In 1878 Peter Paterson, who lived at his "Blantyre Estate", built an amusement park down the hill called Victoria Park. It had rides, attractions and a steamboat to bring tourists from Toronto. The popularity of the park, like others along the lake, soon faded. In 1906 Henry P. Eckardt (who built the estate at 1 Fallingbrook Road) turned it into greenspace and started the Victoria Park Forest School for children to learn outdoors. The school closed by 1932 for the construction of the R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant. Designated as a heritage property for its Art Deco style, it now processes 950 million L/day as Toronto's largest treatment plant. #torontoheritage #scarboroughactually #19thcentury #history #blantyre #victoriapark #placenamescomefromsomewhere (at R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant)
