Taylor-Massey Creek
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Taylor-Massey Creek is a tributary of the Don River in Toronto, Ontario.[1] It flows through Scarborough and East York, where it enters the Don River. Taylor-Massey Creek has also been called Silver Creek and Scarboro Creek.
Taylor-Massey Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Municipality | Toronto |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Culvert in Terraview Willowfield Park |
• coordinates | 43°46′00″N 79°18′47″W |
• elevation | 169 m (554 ft) |
Mouth | Don River east branch |
• coordinates | 43°42′12″N 79°19′59″W[1] |
• elevation | 86 m (282 ft) |
Length | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
The creek is named after two prominent Toronto families. The Taylors were a wealthy family that owned and operated the Don Valley Brick Works. The Massey family owned the Massey-Harris farm equipment manufacturing company. Both families had sizable estates in the vicinity of the creek. The Massey Goulding Estate, a historic property at 305 Dawes Road, was originally part of the Massey estate and is now used as the Children's Peace Theatre.[2] The mansion was built in 1921 for Dr. Arthur Goulding and his wife, Dorothy Massey, daughter of Walter and Susan Massey.[3]