King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit the Christie Street Hospital during the Royal Visit, 1939. Image by W.H. James. Courtesy of the Toronto Star Archives.
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Resource ID
8407
Access
Open
Credit Line
Toronto Star Archives
Date of Creation
1939
Keywords
Royal Visit, King George VI, WWI, World War One
Program Category
Tours
Rights
Public Domain
Caption
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit the Christie Street Hospital during the Royal Visit, 1939. Image by W.H. James. Courtesy of the Toronto Star Archives.
Description
As its name suggests, Coronation Park commemorates the crowning of King George VI of Great Britain, which took place on May 12, 1937. Although Toronto held a plaque unveiling ceremony to mark the opening of Coronation Park in August 1938, the visit of King George and Queen Elizabeth to Canada in 1939 provided an opportunity to hold an official dedication ceremony for the park. On this occasion, local school children, assisted by WWI veterans, planted trees along an avenue named the “Royal Avenue of Remembrance.”