The Gardiner is the expressway Toronto loves to hate. Controversial from the get-go, it was initially built in stages between 1955 and 1966, comple...
Controversial from the get-go, it was initially built in stages between 1955 and 1966, completely transforming the city's waterfront.
When completed in 1966, the Gardiner extended from west of the Humber River to Leslie Street. Since then, there have been more than a few calls to demolish the highway, replace it with a tunnel, or to turn it into a park. In 2022Jameson to York Street section prior to construction, around 1959 Aerial view, 1960, at the Humber River where the Palace Pier Condos and Arch Bridge are located today
Aerial view, 1960. This was the final nail in the coffin for Sunnyside Amusement Park, which was demolished to make room for the expressway.This is what Yonge and Bloor looked like from 1924 to 2015This is why Toronto has Lower streetsThese are what Toronto postcards looked like in the 1970s
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