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Stacey Creely: High Heeling Her Way Through the 40s of Life

It was finally all quiet on the 57-acre campus along Knox Lane after commencement sent 85 young women and men last Sunday to whatever their next step may be and Linsly's leaders hung up their formal graduation robes for another academic year. But then? Yup, that’s her. Yes, the pretty one with the big smile. Yes, her – the lady with the flowing dark hair and the really high heels. And that’s right, she is the writer of that blog, too. Ya know, the one that delves into those topics that men pretend to ignore but never really can. That, ladies and gentlemen, is Stacey Creely, who in fact, seldom holds back when it comes to what she knows something about. Like Linsly, and being an Italian woman, and a mother of a daughter, and a wife of a man who is definitely the Yin to her Yang. Creely is the director of public relations, the assistant director of admissions, and an educator at The Linsly School, and her professional home along Leatherwood Lane also has become an unpredicted locale for the 1996 graduate of Central Catholic High School and her family. In fact, her daughter, Olivia, will enter her junior year at the college preparatory school come August after earning honors while playing three sports during her second year in high school. So, unexpectedly, Creely’s life has been a black-and-orange existence as a member of a Wheeling community that’s not understood very well despite its 209 years of history, but when given the chance, she happily offers details so impossible dreams can become inevitable realities. Stacey and her husband, Eric, have one daughter, Olivia, who will be a junior at Linsly come August. What did you think of Linsly as a high school student? When I was in high school, I honestly didn’t think much about Linsly at all until we played them in football because it was a huge city rival, and as we know, one that continues to the present day. I can remember painting my face and going over to the Wheeling Island Stadium with my friends for the big game. My mom went to Wheeling Central when it was St. Joseph’s Academy, my Aunt Doris went to Wheeling Central, and my cousin Kristin was a year ahead of me there, so it was a natural progression for me to attend as well.  I graduated from Central in the class of ‘96, and at that time the rivalry between Central and Linsly got pretty heated - to the point that when I interviewed for my current position at Linsly with then Headmaster Reno DiOrio, he called me out on it. When I was a senior at Central, the night before we played Linsly there was a huge bonfire, and a lot of my friends were going. It was in October of 1995, and at the time I worked at Oglebay Park on the weekends. I was scheduled to work “Boo at the Zoo” the night of the bonfire and I remember begging my mom to let me call off work and go. Well, my mama knew best, and she absolutely refused to let me go. So, I went to work. The next day I remember Mr. Duffy, our Dean of Discipline and my golf coach at Central calling a lot of seniors into his office. You didn’t want to make Mick Duffy angry, I”ll tell you that! Apparently, things got really out of hand and some of the seniors made a bad decision and decided to go to Linsly’s campus and deface the football field and The Aviator statue. From that point on, Linsly and Central didn’t play each other in football for many years. The day I was interviewed by Mr. Diorio, I was very happy that I didn’t go to that bonfire! My dad was a steel worker - he worked for Wheeling Pitt at the Yorkville mill for more than 30 years, and I guess Linsly was just never in our consideration set of possibilities. I think so many people think that a Linsly education isn’t accessible, and having worked there now for almost 20 years I can tell you that is simply the furthest thing from the truth. The Linsly Admissions Office works with families individually to help make a Linsly education possible whether it is through need-based financial aid or our named scholarship program that is endowed by so many generous alumni. I was the first in my family to break the tradition to send my daughter to Linsly and it has been a blessing to be able to give her the gift of a Linsly education. She will be a junior there in the fall, and is absolutely thriving at Linsly, taking advantage of all the opportunities they have to offer. What are the tallest high heels you have ever worn and did you make it through the night without falling? Hands down, the tallest high heels I ever wore and didn’t fall down (thank God) was when I was a model for Rock the Runway, a fashion show by Bob Bailey benefiting the YWCA. It was a 70s theme fashion show, and my heels were ridiculously gorgeous Jessica Simpson black sequin platform 6-inch heels. I was rehabilitating from a knee injury and I was terrified that I would fall flat on my face on the runway! Somehow, I made it down the runway and back without falling! It was a great event for a great cause, and I was really proud to be part of it. Stacey and Eric have been married for 21 years. What are the main reasons why you’ve decided to write and publish an online blog? I’ve wanted to write the blog for a long time. When I was in grade school at Corpus Christi, I was the editor of the 8th grade school newspaper. When I was in college, I worked on The Tower newspaper at Bethany College. Today, at Linsly, I have the opportunity not only to do marketing and communications for the school, but I also am the advisor to the school newspaper, The Linsly Line, and I teach Creative Writing as an elective. I think writing is just part of who I am. It’s my calling. So I decided to start a blog, findyourselfafter40.com, because I really want to use my passion for writing to create a supportive community of women over 40 and give us an authentic voice. What I have found is that most women my age are so busy taking care of their families, running from athletic fields to dance practices, and rushing off to work, that they have set their own dreams aside. They aren’t taking care of themselves because they are too exhausted taking care of everyone and everything else. We have some AMAZING women over 40 in our local community and I want to partner with them and tell their stories and also tell mine. I am really focusing my blog posts to focus on topics that are important to women just like me - the busy, working moms who want to know hacks on healthy recipes that they can make quickly or the best beauty finds on a budget. I want to support them and lift them up and give them a voice. My blog is in its infancy, and I don’t know exactly where it will go, but it’s an adventure and I am excited to find out! As an Italian Mother, what lessons are most important for you to teach your daughter? SO MANY THINGS. As an Italian mother, the most important lesson that I can teach my daughter is that family is first. Period. My family is very small, but we are extremely close - almost too close at times! I grew up with my cousins who are like my sisters and now they take care of Liv as if she is their own daughter, and that is such a blessing. Loyalty is such an important character trait to me and I’ve taught her that as well. I also want to teach her to be independent and strong. I think too many parents fall into the trap of teaching our daughters to be “good girls.” I don’t want Olivia to be a good girl. I want Olivia to be an independent girl. I want to teach her to be strong, to have values and standards and self-confidence and most importantly, to truly know her own worth. I want to teach her that life is tough, but that she is tougher. I also want to teach her that life is short - that she needs to follow her own arrow and make her own path to do what makes her happy.  I also want to teach her to never leave the house without making her bed and putting on lipstick and earrings. And meatballs. I want to teach her how to make homemade meatballs. That’s what my Italian mama taught me, and I hope I can instill those lessons in my daughter as well.  Creely loves to cook all of the recipes her mother taught her as a child, and now she's teaching her daughter, Olivia. If you are asked to prepare the one meal you make best, what meal would it be? This one is tough! I think if you would ask my family, they would say my chicken parmesan or my homemade Italian wedding soup. But my signature dish is my stromboli! We have a tradition every Christmas to make homemade meatballs and strombolis with my mom and Liv. It started with my nana, and we honor her memory every holiday season by making meatballs and baking stromboli. Olivia has really taken over the stromboli making, though, so I’m super proud of that. My house smells like heaven, and my mom and Olivia and I work all day cooking and laughing and listening to Frank Sinatra holiday music. And, of course, there’s a little bit of wine. Read the full article

