Location: Elm Ridge Dr.
Date photo taken: 5 September 2016
Decorative lamps such as this one can be found along some of the streets in Forest Hill, which was, until 1967, an independent village within the City of Toronto. In this village, by-laws relating to housing construction required all homes to have their street-facing sides designed by an architect, and minimum construction costs were set and strictly enforced to ensure the building of quality homes. With such attention to detail, it's not surprising that the street lights are a little out of the ordinary. The continued presence of such unique lighting can in part be attributed to a decision by City Council in the early 1970s which stated that posts older than 20 years could not be taken down without council approval. According to an article in the Toronto Star, this was a reaction to a discovery that Hydro was taking down some of the more unique lamp posts in the city and selling them to collectors.
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