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Craigleigh Gardens
Photos by Alan L Brown - Posted September, 2006
This entrance gate, on the north side of South Drive just east of Glen Road, was once the entrance to the grand home of Edmund Boyd Osler. A plaque on the gates has this to say:
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These gardens are presented to the people of Toronto as a memorial of Edmund Boyd Osler, and Ann Farquharson, his wife, by their children, A.D. 1926. Here, amidst his children and grandchildren, his flowers, trees and birds, Edmund Boyd Osler made his home from 1877 to the date of his death in 1924 A.D.
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> Posted September 24, 2013
As a boy growing up in the 1940's, I was raised near Craigleigh Gardens - which we also called Osler Park. I remember going over with some friends, clearing off the ice just inside the entrance gates shown in the photo and playing hockey. I don't know who prepared the ice, but it was there under the snow. We also used to take our sleighs over and run down the hill from the park beside Milkman's Way - which we always called Milkman's Hill. Your description of the park is very much like my experience, and you have piqued my interest so I am going to visit it in the next couple of days. Thanks for the memories.
Bob Bach
> Posted May 25, 2009
This is one of the most delightful oases in Toronto, tucked away in this little out-of-the-way corner of Rosedale. I came upon it unexpectedly years ago while out riding my bike and felt as if I'd entered another world. Away from the traffic of the streets and behind the black iron gates, children and parents played, people sat on benches reading or chatting quietly together, others meandered amongst the flower beds. Time seemed to slow down as if nothing else mattered but to enjoy this wonderful green space. Occasionally, someone would disappear in the backdrop of trees, and when I followed, I discovered trails that led to the Rosedale Ravine -- another unexpected and magical discovery. At the other entrance, a path leads to another set of more modest gates. Through those gates, a visitor only sees the greenery and trees, with a single lamp post in the midst of it all. On a snowy night, it looks like Lucy's first glimpse of Narnia when she steps out of the wardrobe and into the woods.
With fondest memories of this tiny yet powerful space, Tamara Harbar, born and raised in Toronto, now living in Stratford, ON
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