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Outside of Kronk's Luncheonette in 1961 - April 13, 2023

This is an effort to collect as many faces as I can put together from the crowd that hung out on the NW corner of 87th Street and York Avenue. Most of the people that I remember attended the eighth grade at St. Joseph’s Grammar School on 87th Street between York and 1st Avenue. Several others from the crowd attended other schools in Yorkville and the New York City area. for now, I’ll concentrate…

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“Ward For Many Years Can’t Read or Write,” Toronto Star. October 31, 1932. Page 2. ---- Children’s Aid Society Will Be Asked to Make Explanation ---- Having spent most of his 18 years in children’s shelters all over Ontario, William Cross, of Sumach St., cannot read or write! That is what was disclosed in men’s court to-day by Cross and a witness who appeared on his behalf.

‘This state of affairs must be investigated,’ said Crown Attorney Malone.

‘I shall write a letter to the proper authorities,’ said Judge Emerson Coatsworth.

Cross, Roy Clark, 18, of Home Pl., and Edward Bailey, 17, of Vivian St., were charged with theft. They were all put on probation for a year.

The Children’s Aid society later told The Star that Cross had been sent to school, and every effort had been made to educate him, but had failed. ‘He was very backward,’ the officials said, ‘and we can give details to the crown attorney if he writes.’

Three dozen penitents stepped before Magistrate Tinker in men’s court to-day, charged with being drunk. Nearly all begged for another chance. Most of them had work to do and were told by the magistrate they were going the right way to lose their jobs. Three-quarters of them were remanded for sentence.

‘Give me a chance and I’ll sign the pledge,’ said Thomas Fleming, up for intoxication. But he made the mistake of adding that he had never been given a chance by this court. This slip of the tongue, added to his offence, cost him $50 or one month.

Alfred Brown, quite dead, pleaded guilty to the charge of drunkenness. It took the full power of Magistrate Tinker’s lungs to make accused understand that he had to pay $50 or go to jail for 1 month.

Gordon Meahan, John Kelly, Thomas McEwan and Allan Boyd were convicted of being drunk for the second time and assessed $50 or 1 month.

Michael Comby, Frederick Johnston, Harry Fletcher, were each fined $10 or 10 days for being inebriated.

John English was charged with being drunk. Strangely enough with such a name he couldn’t speak or understand a word of the English language. The interpreter learnt that his correct name was John Buezelwize. He was fined $10 or 10 days.

Arrested for Loitering Edgard Alcombrae, charged with vagrancy, was remanded for sentence. He was arrested when loitering about a store on Yonge St.

Leonard Toplis, an alleged vagrant, was remanded until Nov. 2 on a bail of $500.

Carol Pederson, aged 48, Yorkville Ave. were taken into custody over the week-end by Detective-Sergeant Johns and Atkinson, for the alleged theft of a ladies’ ring and several old coins. He was also charged with not paying board bill of $40 to Mrs. M. Patterson. Another woman appeared in court to-day to lay an additional charge against accused. After pleading guilty of charges of theft and fraud Pederson was remanded until Nov. 2.

Told to go Back Joseph Gauthier, charged with theft, was remanded for sentence and told to get back to Kirkland Lake. Detectives Johns testified that accused and a companion were drinking in a downtown hotel. ‘Gauthier took the other man’s ring off his finger,’ said the officer.

Detective Harry Clarke returned from Montreal yesterday with Alex. Robertson, no address, in his custody. Robertson was arrested at the request of Toronto police for the alleged theft of an automobile. He was remanded until Nov. 7 on a bond of $1,000.

Joseph Brosseau, 22, of Sackville St., and Ernest La Tour, 25, of Belshaw St., were arrested on Sagurday night by Detectives Semple and Barber for the theft of between $150 and $200 worth of iron castings from the Toronto Dry Docks Company. They were taking the metal away in a truck.

In court today before Judge Coastworth they said they thought that it was junk and not good metal. The crown stated that in 1928 Brousseau got six to twelve months for an offence and La Tour was at the jail farm for 30 days last August.

Brousseau was put on probation for a year and his companion was sentenced to two months.

Got Helpers, Lost Tires Several nights ago, F. W. Burns, Blecker St., was stuck on Winchester hill in his automobile. Three young men helped him up the hill when he asked for a push. When he got home he found that his spare tire was gone.

Detectives Barber and Semple arrested the three suspected youths on Saturday night on a downtown corner. Police stated that they admitted the theft when questioned at Dundas East police station.

Carl Broughton was convicted of the theft of a club bag and some bottles. Last May he was convicted of theft and put on probation for a year. This time it was three months at the jail farm.

P.C. Wormold gave testimony against John Fairbeau, charged with the theft of two coats. He was committed to jail for two months.

Woman Sold Beer Irene Earley pleaded guilty to a breach of the Liquor Control Act. She was selling beer. She was given two months at the Concord farm.

Archibald S. McKenzie was fined $25 and costs or 30 days for assault. He was remanded for sentence on a charge of being drunk.

Counsel W. B. Horkins appeared for Fred Walker, charged with theft of money. Accused was put on probation and ordered to pay back the money in two months.

A bench warrant was issued for the arrest of A. L. Stinson, charged with the theft of stocks, when he did not appear in court to-day after being remanded a week ago.

The case of Walter Nolsen, charged with false pretences, was adjourned until Nov. 8. More witnesses are being sought.

George England and Maurice Taggart were convicted of the theft of an electric clock.

‘It is a small offence, but serious,’ said Judge Coastworth as he put England on probation for a year and sentenced Taggart to 30 days.

It Wasn’t Greta ‘Did you say Greta Garbo?’ asked Crown Attorney Malone when a fair-haired young woman took the box to testify against Earl Eaves, charged with theft,.

At the mention of the famous actress’ name, the whole court became stilled. Attention was riveted on the witness.

‘No, I said my name was Mary Garbo,’ she replied, and the hopes of the court were stilled.

Her evidence convicted Eaves and he got probation for a year.

Enlargement was asked in the case of Gordon Sheppard, charged with fraud and the date was set at Nov. 7.

