lake shore blvd. west - Preserved Stories

I’ve recently received a message from a Wilfred Laurier student who is doing research about the history of the Pleasant Valley Mobile Home Park in Mississauga. Please contact me, in the event you have information that would be helpful, with regard to the above-noted research project. I recently sent out an email to a list […]

Comments from Arleen Chenoll and Cheryl Nicholls. As well, Duncan Campbell of Long Branch remembers Graeme Decarie from high school days in Montreal.

June 13, 2018/10 Comments/in Long Branch, MCHS Stories, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan Pill

We’ve had some very fine comments recently added to a previous post entitled: Many changes have occurred in Cartierville where Malcolm Campbell High School was located from 1960s to late 1980s In order to bring attention to some of them, I’m pleased to share the following recent comments, from the above-noted post. Please note that […]

Reality tourism, readymade art, and Thirtieth St. unofficial pop-up auto museum

May 14, 2018/0 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Language usage, Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan Pill

In a few words: May 5, 2018 “Evolution of Long Branch Park” Jane’s Walk, led by MPP Peter Milczyn

May 10, 2018/0 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan Pill

I’ve prepared the following text for a story submitted to the Jane’s Walk website; I much enjoy working on such brief overviews of events. If we seek to get anything across, sometimes we have to focus on brevity: Our Walk drew upon input from many people, who designed the Walk route and chose key points […]

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Sixth Stop: Parking Lot where Long Branch Park Tennis Court stood at Thirty Third St.: May 5, 2018 “Evolution of Long Branch Park” Jane’s Walk

May 3, 2018/0 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan Pill

We have learned from Bill Rawson, who for many years ran a used furniture store on Lake Shore Blvd. West, that a tennis court was located where a parking lot for an apartment building on Thirty Third St. is now located. The tennis court was a feature of Long Branch Park for many years. From […]