By Glenn Cochrane and Jean Cochrane
From Kingston street all the way down to the water, the seashore is a Toronto oasis the place the boardwalk stretches alongside the lake to create a peaceful, outdoors surroundings not like that of the other a part of the town. This own tackle the neighborhood’s charms issues to the streets and shops—busy with pedestrians, canine, and strollers—and the outstanding summer time scene, that includes picnickers, sunbathers, and outside activities fanatics from worldwide. Rounding out this pleasant guidebook are lighthearted ancient asides and pictures from the final 4 many years.
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Canadian soldiers who served in later conflicts such as the Korean War have always been welcome, but it was the World War II vets who transformed the Branch into a vibrant part of the Beach community. They are almost all gone, but their wives and widows continue to play prominent roles in the organization. Margaret Foley, whose first husband was wounded in overseas action, was the first woman president of Branch 42. She is a distinguished presence, along with male members of the old Branch 42, at the November 11 wreath-laying ceremonies at the Kew Gardens Cenotaph.
These were wooden shafts extending several feet into the lake, with pilings at the tip and an arrowhead formation that resembled an animal’s snout. The word groyne comes from the Latin grunium meaning a pig’s snout. Typically, there were loud protests to the effect that the groynes were ugly and useless. Calls were made for the Cyclone, a city-owned dredge, to be used instead to restore the sand. Finally, in March 1930 after the last of the winter ice had left the shoreline, it was agreed that the groynes had done their job.
But there was a time in summers long past when the mansion was a glittering social gathering-place for the well-to-do and the well-connected in Toronto. When Queen’s Plate Week was celebrated at Woodbine Race Track on Queen Street, the governor general of the day and his entourage took up residence at Glen Stewart. Residents used to watch in awe as every day at exactly one o’clock the vice regal party would make its majestic way to the track escorted by the Household Cavalry in all its plumed regalia.