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Bayview Avenue’s Transformation Through Time | Toronto News
From farmland and grand estates to Toronto’s bustling Bayview Avenue, this episode traces the dramatic transformation of a street that once separated city and township. Named after a 55-acre estate owned by meatpacker James Stanley McLean, Bayview’s evolution was fueled by infrastructure milestones — including the 1929 Bayview Bridge and the post-war Bayview Extension — reshaping the Don Valley corridor. Old photos reveal a striking contrast: from pastoral landscapes to towering apartment blocks and even a famously abandoned complex. A vivid journey through urban change, one street at a time…
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