(Submitted by shirl)Don Valley Brickworks  

It has been said that over 100,000 people a day drive by the Don Valley Brickworks, many of whom are unaware of it's existance.

The Brickworks's history dates as far back as 1882 when William Taylor was digging potholes for a fence. Taylor found that the clay in the soil was ideal for brick creation. Cashing in on his find, in 1889 William along with his two brothers George and John, opened the Don Valley Brickworks.

Their Brick Works began to produce bricks made from rock and clay from nearby Mud Creek. Water was provided from the adjacent Don River. Production of these bricks were used to build many of the buildings found in the Toronto area including the Ontario Legislature buildings, Massey Hall, Toronto General Hospital, Convocation Hall and the University of Toronto.

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