Centennial Park Plaza mural honour’s Port Union’s past more The Port Union Village section of the mural A Brief History of Port Union By Don Allen, President, Scarborough Historical Society/Archives 1808 Tommy Adams settled...
Mural highlights our rich local heritage This summer Centennial residents watched the evolution of a stunning new landmark in our neighbourhood. On September 8 the Port Union-Rouge Park mural was officially introduced to our...
Mural highlights our rich local heritage After the last ice age retreated, the first peoples to inhabit the area of the Rouge River watershed were aboriginals. Their time period is referred to as the...
Area was a ship-building hub By Don Allen The mouths of the Highland Creek and Rouge Rivers were a hub of shipbuilding activity during the early 1820s to late 1840s. Schooners such as the...
Grand Trunk Railway On November 10, 1852, the Grand Trunk Railway was incorporated. Plans were immediately announced to build a rail line between the cities of Montreal and Toronto. Railway construction commenced during 1853,...
Port Union expanded as reliable transportation point By Don Allen With the opening of the Grand Trunk Railway in 1856, the area we know as Port Union expanded as a reliable transportation point for...
Finding the meaning of community through art The Port Union-Rouge Park mural artist team spent the summer of 2016 face to face with Centennial Plaza’s back wall, paintbrushes in hand. Outdoor mural painting is...