![]() ![]() ![]() How they were created, and how they got to Toronto, is one of those great little back stories about public commemoration and heritage preservation. The medallions and stone panels are surviving remnants of a large monumental arch, built above Niagara Falls in the dark days of the Great Depression, and created by some of Canada’s best known artists and craftsmen in the inter-war period. In both places, the beautiful reliefs seem too grand for their pedestrian setting - and for good reason. Those massive medallions are connected to a large wall of carved stone panels in the side yard of Mackenzie House, a city museum at 82 Bond Street. Some of the most quirky bits, perhaps, are a couple of big stone medallions, back to back, on the northeast corner of Jarvis and Front - just kitty-corner from the South St. ![]() Toronto has its share of odd historic artifacts scattered about town. ![]()
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