Church of St. John the Evangelist (Toronto)

The second church building, designed by Eden Smith in 1892 and demolished in 1963, is immortalized by a plaque in Victoria Memorial Square.

[1] The church also ran St. John's Rest Home and Fresh Air Camp on Lake Ontario near Whitby.

[2] During World War II, people associated with Little Norway, the Norwegian Army Air Service's training camp, attended St. John's.

Crown Prince Olav (later King Olav V) and Crown Princess Märtha of Norway, who was living in exile in Washington, D.C., attended a service in Norwegian at the church on a visit to the camp and Liv Ullmann was christened in the church on Christmas Eve 1941.

[4] Throughout the 20th century, demographics in the neighbourhood continued to change and the area became more industrial and populated with non-Anglican Eastern European immigrants.

The military colours and other memorabilia laid up in the church was moved to Camp Borden and St. James Cathedral.