George Leslie (1804 - 1893) Commemorative Plaque, 2009
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Resource ID
4933
Access
Open
Address
1160 Queen Street East
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
2009
Historical Themes
Program Category
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Heritage Toronto
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George Leslie (1804 - 1893) Commemorative Plaque, 2009
Description
Leslieville is named for gardener and businessman George Leslie who established the Toronto Nurseries in this area in 1845. His greenhouses and extensive fields produced everything from flowers to ornamental shrubs and trees. Leslie's trees were transplanted to provide shade in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Allan Gardens and along some Toronto streets. By the 1870s Toronto Nurseries advertised itself as the largest business of its kind in Canada.
At the same time as Leslie was earning an international reputation as a horticulturalist he and his family played important roles in the growing community of Leslieville - including that of postmaster in the Leslie Post Office located in their family store. The Leslie legacy lives on in this park once the family's property. Leslie Grove was the affectionate name given to the now lost leafy oasis of the Toronto Nurseries.
Marker lat / long: 43.662923, -79.33323 (WGS84)