Davenport Road - Rural Road Commemorative Plaque, 2011
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Resource ID
5316
Access
Open
Address
1 Davenport Rd, Toronto, ON M5R 3M3
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
2011
Historical Themes
Program Category
Rights
Heritage Toronto
Caption
Davenport Road - Rural Road Commemorative Plaque, 2011
Description
This is part of a series of plaques which highlight the history of Davenport Road. As the forest along its length was cleared for farms and industry the ancient trail beneath Davenport Road became an important link to small villages such as Yorkville and Carlton and to the City of Toronto's markets. Beginning in the 1830s the former Lake Iroquois deposits of gravel clay and sand were transported along Davenport Road for the building of the city. Paved in one section with wooden planks in the mid-19th century, Davenport Road featured toll booths at its major intersections to finance the roadwork - one has survived at Bathurst Street and is now a museum. By the 1890s, an electric street railway ran along Davenport west from Bathurst. Since the 1930s increased automobile traffic has led to further widening of the road. Created by ancient peoples, the Davenport Road route is today a busy urban thoroughfare.
Marker lat / long: 43.672777, -79.387929 (WGS84)