Queen City Yacht Club Commemorative Plaque, 2014
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Resource ID
5138
Access
Open
Address
2 Bayview Ave
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
2014
Historical Themes
Program Category
Rights
Heritage Toronto
Caption
Queen City Yacht Club Commemorative Plaque, 2014
Description
During the 19th century, as the use of sailing vessels shifted from trade and defence to recreation, many yacht clubs appeared on Toronto’s waterfront. The second of these, Queen City Yacht Club (QCYC), was originally located on a wharf between Simcoe and York Streets. The club received its charter from the City of Toronto in August of 1889 and immediately began holding weekly races.
In 1902, club member and prominent Toronto architect, E.J. Lennox, designed a new clubhouse. Built on the York Street wharf, the clubhouse partially collapsed into the harbour on July 7, 1920. This expedited the club's planned move to Sunfish (later Algonquin) Island, which took place the following year. Founded as a "co-operatively run club accessible to ordinary men, " QCYC has been important to the growth of the sport of sailing in Toronto.
Marker lat / long: 43.63111, -79.35715 (WGS84)