Percy F. Wheeler, accused of false pretences, was remanded until Nov. 16. Bail was fixed at $200.

A conviction of fraud earned Oscar Maldover probation for a year. He was ordered to pay the money back at the rate of $25 per month.

William McKnight made his second appearance in court to-day. He was remanded until Nov. 7 on a bail of $1,000.

McKnight, wearing a smart overcoat and white scarf, was the man whose insistent demands for an audience with Mayor Stewart last week ended in his being arrested on a charge of vagrancy.

Must Stay Apart Robert Cassells and Cecil Abbott were put on probation for a year for the theft of two watches from the repair shop of L. Davis.

‘Cassells will make restitution,’ said the bench. ‘And you are both to keep away from each other.’

‘Abbott gave me a watch and asked me to pawn it,’ said Cassells. ‘I did not know that it was stolen.’

‘He knew it was stolen,’ contradicted Abbott.

Abbott admitted having taken a watch belonging to Cassell’s wife. There was $2 owing on it which Cassells could not pay. At the same time Abbott took another watch – a gold one.

A witness said that Abbott had been suffering ever since he had his skull fractured some time ago. He had no record. Cassells was convicted in 1930 of the theft of an auto and in 1931 of shoplifting. He pleaded that he had a wife to care for.

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Meet: Emily Claire Schmitt

EMILY CLAIRE SCHMITT is a NYC-based playwright. (www.emilyclaireschmitt.com and Twitter: @Eclaire082)

CATHOLIC ARTIST CONNECTION (CAC): What brought you to NYC?

EMILY CLAIRE SCHMITT (ECS): I'm originally from Cincinnati, Ohio and I did my undergrad at Saint Mary's College in Indiana.  I always hoped to move to New York and I was fortunate that a few things fell into place for me when I graduated.  I was accepted into the New School for Drama's MFA program directly from undergrad.  I had applied to schools all over the country, and this happened to be both my top choice and only acceptance letter.  My college boyfriend's family is from Staten Island, so he moved back home and we were able to stay together.  Now that boyfriend is my husband, so I'm here to stay.

CAC: What do you see as your personal mission as a Catholic working in the arts?

ECS: First off, I love this question.  I think about this a lot, and I always try to pray a bit before I start writing, even if what I'm working on isn't an overtly religious piece.  I believe that God wants to be present with us as we grapple with the world and, while I don't let religious doctrines limit the content of my writing, my writing is always filtered through a worldview that God exists.  

A great deal of my art is critical of the institutional Church, but I'm still very insistent that I am a Catholic writer, as opposed to a formerly Catholic writer. There is a fundamental difference between someone who critiques from within and someone who has left the Church and is describing the experience that caused them to leave.  This distinction is supremely important to me.

I believe my vocation as a writer is to be a tool for God to express Themself in the world.  Sometimes this means representing the beauty of God's world, but more often than not it means shining light on that which is not in alignment with the Divine, whether within secular society or within the Church.  I hope that my work makes both religious and secular people uncomfortable.  I hope it makes them wonder what God thinks about them.

CAC: Where have you found support in the Church for your vocation as an artist?

ECS: I've been extremely fortunate to have made great connections with fellow Catholics in the arts.  I've worked with Xavier Theatre and Film, a Jesuit theater company, and they produced a showcase of my play "The Chalice" at the Stonewall Inn.  This was one of the highlights of my career thus far, an intersection of the Catholic and secular world that was truly fulfilling.

CAC: Where have you found support among your fellow artists for your Catholic faith?

ECS: It's a mixed bag.  Grad school was not a positive experience for me in terms of acceptance. After 16 years of Catholic education, I was suddenly in a secular world and I made a lot of mistakes in terms of how I presented myself.  I was wrestling with my faith privately, but fiercely defending it publicly, which is never a good tactic.  I didn't feel safe.  I no longer work with anyone from grad school, and that's best for all of us.

However, post graduation I have really found an artistic community with people of all faiths.  I have frequent collaborators who are non-Catholic Christians, members of other faiths, atheists, and agnostics.  I've found a particular home with The Skeleton Rep, a theater company that focuses on "building modern myth."  My religious beliefs really mesh with their interests, despite being a completely secular company.  I am currently developing a musical with them. 

CAC: How can the Church be more welcoming to artists?

ECS: Stop policing our content.  The vocation of an artist is to observe, critique, and respond.  It is not the vocation of the artist to simply listen and accept doctrine without question.  This means that there is an essential tension between the work of being an artist and the work of being a practicing Catholic.

As an artist, I don't have the luxury of keeping my disagreements with the Church private. I promise I'm listening and it's possible to change my mind. Please be patient with me.

CAC: How can the artistic world be more welcoming to artists of faith?

ECS: I think this is a difficult question because in most of the instances where people have been unwelcoming to me, it's because they have been hurt in some serious way by the Church.  It's taken me a long time to accept that, while I have not personally hurt them, I am part of an institution that has and it's not unreasonable for them to ask me to answer for that.

I try to be clear about my beliefs and about why I have chosen to remain in the Church.  I also try to articulate how I'm striving to make the Church better, while remaining firm in my support of Her.  I have to be both gentle and unafraid about how and why I disagree with the secular world as well.  Once again, I promise I'm listening and it's possible to change my mind.  Please be patient with me.

CAC: Where in NYC do you regularly find spiritual fulfillment?

ECS: I'm a bit of a parish hopper.  When I first came to NYC I fell in love with Saint Francis Xavier, near Union Square.  Their Young Adults Group was a great community for me, but after moving to Brooklyn and back I'm not as involved as I once was.  I've become more interested in traditional, more formal, liturgies. Saint Joseph of Yorkville is a beautiful neighborhood parish that has a highly reverent modern mass.  There are so many families with children there, it gives me great hope.  And the pastor is the man who reported on McCarrick so that's no small thing.... I like a priest I can respect, for obvious reasons.

When I'm feeling in particular need of deep ritual, I do love a Latin Mass. Saint Agnes by Grand Central is a great place to go for that. 

CAC: Where in NYC do you regularly find artistic fulfillment?

ECS: I already mentioned The Skeleton Rep, but one thing they do which I love are monthly artist salons.  Artists will get together, drink wine, and read new work, either a full play or short plays based on a prompt.  There is no formal feedback, just a chance for the writer to hear her play.  And afterwards we have a party.

CAC: How have you found or built community as a Catholic artist living in NYC?

ECS: Connecting with Brother Joe Hoover at Xavier Theater has really connected me with a great community of Catholic artists.  He has a way of making connections and bringing together a dynamic and diverse group of people with a huge variety of perspectives on the faith.  If you ever get the chance to work with them I highly recommend it.  Joe is a fantastic playwright and actor in his own right.

