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"Lion Monument"
by
Frances
Loring
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A tall monument
to the Queen Elizabeth Way which is now somewhat off to the side.
Once it was much
more visible to the motorists that went along the QEW in
the direction towards
Niagara Falls.
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Queen Elizabeth Way |
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Just east of the Palace
Pier towers close to the waters edge. |
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Granite |
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1939 |
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The
Lion Monument
This
monument marked the eastern entrance to the Queen Elizabeth Way, opened
in 1939 by Her Majesty Elizabeth, the Queen Consort, in the company of
His Majesty King George VI. It was designed by
W.L.
Somerville, Architect, and Frances Loring Sculptor, Florence Wyle assisted
in modelling the Royal profiles and the crown. When the Queen Elizabeth
Way was widened the monument was moved to this site by the Ontario Ministry
of Transportation and Communications in July 1974.
Toronto
Historical Board
1975
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Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth
the Queen
Mother, rededicated on
July 6, 1989
the Queen Elizabeth Way
to commemorate
the 50th anniversary
of Canada's
first superhighway.
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