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51 York Avenue (Yorke)

51 York Avenue  (The street was named  Yorke until 1916)

William Meldrum of William Meldrum & Company (1897) – Commission merchants: eggs and butter cold storage. The company still exists as “Meldrum The Mover” and is one of the oldest moving & storage companies in Canada.

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Corner Markers

Corner Markers

These are quite common on streets leading into lanes. They might have served 2 purposes: to mark the entranceway to a lane & to protect nearby structures from carriages making wide turns.