CAC: What is your daily spiritual practice?

ECS: I wish I had a better one...  I pray every day before I write.  My husband and I pray together before meals.  Recently, we've been doing a daily reflection before bed.  It's just one of those Little Blue Books you pick up from your parish during Advent, but it's been great.

CAC: What is your daily artistic practice? And what are your recommendations to other artists for practicing their craft daily?

ECS: I try to write for an hour every morning after working out and before leaving for work. This is really my sacred time: after my husband leaves, freshly showered, and place to myself.  It's short but it's extremely important.  And I can't stress enough the value of praying before you write. 

CAC: Describe a recent day in which you were most completely living out your vocation as an artist. What happened, and what brought you the most joy?

ECS: The most recent Skeleton Rep salon was on New Year's Eve.  I wrote a short piece for the event which spoke of my Catholic faith and it's relationship to the mission of the company.  Afterwards, another artist present pulled me aside to talk about how he is a Catholic as well but had stopped going to Church.  He was interested in going back, so we spent a long time talking about why I felt it was important for young Catholic artists to be in the faith and engage with it from the inside.  The whole conversation was so fulfilling for me. 

CAC: You actually live in NYC? How!?

ECS: I need to be completely up front and say that I have been incredibly privileged in terms of financial support from my family.  This is something we do not talk about enough in the arts.  My parents paid my rent and my tuition while I was in school and I am debt-free.  I'm also married to someone with a traditional career who contributes the majority of our income.  I am so incredibly fortunate it's not even funny.  

CAC: But seriously, how do you make a living in NYC?

ECS: Even with the financial support, I do have a full-time day job.  I don't know how anyone would make rent or buy groceries without one.  I work in social media marketing, which is great because it's mostly all remote.  I've also been nannying for my cousin's baby so making that sweet side cash.

It's a lot of work, and keeping my passion afloat on top if it, and making sure it remains my focus rather than just a "hobby" is a constant battle.

CAC: How much would you suggest artists moving to NYC budget for their first year?

ECS: I can't give a great answer to this, because it's so varied and I was in school when I started.  But consider that your monthly rent is likely to be over 1K no matter where you live.

CAC: What other practical resources would you recommend to a Catholic artist living in NYC?

ECS: I can't recommend enough reaching out to Xavier Theater for professional connections.  In terms of headshots, Joe Loper is a former classmate of mine who does a great job and is very reasonable. http://joeloper.com/

CAC: What are your top 3 pieces of advice for Catholic artists moving to NYC?

ECS: 1.) Don't rush finding your people.  It's a big city and it takes time.

2.) Exercise.

3.) Go to confession.  Why make art with sin on your soul?

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Walter Cronkite’s New York Brownstone

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Walter Cronkite’s New York Brownstone, Long Island

May 17, 2021

519 East 84th St.

Walter Cronkite’s Longtime New York Brownstone is for sale at $7.7 million!

Location: New York, USA

Source: TopTenRealEstateDeals.com

The longtime New York home of “the most trusted man in America” is for sale at $7.7 million. Walter Cronkite, the CBS news icon who brought stories such as JFK’s assassination, America landing on the moon, and Watergate to millions of Americans, bought the four-story brownstone for $40,000, soon after moving to New York in the early 1950s. This was the home where Walter and wife, Mary “Betsy” Cronkite, raised their three children. Walter died in 2009.

Born in Saint Joseph, Missouri, Walter dropped out of the University of Texas and, in 1936, began working as a sports announcer in Kansas City, later became one of America’s most important World War II reporters covering dangerous bombing raids over Germany and the Battle of the Bulge. In 1950, he went to New York City where he took over the CBS Evening News in 1963 – just a few weeks before the JFK assassination.

Built in 1880, the Cronkites purchased their New York home soon after he moved his family to the city. According to the current owner in an interview with the New York Post, Cronkite had a hard time finding a place to live and purchased the home for $40,000 – with squatters in residence. The Cronkites turned the home into an elegant residence where they raised their children and entertained world leaders, celebrities and business CEOs for almost 50 years.

When the Cronkites sold the home in 1999, the new owner, who is still the home’s owner, updated the home respectively enhancing its best historical features while at the same time adding new features that would take it elegantly through the 21st century. A brownstone with great bones, the home has beautiful millwork, stunning fireplaces, attractively-crafted plaster ceilings, large windows, a rear garden and three Juliet balconies from which to view it.

Located in the Yorkville neighborhood near Carl Schurz Park on a tree-lined street, the four-story, 4,000-square-foot home has four bedrooms and six baths plus a maids/guest room. Rooms are large and airy with tall ceilings and big windows that fill the rooms with natural daylight. Rooms include formal living and dining rooms, family room, modern eat-in sunny kitchen with French doors that open to the landscaped garden and an exercise room. The master suite, located on the 3rd floor, has two dressing rooms, a fireplace, and the larger of the three Juliet balconies.

One of New York City’s best brownstones, the former Cronkite home is awash with history from its 19th-century historical aspect to its 20th-century owners, and now into the 21st century. The home is priced at $7.7 million.

The listing agent is Thomas Wexler of Leslie J. Garfield, Manhattan office.

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Here is a recap of all the girls teams on the preseason watch list! Girls Preseason Watch List

California:

Buchanan (CA)

Canyon (CA)

Canyon Crest Academy (CA)

Claremont (CA)

Great Oak (CA)

La Costa Canyon (CA)

Saugus (CA)

Serrano (CA)

St. Francis Sacramento (CA)

Vista Murrieta (CA)

Heartland:

Eden Prairie (MN)

Edina (MN)

Farmington (MN)

Johnston (IA)

Minnetonka (MN)

Muskego (WI)

Onalaska (WI)

St. Michael Albertville (MN)

Stillwater (MN)

Wayzata (MN)

Midwest:

Ann Arbor Pioneer (MI)

Barrington (IL)

Beavercreek (OH)

Centerville (OH)

Downers Grove South (IL)

East Grand Rapids (MI)

Lakota East (OH)

Naperville North (IL)

Yorkville (IL)

Zionsville (IN)

New York:

Fayetteville Manlius (NY)

Bethlehem Central (NY)

Greenwich (NY)

Liverpool (NY)

Niskayuna (NY)

North Rockland (NY)

Sacred Heart (NY)

Saratoga Springs (NY)

Shaker (NY)

Shenendehowa (NY)

Northeast:

Champlain Valley (VT)

Haddonfield Memorial (NJ)

Holmdel (NJ)

Indian Hills (NJ)

Kingwasy (NJ)

New Canaan (CT)

