The Don Jail is the only jail to have been officially designated the Toronto Jail, yet has rarely been referred to as such outside official circles, with the facility more commonly known as the Don Jail or The Don.
The "Don Gaol" was built between 1858 and 1864, with a new wing being built in the 1950s. Designed by architect William Thomas in 1852, it was constructed with a distinctive façade in the Italianate-style with a pedimented central pavilion and vermiculated columns flanking the main entrance portico, and it is one of the oldest pre-Confederation structures that remains intact in Toronto.
Appearances & Mentions
The Glass Ceiling
- Walter Ayott was imprisoned at the Don Jail but escaped during a fire that killed one of his cronies.
Hangman
The Tesla Effect
Murdoch of the Living Dead
A Midnight Train to Kingston
On the Waterfront Part 1
On the Waterfront Part 2
Nolo Contendere
Great Balls of Fire, Part 1 (mention)
- Reveals Samuel Bloom spent 18 months in Don Jail.
Once Upon a Murdoch Christmas (mention)
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| "Nolo Contendere" • "Marked Twain" • "Double Life" • "Barenaked Ladies" • "24 Hours Til Doomsday" • "The Local Option" • "Summer of '75" • "Pipe Dreamzzz" • "Raised On Robbery" • "The Big Chill" • "A Case of The Yips" • "Unlucky In Love" • "Colour Blinded" • "Wild Child" • "House of Industry" • "Bloody Hell" • "From Buffalo With Love" • "Cometh the Archer" Season 1 • Season 2 • Season 3 • Season 4 • Season 5 • Season 6 • Season 7 • Season 8 • Season 9 • Season 10 • Season 11 • Season 12 • Season 13 • Season 14 • Season 15 |