University Ave Gate (College Gate)

Standing on the north side of Queen Street West at what is now University Ave was a gate and toll keepers cottage. It stood at the southern end of a road (called College Avenue at the time) that stretched 1.3 km north to King's College (now where Queens Park stands at College Street). It was lined with chestnut trees, and no streets were allowed to intersect it until 1859. Eventually College Avenue and Park Lane (later called University Street) were combined to form today's University Avenue.  
 

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1867		Photo of College Gates by Octavius Thompson; plate 34 in his Toronto in the Camera 156 years ago - City Hall - 1867 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1870		Looking north past the gate keeps lodge and gates at University Ave., n. side of Queen St. W. 153 years ago - City Hall - 1870 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1880		Gates on the north side of University Ave. at Queen St. West - looking north 143 years ago - City Hall - 1880 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1885		Toll keepers lodge at University Ave., n. side, Queen St. W. 138 years ago - City Hall - 1885 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)