Queen's Quay Terminal Warehouse wharf, Toronto, circa 1920s. Courtesy of the Toronto Public Library.
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Resource ID
8434
Access
Open
Credit Line
Toronto Public Library
Date of Creation
1920
Keywords
Harbourfront, Industrial Heritage, Industry, transportation, Boat, Toronto Harbour, Terminal Warehouse, Welland Canal
Program Category
Tours
Rights
Public Domain
Caption
Queen's Quay Terminal Warehouse wharf, Toronto, circa 1920s. Courtesy of the Toronto Public Library.
Description
Like other commercial spaces and factories along Toronto’s harbour, the Terminal Warehouse benefitted from its connection to two important modes of transportation: boats and trains. Not only was rail travel growing throughout Canada in the nineteenth century, local waterways were altered to make transporting goods across them easier. Canals were constructed: artificial channels that connected natural rivers and lakes. The Welland Canal was completed in 1829, increased shipping through Lake Ontario by connecting the lake with Lake Erie, offering a way for ships to go around Niagara Falls. Because of these improved waterways, ships could come to Toronto from all over the world. Many of the goods they carried were stored in the Terminal Warehouse. Eventually, the Welland Canal became part of the larger St. Lawrence Seaway, which opened in 1959.