTON Adam
No 128; vacant
No 130; MacBEAN Angus
No 132; WALTON Franklin
Howland Road
1893
North side
No 102; SUMMERS George
No 104; GIBLING George
No 128; THORN Charles
Howland Road
South side
No 73; BRADLEY Albert
No 75; ALISON Andrew
No 77; CHRISHOLM Daniel
No 79; MABLEY Elisha T
No 81; SMITH Isaac D
Howland Road
No 197; vacant
No 199; BONGARD Conrad
1894
North side
No 8; ADIE Edward
South side
Howland Road
No 197; HILL Alexander
1895
North side
Logan Store se
1897
North side
No 96; unfinished
No 98; unfinished
1898
North side
No 96; HARRISON George
No 98; WILSON John
1903
North side
Howland Road
No 158; PERSALL John C
No 160; vacant
South side
No 23; WOODCROFT William
No 109; GRACEY William
1904
North side
No 134; vacant
No 136; DIMOND Arthur
Howland Road
No 142; TEDD Joseph
No 152; CALLIGHEN Ernest
No 154; NEWTON George
No 160; GALLAGHER James
No 168; ROBB Alfred
No 170; vacant
South side
No 105; BURNILL Walter
No 107; FREEMAN Henry
4 x unfinished houses
1905
North side
No 58; SPARKHALL William
No 60; WEST Albert
No 62; IGLESTROM Frederick W
No 64; FARRINGER Carl
No 66; AUSTIN William
No 68; ROBINSON Edwin
No 134; REDWAY Stanley
Howland Road
No 170; DAVIS James
South side
No 37; YATES George
No 39; WARNAULT Octave
No 41; BULLEY Charles
No 43; LISTER Henry
No 45; MORROW William
No 47; JOHNSTON Edward
No 99; PINKERTON James A
No 101; HENTHORN Adam
Howland Road
1906
North side
No 16; vacant
No 28; BRICK John
No 50; CALLADINE John K (no record of No 50 in 1908-possibly changed house number, Calladine lived in No 46 in 1908)
No 70; vacant
No 72; vacant
No 92; vacant
No 112; vacant
No 114; vacant
No 116; vacant
Howland Road
South side
No 25; SPARLING William
No 27; LYDIATT Mrs. Bertha
No 29; HUTTON Mrs. Mary
No 31; CASHMAN Albert E
No 53; SHERIDEN Frederick
No 55; DAY Frederick W
No 57; BLACKLOCK Stephen
No 59; vacant
No 61; RAWLESS George
No 63; PYE Charles
No 103; vacant
Howland Road
No 133; LYONS William
No 135; PATTERSON George S
No 137; PRITCHARD Robert
No 139; DOLSON George
No 141; vacant
No 143; WILLIAMS Mrs. Sarah
No 145; WATT John
No 147; DICKEY Alfred
No 149; HAYDEN George
1907
North side
No 14; McCORD Samuel
No 16; GRADY John
No 18; GRADY John
5 x unfinished houses
No 70; LIGHTLE Robert J
No 72; URMY George W
2x unfinished houses
No 92; AYRE Howard
No 112; YORKE George F
No 114; ANDREWS William
No 116; CHALMERS George
Howland Road
No 162; WILLIAMSON George
No 164; MITCHELL Edward
No 166; GILL William
South side
No 33; vacant
No 35; McBRIDE Mrs. Monica
No 59; McCLURE Mrs. Ann
No 103; MILLWARD John
Howland Road
No 141; DALE George W
No 151; McGRATH Henry A
No 153; unfinished
No 155; unfinished
Logan Avenue
1908
North side
No 30; CONBOY Daniel
No 36; EDWARD John
No 38; FROST Harold R
No 40; GRAHAM Samuel R
No 42; DOBSON William C T
No 44; MORRISON James
No 46; CALLADINE John K
No 74; ASMUS Charles
No 76; HOOD Arthur
No 78; vacant
No 80; vacant
No 82; MacLEAN Donald
Howland Road
No 172; MISKELLY William
No 174; HODGKINSON Joseph
No 176; FISHER Alfred
No 178; LUCAS Charles
Logan Avenue
No 192; Sporting Goods store;
APPLETON Walter when did 192 become a store?
