Last Saturday Marcia and I attended a plaque unveiling for the St, Matthew's Lawn Bowling Club House, located on Broadview, near Langley Avenue.
From right to left Gerald Whyte, Riverdale Historical Society, Paula Fletcher, Ward 30 City Councillor, the Director of Toronto Parks and Trees, Ms. Chan, Scotiabank, and slightly hidden from view is Kevin Plummer, Heritage Toronto Board member.
The building was designed by Robert McCallum, Toronto's first City Architect.
It boasts a wide wrap-around veranda, two meeting rooms, each with their own fireplace, as well as kitchen on the first floor..
The Club House has served as a social and meeting place for its members since 1906.
If you look closely at the photo (below), you can see the Riverdale Isolation Hospital and the Don Jail in the background.
In 2007, the club was disbanded due to a lack of members, and the land was transferred to Bridgepoint Health.
As part of the renovations to the Don Jail, the City negotiated a Section 37 to pay for the cost of moving the club and restoring it.
Today, it is leased to the Toronto Parks and Trees Foundation and is also available as a meeting space for city groups.
The presentation also featured a pop-up museum of trophies and sport memorabilia from the City of Toronto Museums and Heritage Service collections.
No comments:
Post a Comment