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Don Jail, Gerrard Street East, north side, between the Don River and Broadview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Façade of a three-storey brick building with small barred windows on either side of a protruding section.

Don Jail, Gerrard Street East, north side, between the Don River and Broadview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario

Date10/15/1913
Names
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FormatPicture
Notes
Address is sometimes given as Don Jail Roadway or Jack Layton Way  
Subject
    GeographyBuilding Monument ParkDon Jail (Toronto, Ont. : 1864-2013)
    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyNeighbourhoodRiverdale
    GeographyNorth-south streetBroadview Avenue
    GeographyEast-west streetGerrard Street East
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Black-and-white photographs
    Language
      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0011120F
      Don River, looking southeast towards Don Jail, from below Walter McKenzie's house 'Castle Frank', Bloor Street East, south side, just e. of opposite Drumsnab Road., Toronto, Ontario
      Don River, looking southeast towards Don Jail, from below Walter McKenzie's house 'Castle Frank', Bloor Street East, south side, just e. of opposite Drumsnab Road., Toronto, Ontario
      McKenzie, Walter
      1870
      Don River, looking southeast towards Don Jail, from below Walter McKenzie's house 'Castle Frank', Bloor Street East, south side, just e. of opposite Drumsnab Road., Toronto, Ontario
      Don River, looking southeast towards Don Jail, from below Walter McKenzie's house 'Castle Frank', Bloor Street East, south side, just e. of opposite Drumsnab Road., Toronto, Ontario
      McKenzie, Walter
      1870?
      4. Stairwell of the Old Don Jail, a section no longer used, looking south to Gerrard St., and Broadview
      4. Stairwell of the Old Don Jail, a section no longer used, looking south to Gerrard St., and Broadview
      Cooper, David
      10/29/1981
      Two women in long white dresses wade in shallow waters of river; treed shore in background.
      East Don River in the vicinity of Bayview Avenue and Leslie Street, between Sheppard Avenue East and Finch Avenue East, North York, Toronto, Ontario
      Photo-Graphic of Canada
      1954-05
      Riverdale Isolation Hospital extension, Broadview Avenue, west side, north of Gerrard Street East, Toronto, Ont
      Riverdale Isolation Hospital extension, Broadview Avenue, west side, north of Gerrard Street East, Toronto, Ont
      James, W.
      9/25/1911
      Image shows a bridge across the river with a lot of trees in the background.
      Marriott Road, bridge over Don River between Marriott Road (north side of river) & Don View Avenue (south side of river), Toronto, Ontario
      Salmon, James V. (James Victor)
      1952
      Image shows some trees with a river in the background.
      Don River, looking south to site of bridge between Marriott Road (north side of river) and Don View Avenue (south side of river), Toronto, Ontario
      Salmon, James V. (James Victor)
      5/1/1955
      Image shows a river view with some trees on one side.
      Don River, looking south to site of bridge between Marriott Road (north side of river) and Don View Avenue (south side of river), Toronto, Ontario
      Salmon, James V. (James Victor)
      5/1/1955
      McKenzie, Walter, 'Castle Frank', Bloor Street East, south side, just east of opposite Drumsnab Road; grounds, looking southeast across Don River towards Don Jail
      McKenzie, Walter, 'Castle Frank', Bloor Street East, south side, just east of opposite Drumsnab Road; grounds, looking southeast across Don River towards Don Jail
      McKenzie, Walter
      1870?
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      JAIL (1865-), Gerrard Street East, north side, between St
      Staples, Owen, 1866-1949
      1910
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      Jail (1865- ), Gerrard Street East, north side, between St
      Stereo-7
      1880
      Jail (1865-), Gerrard Street East, north side, between St
      Jail (1865-), Gerrard Street East, north side, between St
      Salmon, James V. (James Victor)
      1952-04