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Sign the online petition to protest the destruction of the Art Deco featuresof the building at Kingston Road, northeast corner of Scarborough Road
Join the hundreds of people who have signed one of our petitions, either in person or online
decrying the deliberate destruction of the historical façade of the Art Deco building (1931)
and expressing their disappointment of the lack of protection for such local landmarks.
November 19, 2018 April 29, 2026
TBETHS recognized this whole structure (continuing up Scarborough Road and along Kingston Road) as architecturally and historically significant - 2019 Nomination to Heritage Preservation Service - but the City of Toronto has been slow to grant official protection to such gems. Heritage Planning staff and Councillor Brad Bradford have been alerted about the situation and our petitions should reinforce to them that community cares about its heritage.
More details have posted on TBETHS FaceBook and Instagram accounts, links posted above.
NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
THE BEACH AND EAST TORONTO HISTORICAL SOCIETY’S LOCAL HISTORY INDEX
Phase One of TBETHS online Local History Index is now publicly available. It provides more than 13,000 citations to information about people, organizations, places, events and other subjects related to the local area. The majority of the references are to newspaper articles and government records created between the 1880s and the 1910s.
The Beach and East Toronto Historical Society (TBETHS) was established in 1974 to foster and promote interest in the social, cultural and architectural history of the area.
The area is from Coxwell Avenue to Victoria Park Avenue and from Lake Ontario north to the old boundary between the former City of Toronto and the Borough of East York.