SOME TORONTO PIONEERS WILL REST FOREVER IN THE HEART OF FREEWAY LAND

richview2 RICHVIEW3 Speeding towards Pearson International Airport, you may catch a glimpse of Richview Memorial Cemetery.  It’s on the left, as you approach the bustling 427/401 interchange.  Richview, dating back to 1853, is the final resting place for some of TORONTO’s rural pioneers <PHOTO ABOVE – blogTO>.

richview62richview32Never in the dark, accessible only by car, no trees or windbreaks, the music of jets taking off and landing, and transport trucks – that’s Richview.  PHOTOS ABOVE – Alan L. Brown, Christopher Drost (Torontoist) and Colin McConnell (Toronto Star)

richview1<Richview Memorial Cemetery is in the lower right hand corner>

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