JARVIS COLLEGIATE: 200 YEARS
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1807-1907: The 1st Century
1807
The beginning--a root shed attached to the principal's house. |
1816
Two storeys! Pride of John Strachan.
1864
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Three classrooms.
1870
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Temporary residence in an abandoned insane asylum. . . . Did we ever really leave?
1871
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Spanking new school (ouch!). Toronto High School, 361 Jarvis Street. . . . Looks more like an insane asylum than the real insane asylum.
1881
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. . . the Munsters would be happy here.
1889
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The monstrosity grows.
1890s
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Teatime behind the school.
1890s
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View into the schoolyard at Jarvis & College Streets, overlooking Allan Gardens
turn of the century
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Several views of Jarvis Street at the turn of the century |
1907-1957: The 2nd Century begins:
early 1900s
The science lab as the 20th Century begins. |
1908-1909
The Jarvis hockey teams of 1908-1909. Two statements in fashion.
1922
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The present building under construction in the Roaring Twenties.
1924
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The grand opening in 1924 was a great event in the city, with dignitaries, a band, a parade. (Various photos.)
1924
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Several pretty views of the new school. |
1957 to today: The 2nd Century closes
1955
The new south wing. Views of construction, and the largest gymnasium in Canada. |
1970s
A few scenes of students in the 70s
1970
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The building grows again in 1970. Views of construction, the new swimming pool, and more.
1980s
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We become a heliport for the former Wellesley Hospital. |