Queen's Park, Toronto

Officially opened by the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, during the Royal Tour of 1860, Queen's Park was an early example of the public park movement in Canada. Landscaped in a picturesque design, its sweeping drives curved past maple, oak, elm, and white pine, while Taddle Creek ravine and McCaul’s Pond formed its western boundary. Then located northwest of the city, it was reached through two gated, tree-lined avenues, one leading west from Yonge Street, now College Street, and the other leading north from Queen Street, now University Avenue. The legislative building, opened in 1893, gave the park a new public purpose and significantly altered the original landscaping of its southern grounds. By then, the city encircled the park.

Ontario · Canada