three books
Dr. William D., Young was a local physician to The Beach known for his dedication to children's health and care. Because of his constant pro bono work, when he died in 1917 he was penniless and destitute. The community established the memorial - which is also a drinking fountain - in 1920 in Kew Gardens.
Glenn and Jean Cochrane have lived in Toronto?s Beach area for thirty-eight years ? which sounds like a lifetime but really leaves them as a relative newcomers. Like many of the area?s residents, the Cochranes are convinced that once someone moves to the Beach, they?ll never leave.
In this rare combination of history and memoir, Lorraine O'Donnell Williams details life within Toronto's Beach community in the 1930s and '40s from the vantage point of her front verandah, which abutted the boardwalk. Her extensive research has uncovered numerous hidden facets of the heritage of this exceptional neighbourhood, including the stories of what was in its time one of North America's most remarkable amusement parks, the popular dance hall, and how the area was transformed from cottage to urban living.
Along the Shore examines the Toronto waterfront, past and present, through the lens of four lakefront communities and districts ? the Scarborough shore (including the Bluffs), the Beach, the Island, and the Lakeshore (New Toronto, Mimico, Humber Bay, and Long Branch). Each retains a direct and immediate connection with Lake Ontario and the natural world.
