The “Gerrard Street Bridge” over the Don River predates this part of the street even being called Gerrard Street East. Gerrard Street East used to end at Parliament Street and after a short dog-leg turn was known as Don Street (torontopubliclibrary.ca – map image).

Here are a few of our favourite photos of this crossing.

1899 – Looking north-east toward the “House of Refuge” and the Don Gaol

(h/t Bob Georgiou @scenesfromacity)

1910 – Looking south toward the bridge

1922 – Various views of the bridge

1923

1925 – Looking north at the Don Esplanade and Cornwall