Liberty Village, Toronto

Liberty Village is a neighbourhood in the city of Toronto, Ontario, in the country of Canada. Its northern border is King Street West, its western border is Dufferin Street, its southern border is the Gardiner Expressway, and its eastern border is Strachan Avenue. Its boundaries are as follows: King Street West, Dufferin Street, the Gardiner Expressway, and Strachan Avenue. The Canadian Pacific Railway tracks go along the northeastern boundary.

The Toronto, Grey, and Bruce Railways, as well as the Great Western Railway, installed rail throughout the hamlet in the 1850s. It shut it off from the rest of the city and threw the area’s development plans for residential reasons into disarray, according to officials. Instead, Liberty Village became the site of various institutions, notably the Toronto Central Prison, which first opened its doors in 1873 and is still in operation today. It also provided services to the Andrew Mercer Reformatory, which opened its doors in 1878. It housed women who had been convicted of vagrancy, incorrigibility, or sexual precociousness, among other offenses.

The Central Prison was forced to close by Provincial Secretary William John Hanna in 1915, and all of its buildings were dismantled with the exception of the paint shop and chapel, which remained standing. Liberty Roadway, after which Liberty Village is named, was the first street that both male and female inmates would stroll down after being released from their prison sentences.

The proximity of the location to railroad tracks aided in the development of the area as an industrial district. Founded in 1884 by John Inglis and his partners, the company specialized in the production of heavy machinery and boilers, as well as electrical products later on. The success of Inglis led to the company’s development onto the grounds of the Central Prison. Massey-Harris opened a facility in 1891 to manufacture agricultural implements for the farming community. Other businesses that began operations in the late nineteenth century included Toronto Carpet Manufacturing, St. David’s Wine, and the Ontario Wind Engine and Pump Company, among others.

As a result, many of the companies manufactured munitions, explosives, and weaponry during both world wars, and most of the soil pollution in the area can be traced back to those times.

As a result of the move from rail to road shipping, the necessity for larger manufacturing facilities, and lower manufacturing prices in suburban and offshore areas, manufacturing activity in Liberty Village began to dwindle in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

The Toronto Carpet Manufacturing plant on Liberty Street closed its doors in 1990, while the Inglis plant closed its doors in 1991, both in Toronto. It was decided to demolish the Inglis factory and the Massey-Harris facility. As a result of decreased industrial activity and declining property prices, many Liberty Village buildings have fallen into disrepair.

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