North Allegheny (PA)

North Hunterdon (NJ)

Ridgewood (NJ)

West Chester Henderson (PA)

Northwest:

Boise Senior (ID)

Bozeman (MT)

Camas (WA)

Eagle (ID)

Glacier Peak (WA)

Hellgate (MT)

Jesuit (OR)

Mountain View (ID)

North Central (WA)

Summit (OR)

South:

Austin Vandegrift (TX)

Bridgeland (TX)

Coppell (TX)

Cedar Park (TX)

Flower Mound (TX)

Grapevine (TX)

Prosper (TX)

Southlake Carroll (TX)

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Hope Cooke (born June 24, 1940) is an American who was the "Gyalmo" (Tibetan: རྒྱལ་མོ་, Wylie: rgyal mo) (Queen Consort) of the 12th Chogyal (King) of Sikkim, Palden Thondup Namgyal.[1] Their wedding took place in March 1963. She was termed Her Highness The Crown Princess of Sikkim and became the Gyalmo of Sikkim at Palden Thondup Namgyal's coronation in 1965.[2]

Palden Thondup Namgyal (23 May 1923 – 29 January 1982) was the 12th and last Chogyal (king) of the Kingdom of Sikkim.

At six, he became a student at St. Joseph's Convent in Kalimpong, but had to terminate his studies due to attacks of malaria. From age eight to eleven he studied under his uncle, Rimpoche Lhatsun, in order to be ordained a Buddhist monk; he was subsequently recognised as the reincarnated leader of both Phodong and Rumtek monasteries. He later continued his studies at St. Joseph's Collegein Darjeeling and finally graduated from Bishop Cotton School in Shimla, in 1941. His plans to study science at Cambridge were dashed when his elder brother, the crown prince, a member of the Indian Air Force was killed in a plane crash in 1941.

Namgyal served as adviser for internal affairs for his father, Sir Tashi Namgyal, the 11th Chogyal, and led the negotiating team which established Sikkim's relationship to India after independence in 1949. He married Samyo Kushoe Sangideki in 1950, a daughter of an important Tibetan family of Lhasa, and together they had two sons and a daughter. Samyo Kushoe Sangideki died in 1957.

The Kingdom of Sikkim (Classical Tibetan and Sikkimese: འབྲས་ལྗོངས། Drenjong), earlier known as Dremoshong (Classical Tibetan and Sikkimese: འབྲས་མོ་གཤོངས།, official name until 1800s), was a hereditary monarchy from 1642 to 16 May 1975 in the Eastern Himalayas. It was ruled by Chogyals of the Namgyal dynasty. Under the 1861 Treaty of Tumlong Sikkim became a British protectorate, then an Indian protectorate in 1950.[4]

(From The Mad Monarchist):

“The Kingdom of Sikkim was also no backward state living in primitive isolation. Although very small and having few resources, King Namgyal was actually quite successful at improving his tiny country. During his rather brief reign, while most people still lived very modestly by western standards, Sikkim became relatively better off than its neighbors. The literacy rate and per capita income in the Kingdom of Sikkim was double that in India, Bhutan and Nepal. Things were improving, Sikkim was doing well and becoming more educated and more productive under its new monarch. King Namgyal had been the leader of those who negotiated the normalization of relations between India and Sikkim when India became independent. Previously, the British Empire had maintained the same sort of relationship it had with most of the other numerous kings, princes, rajas and so forth of the region. He knew that things would be different after Indian independence and he was not wrong about that.”

In 1959 Cooke was a freshman majoring in Asian Studies at Sarah Lawrence College and sharing an apartment with actress Jane Alexander. She went on a summer trip to India and met Palden Thondup Namgyal, Crown Prince of Sikkim, in the lounge[9] of the Windamere Hotel in Darjeeling, India. He was a recent widower with two sons and a daughter and, at age 36, nearly twice her age. They were drawn to each other by the similar isolation of their childhoods. Two years later, in 1961, their engagement was announced, but the wedding was put off for more than a year because astrologers in both Sikkim and India warned that 1962 was an inauspicious year for marriages.[1]

On March 20, 1963, Cooke married Namgyal in a Buddhist monastery in a ceremony performed by fourteen lamas. Wedding guests included members of Indian royalty, Indian and Sikkimese generals, and the U.S. Ambassador to India, John Kenneth Galbraith.[1] Cooke renounced her United States citizenship as required by Sikkim's laws and also as a demonstration to the people of Sikkim that she was not an "American arm" in the Himalayas.[10] She was dropped from the Social Register but the marriage was reported in National Geographic magazine. The New Yorker followed the royal couple on one of their yearly trips to America.[1] Although her husband was Buddhist, Cooke did not officially convert from Christianity to Buddhism though she had practiced Buddhism from an early age on (as Henry Kissinger once remarked "she has become more Buddhist than the population").[11][12][5] Namgyal was crowned monarch of Sikkim on April 4, 1965. However, their marriage faced strains, and both had affairs, he with a married Belgian woman, and she with an American friend.[1][13]

At the same time, Sikkim was under strain due to annexation pressures from India. 

In 1975, allegations of discrimination against Nepali Hindus in Sikkim led to resentment against the Chogyal.[5][6] Their instigation led to Indian Army personnel moving into Gangtok. According to Sunanda K. Datta-Ray of The Statesman, the army killed the palace guards and surrounded the palace in April 1975.[4][dead link]

After disarming the palace, a referendum on the monarchy was held, in which the Sikkimese people overwhelmingly voted to abolish the monarchy, and the new parliament of Sikkim, led by Kazi Lhendup Dorjee, proposed a bill for Sikkim to become an Indian state, which was promptly accepted by the Government of India.[7][4]

Cooke's husband was deposed on April 10, 1975 and confined to his palace under house arrest.[15] The couple soon separated. Cooke returned to Manhattan, where she raised her children, Palden and Hope Leezum.[16] In May 1975 Representative James W. Symington (D-MO) and Senator Mike Mansfield (D-MT) sponsored private bills to restore her citizenship;[17] however, after the bill passed the Senate, several members of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration objected, and the bill had to be amended to grant her only U.S. permanent resident status before it could gain their support and pass Congress.[10][18] President Gerald Ford signed the bill into law on June 16, 1976.[19] By 1981 she still had not been able to regain U.S. citizenship.[20] The royal couple divorced in 1980, and Namgyal died of cancer in 1982 in New York City.[21][22][23][24][25]

With child support from Namgyal and an inheritance from her grandparents, she rented an apartment in Yorkville, Manhattan. This time around, she felt "profoundly displaced" in the city and started going on walking tours and then creating her own.[26] She studied Dutch journals, old church sermons, and newspaper articles to acquaint herself with the city and lectured on the social history of New York. She wrote a weekly column, "Undiscovered Manhattan", for The Daily News. Her books include an award-winning memoir of her life in Sikkim, Time Change: An Autobiography (1981), an off-the-beaten-path guide to New York, Seeing New York,[27] developed from her walking tours, and, with Jacques d'Amboise, she published Teaching the Magic of Dance.[8]

Hope Cooke lived in London for a few years before returning to the United States, where she now lives in Brooklyn and currently works as a writer, historian, and lecturer.[8] She was a consultant for PBS's New York: A Documentary Film (1999–2001).[29] Cooke is a regular contributor to book reviews and magazines and also lectures widely. 

