Why a historic Toronto lighthouse now watches over speeding cars and streetcar tracks - News Summed Up

Why a historic Toronto lighthouse now watches over speeding cars and streetcar tracks


The Queen's Wharf Lighthouse was built on Queen's Wharf at the foot of Bathurst Street. (Toronto Public Library)Once upon a time, Toronto's Queen's Wharf Lighthouse beamed a red light out over the rocks on the shore of Lake Ontario. This photo shows the Queen's Wharf Lighthouse surrounded by streetcar tracks and covered by scaffolding on Oct. 24, 2023. LISTEN | The story behind the mysterious landlocked Queen's Wharf LighthouseIrish architect Kivas Tully designed the lighthouse, says Sutton. The Architectural Conservancy of Ontario's website describes the Queen's Wharf Lighthouse as one of two surviving 19th century lighthouses in Toronto.


Source: CBC News October 29, 2023 08:11 UTC



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