James Austin (businessman)
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James Austin was a nineteenth century Toronto businessman and the owner of Spadina House, now a museum.
James Austin
Jarvis Street
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Jarvis Street is a north–south thoroughfare in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, passing through some of the oldest developed areas in the city. Its alignment extends from Queens Quay East in the sou
James Austin (businessman)
…Entering business, he joined with Patrick Foy to found the Austin & Foy Wholesale Company in the Daniel Brooke Building at the corner of King and Jarvis streets in Toronto. The wholesale company was successful, but Austin was interested in pursuing other ventures and it was dissolved in 1870, leaving…
Morning traffic at Jarvis and Front in 2008
Jarvis Street, 1909
New bike lanes were installed in 2010, and removed again in 2012