Black Creek Pioneer Village - 3

Black Creek Pioneer Village, Part III

Black Creek Pioneer Village is an open-air heritage museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steels intersection.

In the 1870s the business prospered and enlarged into a full-fledged carriage works including an upholsterer and cabinet maker. With the development of automobiles in the 20th century the business for the carriage maker declined.

It doesn't matter, old times or modern times, we haven't changed, we cry our losses.

A typical furniture of the 19th century.

A very sunny children room.

The village overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River.

The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how rural Ontario might have looked in the early-to-mid-19th century.

The village is a regular destination for field trips by schoolchildren from the Greater Toronto Area.

The site also features historical re-enactments and visiting artisans.

Crossroads. These lovely routes include stops around the Village with an activity at each location.

The majority of the buildings were moved from their original sites (notably the large Halfway House and Mennonite Meeting House), and some re-built on their current locations.

The village was opened in 1960 and is operated by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority.

Daniel Flynn House built in 1858. Original Location: Newtonbrook, Ontario (Yonge Street, now north Toronto).