South side
No 1; MAINS Henry
No 3; MILLER A J
No 5; BROWN Walter
No 7; DAVIE Robert
No 9; WEST H Glanville (music teacher)
No 11; WEBSTER Colin
No 13; LIGHTLE William
No 15; TOBINS William
No 17; vacant
No 19; vacant
No 21; MILLS William
No 33; GUNN Rev. William T
No 93; vacant
No 95; vacant
No 97; vacant
Howland Road
No 153; vacant
No 155; HERRON Archibald G
No 157; JUDGE Thomas
No 159; BODY James
No 161; DOUGLAS John
No 163; BRODIE William C (becomes a grocery store in 1910)
1909
North side
No 32; HILL Richard J
No 78; WESTAWAY William
No 80; CATES William
South side
No 17; LEWIS John
No 19; ROSS Donald C
No 93; GREY Thomas
No 95; WHALEY William
No 97; SEAL Robert
Howland Road
No 153; HAZEL Mrs. Etta
Logan Avenue
No 205; DAVIE Alfred A
1910 North side
No 108; DOHERTY Robert
No 110; MACIVER John K
No 182; BARRETT Mrs. Ann J
South side
No 49; JOHNSTON Frank
No 51; DAY Frederick W
No 83; NORRIS Mrs. Jetta
1911
North side
No 182; McFADYEN Thos, Arthur & George.
No 184; BARRETT Mrs. Ann
South side
Logan Avenue
No 205; vacant
1912
North side
No 106; TRAILL Mrs. Agnes H
Howland Road
No 140; RIDOUT Samuel
Logan Avenue
No 194; vacant
South side
No 85; vacant
No 87; GILCHRIST Hugh
Logan Avenue
No 203; EYOY Jeremy
No 211; WAUCHOPE Thos W
No 213;
1913
North side
Logan Avenue
South side
No 85; YOUNG Henry
1914
North side
No 20; SHRUBB Alfred
Logan Avenue
South side
Logan Avenue
No 201; TURNBULL Rev John R
No 207; vacant
No 209; PRESTON Leon
13 x unfinished houses
1915
North side
Logan Avenue
No 226; BAILEY John
South side
Logan Avenue
No 205; MANN Albert
No 207; vacant
1916
South side
Logan Avenue
No 207; FRYDAY Frank
No 211; WAUCHOPE Thos
No 213; CURZON John
No 215; ANDREWS John
No 217; RICHARDS Mrs. Mary
No 219; COX Arthur
No 221; McLAREN John
No 223; LOCKE William S
GIBSON John E
No 225; McCAULEY Annie
No 227; RIGNEY Mary A
RIGNEY Kate Music teacher
1917
North side
Howland Road
No 156; LEMON William J
No 180; LUCAS Chas R
1920
North side
Logan Avenue
No 218; SPALL Arthur F
No 220; WHITE Frank T
No 222; RICHARDSON Jas
No 224; SCOTT William A
No 226; DRYBOROUGH David
1923
North side
Logan Avenue
No 206; STEVENS Mrs. Edna
No 208; HAMLIN William G
No 210; SIMMONS Isidore
No 212; MUTLOW Jas
No 214; COLEMAN Mrs. Agnes
No 216; COLES Jas
1924
North side
No 56/56A; vacant
South side
Logan Avenue
No 229; RYAN John
No 231; HAYMAN Syrtle
No 233; LOCK John
No 235; McFAYDEN Archibald
No 237; SHERIFF David
1925
North side
No 56/56A; 56; BLACKLOCK Margaret A
56A; BEATTY William
Logan Avenue
No 194; CONNOLLY John C
No 196; DOUGLAS Geo
No 198; JOHNSTON Robert
No 200; CAY William
1960
South side
Howland Road
No 163; Stitchcraft Specialist Sportswear Store
(1950-Sinclair’s Bakery)
(1988-became residence to POTVIN R A –owner of the store to at least 2001)
1976
North side
No 48/50;
No 48;McCARTEN M
1978/9
North side
No 48/50;
No 50; McCARTEN J
1981/82
North side
No 8; Riverdale Park Nursery School
(1950-Catholic Children’s Nursery School)
(Closed in 1983, Apartments built in 1988)
1988
North side
No 4; WIATR Edward
No 6; LAI Simon
No 8; CHANCE H
South side
No 9a; TOUSIGNANT Jocelyn
No 9b; MOFFAT T S
No 49; vacant A?
No 49; CRONENBERG D
HAGAN Rex
1999
South side
No 71; who?
1 response so far ↓
Marc // July 3, 2009 at 12:00 pm |
Brilliant! Thanks!