Long lost through decades of filling, the original shoreline should be interpreted. Various early maps and documents indicate that the shoreline lay just south of the fort and angled off west to pass just south of the present-day Armouries and Princes' Gates. The alignment of Fort York Boulevard roughly parallels the former shoreline alignment.
Garrison Creek originally emptied into the lake at a point just east of Bathurst Street in City-owned Blocks 32 and 36. The original meandering
alignment of the stream inland from the lake extended north and is today still evident in the parks, topography and street patterns of the Niagara Neighborhood.
The interpretation of these features can draw upon a very broad spectrum of design expressions. Very literal forms could include open water, restored shingle beaches and wetland vegetation. More abstract and symbolic interpretations might represent the historic circumstances more meaningfully. Such possibilities, coupled with creative storm water management strategies, should be explored.
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