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June Historical Happenings in New York State

June 1, 1778—Cobleskill, NY destroyed by Joseph Brant, a Mohawk military leader, during the American Revolution.

June 1, 1797 – Convention between the State of New York and the Oneida Indians.

June 1, 1889—General Electric’s famous electrical engineer, Charles Steinmetz, arrives in US from Germany

June 2, 1980—Two-time Olympic gold medalists soccer player Abby Wambach is born in Rochester, NY.

June 2, 1935—Babe Ruth retires

June 3, 1621—The Dutch West India Company received a charter for New Netherland (now New York).

June 3, 1925—Actor Tony Curtis was born in the Bronx, NY.

June 3, 1968 --Valerie Solanas shot Andy Warhol in his studio, known as The Factory.

June 4, 1876—An express train called the Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, California, via the First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and 39 minutes after having left new York City.

June 5, 19689—New York Senator Robert Kennedy is assassinated

June 6, 1946—The Basketball Association of America is formed in New York City.

June 7, 1905—James Braddock, the boxer of Irish heritage known as “Cinderella Man”, is born in New York City.

June 7, 1939 – Macy’s Department Store retail workers strike, Herald Square.

June 8, 1786—In New York City, commercial ice cream was manufactured for the first time.

June 8, 1925—Former First Lady of the United States Barbara Bush was born in New York City

June 8, 1969—The New York Yankees retired Mickey Mantle's number (7).

June 8, 2001—Marc Chagall's painting "Study for 'Over Vitebsk" was stolen from the Jewish Museum in New York City. The 8x10 painting was valued at about $1 million. A group called the International Committee for Art and Peace later announced that they would return the painting after the Israelis and Palestinians made peace.

June 9, 1909—Alice Huyler Ramsey, a 22-year-old housewife and mother from Hackensack, New Jersey, becomes the first woman to drive across the United States. With three female companions, none of whom could drive a car, in fifty-nine days she drove a Maxwell automobile the 3,800 miles from Manhattan, New York, to San Francisco, California.

June 9, 1942—New York Senator Neil Breslin is born in Albany, NY.

June 10, 1822—John Jacob Astor III, businessman and philanthropist, is born in New York City

June 10, 1915—The first showing of a 3-D film before a paying audience takes place at the Astor Theater in NYC

June 10, 1959—54th New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is born in the Bronx, NY.

June 11, 1785—The first Catholic Church in NYC is incorporated, becomes St. Peter’s.

June 11, 1825—The first cornerstone is laid for Fort Hamilton in New York City.

June 12, 1665—England installs a municipal government in New York City (the former Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam).

June 12, 1939—Baseball Hall of Fame is dedicated at Cooperstown

June 12, 1943 – A little before midnight, a German submarine lands off Amagansett, Long Island [see June 13, 1943]

June 13, 1927—Charles Lindbergh was honored with a ticker-tape parade in New York City.

June 13, 1942—The Six Nations of the Iroquois declare war on the Axis powers, asserting its right as an independent sovereign nation to do so. This proclamation authoritatively allowed Iroquois men to enlist and fight in World War II on the side of the Allied powers.

June 13, 1943—German spies landed on Long Island, New York. They were soon captured.

June 13, 1963—Actress Lisa Vidal, known for her roles in “The Division” and “ER” was born in New York City.

June 13, 1971—The New York Times began publishing the "Pentagon Papers". The articles were a secret study of America's involvement in Vietnam.

June 14, 1994—The New York Rangers won the Stanley Cup by defeating the Vancouver Canucks. It was the first time the Rangers had won the cup in 54 years.

June 15, 1863—Secretary of War Edwin Stanton telegraphed New York Governor Horatio Seymour requesting state militia troops to repel the foreseen Confederate invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania.

June 15, 1904—General Slocum disaster claims 1,200 lives.

June 15, 1951—First episode of I Love Lucy airs

June 15, 1932—Mario Cuomo, 52nd Governor of New York,, is born in Queens, NY.

June 16, 1857—New York City Police Riot occurred between the recently dissolved New York Municipal Police and the newly formed Metropolitan Police.

June 16, 1911—Incorporation of the Computing Tabulating Recording Company, forerunner of IBM, in Endicott

June 17, 1778—Springfield (in Otsego County, NY) is destroyed by Joseph Brant, a Mohawk military leader.

June 17, 1885—The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City aboard the French ship Isere.

June 17, 1941--WNBT-TV in New York City, NY, was granted the first construction permit to operate a commercial TV station in the U.S.

June 17, 1916 -- official announcement of the existence of an epidemic polio infection in Brooklyn, NY. 2,000 deaths in NYC that year.

June 18, 1861—The first American fly-casting tournament was held in Utica, NY.

June 19, 1754—Albany Congress meets to form a plan of union

June 19, 1903—Baseball great Henry Louis “Lou” Gehrig of the New York Yankees is born in Yorkville, New York City.

June 19, 1940—Shirley Muldowney, the first female drag racer, was born in Burlington, VT but grew up in Schenectady, NY. She was the first female to receive a license from the National Hot Rod Association to drive a Top Fuel dragster. She won the NHRA Top Fuel championship in 1977, 1980 and 1982, becoming the first person to win two and three Top Fuel titles. She has won a total of 18 NHRA national events.

June 19, 1949—Execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenburg at Sing Sing Prison in NY.

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June 21, 1882—Artist Rockwell Kent is born in Tarrytown.

June 22, 1611—English explorer Henry Hudson, his son and several other people were set adrift in present-day Hudson Bay by mutineers.

June 22, 1939—The first U.S. water-ski tournament was held at Jones Beach, on Long Island, New York.

June 23, 1819—Washington Irving publishes “Rip Van Winkle”

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June 24, 1962—The New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers, 9-7, after 22 innings.

June 24, 2004—The death penalty was ruled unconstitutional in New York.

