Cherry Street looking south from Keating Channel bridge, Toronto, 1930. Courtesy of the Toronto Public Library.
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Resource ID
8421
Access
Open
Credit Line
Toronto Public Library
Date of Creation
1930
Keywords
Harbourfront, Industrial Heritage, Industry, Waterfront, Waterfront history, Toronto Harbour, Toronto Harbour Commission, Toronto Shipbuilding company
Program Category
Tours
Rights
Public Domain
Caption
Cherry Street looking south from Keating Channel bridge, Toronto, 1930. Courtesy of the Toronto Public Library.
Description
Ashbridge Bay Marsh once stretched over five kilometers along the Don River Delta. Throughout the later 19th century, the marsh became heavily polluted from nearby industry and, by the 1890s, was considered a serious public health threat. City Engineer E.H. Keating proposed an emergency plan to increase water flow by creating a channel that ran east-west along the north side of the marsh. "Keating's Channel" was completed in 1893 but did not improve water circulation sufficiently. In 1912, the newly formed Toronto Harbour Commission undertook a large-scale plan to fill in the stagnant Ashbridge Bay Marsh, partially driven by the need for new industrial land on Toronto's waterfront.