Suggested colour scheme, Clarke Beach lavatory building for the Parks Department, Toronto, 1935. Courtesy of City of Toronto Archives.
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Resource ID
8424
Access
Open
Credit Line
City of Toronto Archives
Date of Creation
1935
Keywords
urban planning, parks, recreation, illustration, Toronto Harbour Commission, Cherry Beach, Clarke Beach
Program Category
Tours
Rights
Public Domain
Caption
Suggested colour scheme, Clarke Beach lavatory building for the Parks Department, Toronto, 1935. Courtesy of City of Toronto Archives.
Description
This 1930s sketch for the City’s Parks Department shows the conflicting status of Cherry Beach (originally named Clarke Beach). While city planners added facilities to this space for fun and relaxation, its future was not guaranteed. The Toronto Harbour Commission still controlled the land where the beach was located. There remained a strong possibility the land would be turned into industrial space. One 1955 report describes calls by Mayor Nathan Phillips to clean up the beach. It also warns of the Harbour Commission’s intention to build industrial buildings on the beach when work on the St. Lawrence Seaway was complete. In the 1970s, city planners called on the Commission to not move forward with plans to build warehouses on the beach, calling it a “valuable recreational resource.”