Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
's Moore Park neighbourhood, dedicated to the art and memory of two famous Toronto sculptors: Frances Loring (1887–1968) and Florence Wyle (1881–1968). Until October 1976, the long, narrow property served as the Moore Park Loop turnaround for the
Toronto Transit Commission
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is the public transport agency that operates bus, subway, streetcar, and paratransit services in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, some of which run into the Peel Region and York Region. It is the oldest and larges ...
's Mount Pleasant streetcar.
The parkette, established in 1984 at the request of the Moore Park Residents' Association,Toronto Historical Board Plaque /ref> is located one block north of the converted church schoolhouse at 110 Glenrose Avenue that served as the artists' studio. The parkette contains busts of both women, each modeled by the other. In addition, there are two sculptures done by Wyle: ''Young Girl'' (1938) and ''Harvester'' (1940).
Gallery of sculptures
File:Frances Loring.JPG, ''Loring by Wyle'' (1914)
File:Florence Wyle.JPG, ''Wyle by Loring'' (1914)
File:Young Girl by Wyle.JPG, ''Young Girl'' by Florence Wyle (1938)
File:Harvestewyler.JPG, ''Harvester'' by Florence Wyle (1940)
See also
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List of Toronto parks
The following is a list of the parks in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The appearance of Toronto's ravines was altered by floods caused by Hurricane Hazel in October 1954 and many of Toronto's parks were established in the resulting floodp ...