Wharves and piers Toronto Harbour

yonge street dock, 1906

wharves existed along toronto s waterfront in 19th century, have since been replaced quays. of former wharves disappeared when waterfront filled in along missing creeks of toronto.

a list of former wharves along central waterfront:

allan s/merchant s wharf – frederick street
commissariat wharf – peter street
conner s wharf – york street
cooper s/feighan s/maitland s wharf – church street
dufferin street wharf
gooderham s wharf , elevator – don river
hamilton wharf – church street
higginbotham s wharf – yonge street
hogarty , grussett wharf , elevator – simcoe street
manson s wharf – market street
millous wharf – yonge street
king s/navy wharf – between john , peter streets
northern railway wharf , elevator – portland street
queen s wharf – bathurst street
sylvester brothers , hickman s wharf – church street
taylor s wharf – george street
tinning s wharf – york street
toronto , northern railway wharf – berkeley street
walsh , love s wharf – simcoe street


harbour front, 1919

a list of current quays/slips along waterfront:

bathurst quay
maple leaf quay
john quay
york quay
queen s quay
yonge quay
rees st. slip
simcoe st. slip




^ hounsom 1970, p. 11.