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O’Sullivan’s Corners with O’Sullivan’s Hotel in centre background
O’Sullivan’s Corners with O’Sullivan’s Hotel in centre background

O’Sullivan’s Corners with O’Sullivan’s Hotel in centre background

Dateapproximately 1925
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FormatPicture
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Lot 14, Con. 4 East. Patrick O'Sullivan, from Cork, Ireland, and his wife Ann opened a two-storey hotel in 1860 with two bedrooms, dining room, and a bar (seen centre background in this photo). It stood on the northwest corner of Victoria Park Ave. and Lansing Cut-off (later Sheppard Ave.). Their son Michael opened a post office in the hotel in 1892, when the area had become known as O'Sullivan's Corners. In 1948 the Northeast Drive-in theatre opened nearby, and the hotel was demolished around 1954, shortly before construction of Highway 401 to its south.
GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
GeographyNeighbourhoodPleasant View
GeographyNorth-south streetVictoria Park Avenue
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
Medium
Negatives (photographs)
Dimensions117 x 68 mm
ProvenanceToronto Public Library. North York Central Library. Canadiana Department. Gift of North York Historical Society.
CollectionLocal History Collection, North York Central Library branch
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object NumberNYHS01204