Historic photos from around Don Valley Brickworks, Toronto

Mud Creek leaves the Mount Pleasant Cemetery and runs south through the Moore Park Ravine to meet the Don River at the Evergreen Brick Works - the Don Valley Brick Works.

Central to the area is the brick works - originally a paper mill that opened in the 1830's, the clay in the ravine made it a natural spot for a brick works which ran from 1889 through the 1980's.

While the riverbed was used for commercial purposes for years, it also lies just south east of Rosedale, with the most expensive house ever built in Canada (at the time) - the forth and final Government House in Ontario - Chorley Park.

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• Address for Don Valley Brickworks: 550 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - M4W 3X8
• Latitude, Longitude for Don Valley Brickworks: 43.68529449190397, -79.36643946454869

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1908		Bare hillside and machines during excavation 117 years ago - 1908 - Don Valley Brickworks Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1908		Don Valley Brick Works excavation in 1908 117 years ago - 1908 - Don Valley Brickworks Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1910		Government House, Chorley Park, Rosedale (Categorized under: Government House (Chorley Park) ) 115 years ago - 1910 - Don Valley Brickworks Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1911		Foundations and bridge for Government House (Chorley Park) (Categorized under: Government House (Chorley Park) ) 114 years ago - 1911 - Don Valley Brickworks Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1912		Government House, Chorley Park, Rosedale (Categorized under: Government House (Chorley Park) ) 113 years ago - 1912 - Don Valley Brickworks Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1915		Chorley Park dining room (Categorized under: Government House (Chorley Park) ) 110 years ago - 1915 - Don Valley Brickworks Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1915		Chorley Park - History of Ontario Vice-Regal Residences (Categorized under: Government House (Chorley Park) ) 110 years ago - 1915 - Don Valley Brickworks Link to archive record - Map location
1915		Aerial watercolour view by the architect Elmer H. Russell of the fountain and Chorley Park (Categorized under: Government House (Chorley Park) ) 110 years ago - 1915 - Don Valley Brickworks Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario)
1916		Government House (1915-1937), path, under bridge betw. inner and outer courts (Categorized under: Government House (Chorley Park) ) 109 years ago - 1916 - Don Valley Brickworks Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1916		Government House (1915-1937); Interior, blue parlour with furnishings (Categorized under: Government House (Chorley Park) ) 109 years ago - 1916 - Don Valley Brickworks Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1916		Government House looking n.e. across the bridge and gardens 109 years ago - 1916 - Don Valley Brickworks Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1916		Ballroom at Chorley Park - 3rd Government House (1915-1937) 109 years ago - 1916 - Don Valley Brickworks Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1916		Government House (1915-1937) - Interior, billiard room (Categorized under: Government House (Chorley Park) ) 109 years ago - 1916 - Don Valley Brickworks Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1923		Chorley Park, residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (Categorized under: Government House (Chorley Park) ) 102 years ago - Tuesday, November 20, 1923 - Don Valley Brickworks Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1925		Front view of Lt.-Governors residence Chorley Park - in Rosedale (Categorized under: Government House (Chorley Park) ) 100 years ago - Saturday, July 25, 1925 - Don Valley Brickworks Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario)
1926		Side view of Ontario Government House, Chorley Park, Toronto (Categorized under: Government House (Chorley Park) ) 99 years ago - Sunday, July 25, 1926 - Don Valley Brickworks Max temp: 23.9°C - Min temp: 15.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario)
1930		Areal photo of Government House, Chorley Park (Categorized under: Government House (Chorley Park) ) 95 years ago - 1930 - Don Valley Brickworks Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1931		Looking across the Don River Valley from Helliwells bush to the Brick Works 94 years ago - Wednesday, December 30, 1931 - Don Valley Brickworks Max temp: 1.1°C - Min temp: -6.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1948		Plan of Chorley Park when it was used as a hospital (Categorized under: Architectural drawings --- Government House (Chorley Park) ) 77 years ago - 1948 - Don Valley Brickworks at 245 Douglas Drive Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1950		Government House, Chorley Park, main entrance (Categorized under: Government House (Chorley Park) ) 75 years ago - 1950 - Don Valley Brickworks at 245 Douglas Drive Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1950		Government House, Chorley Park, view from west (Categorized under: Government House (Chorley Park) ) 75 years ago - 1950 - Don Valley Brickworks at 245 Douglas Drive Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1950		Government House, Chorley Park, south entrance (Categorized under: Government House (Chorley Park) ) 75 years ago - 1950 - Don Valley Brickworks at 245 Douglas Drive Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1950		Government House, Chorley Park, west tower (Categorized under: Government House (Chorley Park) ) 75 years ago - 1950 - Don Valley Brickworks at 245 Douglas Drive Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1950		Government House, Chorley Park, main entrance (Categorized under: Government House (Chorley Park) ) 75 years ago - 1950 - Don Valley Brickworks at 245 Douglas Drive Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1955		Plan of Chorley Park when it was used as R.C.M.P. offices - #2 building (Categorized under: Architectural drawings --- Government House (Chorley Park) ) 70 years ago - Thursday, March 24, 1955 - Don Valley Brickworks at 245 Douglas Drive Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1955		Looking under the railway bridge west across the Don Valley Brick Works with 4 smoke stacks 70 years ago - Sunday, December 25, 1955 - Don Valley Brickworks at 550 Bayview Ave south of Pottery Road Max temp: 2.2°C - Min temp: -1.7°C - 4.0cm of snow on the ground (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1959		View of Chorley Park during its demolition (Categorized under: Government House (Chorley Park) ) 66 years ago - 1959 - Don Valley Brickworks Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario)
1959		Winter scene showing the bridge in front of Chorley Park (Categorized under: Government House (Chorley Park) ) 66 years ago - 1959 - Don Valley Brickworks Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario)
1959		Side view of Chorley Park during its demolition (Categorized under: Government House (Chorley Park) ) 66 years ago - 1959 - Don Valley Brickworks Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario)
1959		Front view of Chorley Park during its demolition (Categorized under: Government House (Chorley Park) ) 66 years ago - 1959 - Don Valley Brickworks Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario)
1960		History of the Bayview Ghost aka Hampton Park apartments 65 years ago - 1960 - Don Valley Brickworks Link to archive record - Map location
1969		Looking north across theDon River and Bayview to the Don Valley Brick Yard near Pottery Rd 56 years ago - Monday, August 18, 1969 - Don Valley Brickworks at 550 Bayview Avenue Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1980		The Bayview Ghost - 1980 and 1981 photos from the Bayview Extension 45 years ago - Wednesday, July 16, 1980 - Don Valley Brickworks Max temp: 28.2°C - Min temp: 21.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From Collations Flickr stream)
1981		Finally... demolition of the partially completed Bayview Ghost apartment building 44 years ago - Friday, October 30, 1981 - Don Valley Brickworks Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1986		Aerial view of the Toronto Don Valley Brick Works Site looking north 39 years ago - Monday, May 26, 1986 - Don Valley Brickworks at 550 Bayview Avenue Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
2016		Graffiti-covered interior walls of one of tunnel kilns at the Don Valley Brickworks - now the Evergreen Brick Works 9 years ago - Thursday, May 19, 2016 - Don Valley Brickworks at 550 Bayview Ave Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)