Property Details
- Address: 2 Lancaster Avenue
- HCD Area: Cabbagetown Northwest HCD
- Building Name: Cabbagetown Youth Centre '
- Original Occupancy Date: 1920
- Original Owner: James Adams
- Original Occupant: Garage - Calvert Carew
- Assessment Rolls: 1918-Empty land o John McKnight, contractor, lot 64'x 119' ass. $1675 1920 - Garage - Calvert Carew, o James Adams, Lot 63.''xl 14' ‚ 10.''x53' ass. land $1634, bid., $14,000, $15,634 1925 - Winchester Garage, o James Adams, land $2000 bid. $14,000 $16,000 1934 - Winchester Garage, o Robert Barr, land $3273 bid. $14,000 $17,273 1940 - Winchester Garage, o Robert Barr, Lot 63.''xl 14', $17,273 10.''x53'
- Land Use: Institutional
- Building Type: Detached
- Original Architectural Style: Modern
- Height: 2 Storey
- Materials: Brick, in-situ concrete frame, painted
- Doors: Solid double, recessed porch
- Windows: Aluminum sash
- Roof: Flat
- Trees: Sumach 25'
- Other Information: Once home to Cabbagetown Boxing Club, later Cabbagetown Youth Centre
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Shown on the property details under the title “Other information” it says “Once home to the Cabbagetown Boxing Club’,later Cabbagetown Youth Centre”. FYI The Cabbagetown Boxing Club still occupies the second floor and is part of the Cabbagetown Youth Centre Inc. The Boxing Club was founded in March of 1972 and preceded the Youth Centre which was incorporated in approx.1980.The boxing club has been in continuous operation since its founding.The club has produced over its history numerous champions in both amateur and professional boxing.
As indicated in the title “Original occupant..Garage”. The site was a garage, (circa 1923) that possibly produced a line of cars. Remnants of those cars were found on the first floor of the building when the boxing club took over the old vacated building.The garage was listed in the Ontario Motor League magazine of that time period.