June 25, 1887—George Abbott, acclaimed theater producer, director, playwright, screenwriter, film director, and film producer was born in Forestville, NY

June 25, 1906—Pittsburgh millionaire Harry Kendall Thaw, the son of coal and railroad baron William Thaw, shot and killed Stanford White. White, a prominent architect, had a tryst with Florence Evelyn Nesbit before she married Thaw. The shooting took place at the premiere of Mamzelle Champagne in New York. The ensuing trial was called “Trial of the Century.”

June 25, 1951—In New York, the first regular commercial color TV transmissions were presented on CBS using the FCC-approved CBS Color System. The public did not own color TVs at the time.

June 25, 1954—Sonia Sotomayor, the third woman and the first Hispanic to sit on the bench of the United States Supreme Court is born in the Bronx.

June 25, 1985—New York Yankees officials enacted the rule that mandated that the team’s bat boys were to wear protective helmets during all games.

June 26, 1819—Abner Doubleday is born in Ballston Spa, NY.

June 26, 1819—WK Clarkson Jr. of New York obtained a patent for the first velocipede (bicycle).

June 26, 1880 – New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (in Geneva NY) was established in law.

April 23, 1933 – Formation of the Chinese Hand-Laundry Alliance, Mott St.

June 26, 1959—St. Lawrence Seaway opens

June 26, 1880 – New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (in Geneva NY) was established in law.June 27, 1847—New York and Boston were linked by telegraph wires

June 27, 1893—The New York stock market crashed; by the end of the year, 600 banks and 74 railroads had gone out of business

June 27, 1929—Scientists at Bell Laboratories in New York revealed a system for transmitting television pictures

June 27, 1942—The FBI announced the capture of eight Nazi saboteurs who had been put ashore from a submarine off the coast of Long Island, NY

June 27, 1949—Fashion designer Vera Wang is born in NYC.

June 27, 1959—The play “West Side Story” with music by Leonard Bernstein, closed after 734 performances on Broadway.

June 27, 1967—200 people were arrested during a race riot in Buffalo, NY

June 28, 1920—The College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY is officially established as a Roman Catholic college for women with a liberal arts curriculum.

June 26-28, 1928—Al Smith becomes the first Roman Catholic to be nominated by a major political party for US President

June 28, 1926—Film director, screenwriter, composer, lyricist, comedian, actor and producer, Mel Brooks, known for “History of the World: Part One” and “Blazing Saddles”, is born in Brooklyn, NY.

June 28, 1969—The Stonewall Riots, a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations by members of the gay community against a police raid that took place at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City, occurs.

June 28, 1969—Actress Tichina Arnold, known for her roles in the TV sitcom “Martin” and the CW show “Everybody Hates Chris” is born in Queens, NY.

June 29, 1987—The Yankees blow 11-4 lead but trailing 14-11 Dave Winfield's 8th inning grand slammer beats Toronto 15-14; Don Mattingly also grand slams

June 30, 1859—The “Great Blondin,” Jean Francois Gravelot, is the first tightrope walker to cross Niagara Falls

June 30, 1959—Actor Vincent D’Onofrio, known for many roles including his role as Detective Robert Goren in “Law and Order: Criminal Intent”, is born in Brooklyn, NY.

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William and Mary Ann Fiegehen and family

William Fiegehen100th(HRH The Prince Regent’s,County Of Dublin)Regiment Of Foot

William Fiegehen was a Veteran of the War of 1812 he served in the British Army.

The information about William Fiegehen was taken from the website below:

http://gravesideproject.ca/?p=983&lang=en

Some other sources were used for family..

William Fiegehen was stationed with the British Garrison in Lower Canada and later on Drummond Island on Lake Huron, Upper Canada. He received a grant of land in appreciation for military service of the 200 acres on Lot 16 Conc 13, West Gwillimbury in 1837.

William was born 7 Dec 1798 in London, England, and his wife’s name was Mary Ann née Caton (Cayton). William married Mary Ann on 20 August 1830 at West Gwillimbury Twp,  Simcoe,  Ontario, Canada. Mary Ann was born in 1813 in Ireland.

William died 2 Aug 1873 and Mary Ann died 27 Oct  1879. They are both buried at St. Paul’s Anglican Church Cemetery at Coulson’s Hill West Gwillimbury.

I also found William listed as William Fieghan.

Their children were:

Sara Fiegehen

1831 - 1853

Mary Ann Fiegehen

1832 - 1884

Born Penetanguishene, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

Married 1847 Roseheath Parish, Dumbarton, Scotland to John Curry

Died West Gwillimbury Twp,  Simcoe,  Ontario, Canada.

John George Fiegehen

1834 - 1914

Born Penetanguishene, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

Married in Ontario, Canada to Sarah Padfield

Died Thornbury, Blue Mountains, Grey, Ontario, Canada

William Fiegehen

1830 - 1920

Married in Ontario, Canada to Isabella in 1860

Died Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Joseph Fiegehen

1840 - 1905

Born Penetanguishene, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

Died Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

Mariah Fiegehen

1841 - 1921

Born Penetanguishene, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

Married to 20 February 1901 Deerhurst, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada to William Milton Kneeshaw

Died Bradford, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

Amelia Fiegehen (Hambly)  

Born 7 September 1842

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Died 5 April 1921

Died West Gwillimbury Twp,  Simcoe,  Ontario, Canada.

Isabella Fiegehen

23 May 1845 -30 January 1920

Married 13 May 1877

Yorkville, York, Ontario, Canada to James Walford Shorney

Died Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

Buried Prospect Cemetery

James Fiegehen

1847 or 1848

Married : Harriet Emma Blair

20 June 1876

Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

Death 15 Nov 1925 York, Toronto, Ontario

Our family is related to James Fiegehen.

Charles Henry Fiegehen (Fugehan)

1849 - 1925

Died 30 June 1925

York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Thomas Fiegehen  (Fieghan)

1850

Martha Ellen (Elanor) Fiegehen

1851 - 1927

Born West Gwillimbury Twp,  Simcoe,  Ontario, Canada.

