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This view of the Durham Ox Hotel was sketched in the early 1900s (long after the disappearance of the building) by Bernard Gloster. Courtesy Toronto Public Library. Yonge Lawrence Village – the business improvement area…
Bedford Park and BPRO have been featured in news articles on TRNTO.com, which has been following the unfolding story of the proposed development at 3180 Yonge, starting with early neighbourhood concerns in their December 8, 2020 article.…
BPRO has been active in advocating on behalf of members of our community since the application by NYX Yonge LP for the proposed development at 3180 Yonge Street was submitted. Here are some of our…
Hogg’s Hollow Toll Gate (by today’s Loblaws), looking south on Yonge. Sketch courtesy of Toronto Public Library Digital Archives. As angry farmers trudged out of Hogg’s Hollow on their way to Montgomery’s Tavern for the…
Within Bedford Park we are dealing with the major redevelopment applications at the Pusateri’s property and 3180 Yonge Street, as well as the new condo construction, currently underway at 250 Lawrence Ave West. Each project…
Sketch, circa 1921, by CW Jefferys, of the 1937 March of the Rebels upon Toronto. From the Government of Ontario Art Collection. In the first week of December 1837, community residents watched as a growing…
Yonge Street block of retailers where the development is proposed. Photo: Craig Smith BPRO’s President, Ted Butler, met with the Vice-President, Development for the NYX Capital Corp, Tim Jessop. The January 15 meeting took place,…
Harvest time at the John Lawrence farm on the northwest corner of Yonge and Lawrence circa 1895. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library Digital Archives. For nearly 100 years, various members of the Lawrence family played…
Image of the proposed development by NYX Capital Corp from their website. This is a new development proposal for the west side of Yonge Street, spanning almost the full block between Bedford Park Avenue and…
January 24, 1896 snowstorm. Courtesy City of Toronto Digital Archives, Fonds 200, Series 36, File 3, Item 6b. The Bedford Park neighbourhood didn’t acquire its first public school until 1911 — conveniently enough, called Bedford…