Died 10 October 1927

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hannah Sophia Fiegehen

1853 - 1860

Born 7 March 1853

Isle aux Nort., Canada

Died 8 May 1860

Died Bradford, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

Jane Elizabeth Fiegehen

1853

Jane Elizabeth Fiegehen (Jane showed up as having 2 birth dates)

1856

Married 13 March 1878

Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada to Henry Albert Bruton

Esmeralda Fiegehen

1864

Our family branches off here with James Fiegehen

Emma Blair and James Fiegehen Our Canadian relatives on my Paternal Grandmother's side has very little information. From family and census records I found out the main family. James Fiegehen or sometimes Fiegehan was born in 1849 in Quebec and he moved to Ontario, Canada and married Harriet Emma Blair. She was born in Ontario, Canada around 1857. They had 4 children,

George Fiegehen born in 1877 Ethel Fiegehen born 1883 Beatrice Maud Fiegehen born 15 August 1884 Walter Fiegehen born 1888 I found a record of the marriage of James Fiegehen and Harriet Emma Blair on 20 June 1876 Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada Grooms' parents: William Fiegehen Mary Ann Bride's parents: John Blair Charlotte George Dodds married Beatrice Fiegehen 30 December 1907 , Coboconk, Ontario, Canada. George and Beatrice Dodd's daughter was Beryl Dodds born February 1910. I also found her on a census record , she was living with Robert and Mary Jones and John and Emma Dodds. I found a record of George Dodds crossing from Canada to the United States on 9 October 1914,Port of Lewiston, Buffalo, New York, USA his wife was listed as Beatrice. I found a listing for George Beverly Dodds death 20 September 1919, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. Born 1919 Coboconk, Ontario, Canada. George Dodds died on 25 June 1927, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. Beatrice Maud Fiegehen Dodds died 19 July 1946 San Diego, San Diego County, California. Her last address in Canada was 240 Sterling Road , Toronto , Ontario , Canada. There is a note a friend Fred Fiegehen 1222 Yonge Street , Toronto , Canada.

Just found another update

James and Harriet Fiegehen

Children :

George 17 April 1877

William 10 December 1878

Ethel 10 September 1883

Beatrice 15 August 1885

John (Walter ?) 23 August 1888

Charles 25 April 1895

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What Was Brewery Creek?

Cedarvale Bridge by Castle Frank Brook (also referred to as Brewery Creek), 1915. Photo credit: City of Toronto Archives.

During the 19th century, there were a few creeks in Toronto that were known as “Brewery Creek” due to the breweries that could be found along their waters. Two such creeks were Castle Frank Brook and Taddle Creek.

Castle Frank Brook

Castle Frank Brook, now a buried creek, once emerged from small tributaries that formed near Lawrence and Dufferin and flowed southeast before joining the Don River south of Prince Edward Viaduct. Although most of Castle Frank Brook is now contained by sewers, you can still see remnants of the dramatic stream valley and topographic influence it left on the city’s landscape, most notably Cedarvale Ravine, Nordheimer Ravine and Rosedale Valley.

Along its course, Castle Frank Brook passed under Yonge Street and ran alongside two breweries: Bloor Brewery and Yorkville Brewery.

Bloor Brewery was built in 1830 and run by Joseph Bloore, the namesake of Bloor Street. The brewery was located in the Rosedale Valley Ravine between Mount Pleasant Road and Sherbourne Street on the south side of Castle Frank Brook.

With no surrounding businesses or residents, Bloore was able to alter the creek to benefit the operations of his brewery. By constructing a dam just above the brewery, Bloore was able to create a sizeable mill pond from which water could be channeled into his brewery using a 200-foot sluice. The pond also served as a popular local swimming hole in the summer and skating rink in the winter. The setback to his location was that the creek wasn’t wide enough to support the downstream shipment of his beer, so kegs had to be transported by land onto wagons via the steep ravine slopes.

In 1843, Bloor Brewery was bought by John Rose and renamed the Castle Frank Brewery. The brewery eventually closed in 1864 and the building was demolished in 1875.

Bloor Brewery, 1865. Photo credit: Toronto Public LIbrary’s Digital Collection.

Yorkville Brewery was a five-storey brewery and three-storey malt house established in 1835 on the east side of Yonge just north of Davenport. In addition to being called Brewery Creek, Castle Frank Brook was also referred to as Severn Creek, after John Severn the owner of Yorkville Brewery.

Dissatisfied with the local water quality for brewing, Severn had water transported from Summerhill via wooden pipes that ran along Yonge Street to his brewery.

After setting up breweries in California and Iowa, Severn returned to Toronto in 1863 and ran Yorkville Brewery until he passed away in 1880. His son George inherited the company, which eventually closed a few years later for financial reasons.

While there’s no remaining trace of the brewery, Severn’s legacy can be seen on the Yorkville coat of arms, which features a beer barrel and the initial “S” to recognize Severn’s service to the Yorkville Council.

Yorkville Brewery. Photo credit: Toronto Public Library’s Digital Collection.

Heritage Toronto plaque at the site of Severn’s Yorkville Brewery on Church St. just east of Yonge. Photo credit: Toronto’s Historical Plaques.

Yorkville coat of arms. The beer barrel on the top left corner with the letter “S” is to commemorate John Severn’s contributions to the community. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Taddle Creek

Taddle Creek is another buried stream, which formed from a creek-fed pond at Wychwood Park and flowed southeast off Bathurst, cutting across University of Toronto before emptying into the bay near Parliament and Esplanade. Taddle Creek also went by the names Little Don River, Goodwin Creek, University Creek, Wolz Creek, and in the segment close to Enoch Turner’s Brewery, Brewery Creek. Today, very little of the creek remains, but evidence of its winding course can be seen when walking down Philosopher’s Walk on the University of Toronto’s campus.

Enoch Turner’s Brewery opened in 1831 along Taddle Creek at the southeast corner of Front and Parliament near the mouth of the creek. After being in operation for one year, the brewery was devastated by fire and Turner was left without the funds to rebuild.

Plan of Enoch Turner’s property (brewery on the bottom left), 1854. Photo credit: Toronto Public Library’s Digital Collection.

Through the charity of neighbouring businesses, including a benefit performance by the Toronto Circus, Turner was able to construct a new distillery and brewery on the old site. The distillery was erected in 1841 and the main building of the brewery was up by the mid-1840s. According to the Globe, the new building was an impressive structure, having “every convenience for brewing and distilling on a very extensive scale.” In 1854, Turner retired and sold the brewery. 

Enoch Turner is probably best known for the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse built in 1848, which was Toronto first free school. The school can still be found at its original location on Trinity St. between King St E. and Eastern Ave.

The Don River and its tributaries have a long history as a water source and transportation route, which is why so many early industries in Toronto were based close to its waters. These industries included mills, brickmaking factories, tanning factories and distilleries. This concentration of industries over time would eventually lead to the environmental degradation of the river. It was only after the reform of industrial practices and cleanup efforts by various groups over the course of several years that we’ve seen the landscape of the Don River slowly recover and regenerate.

Interested in how they brewed beer in the mid-1800s? Check out the Black Creek Pioneer Village Historic Brewery to learn about the techniques, tools and recipes used by brewers in 1860s Ontario!

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