John Thomas Moore was a Canadian businessman and politician. During the late-19th century, Moore became a land speculator and purchased the area that has since been named in his honour, Moore Park

Moore Park, Toronto

Moore Park is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It lies along both sides of St. Clair Avenue East between the Vale of Avoca section of Rosedale ravine and Moore Park ravine . The northern boundary is Mount Pleasant Cemetery and the southern the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks.The...

. To increase the value of his land, he then constructed a bridge (the original Vale of Avoca

Vale of Avoca

The Vale of Avoca is the name of a deep ravine and of a large viaduct which carries St. Clair Avenue over the ravine, both within the city of Toronto. When built in the early 1920s, the triple arch bridge served to connect the well-established community of Deer Park with the developing community of...

) and helped promote the Belt Line Railway, an early public transit system serving the "suburbs" of Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

. After the Belt Line was constructed, recession forced its closure after only 18 months of operation. Its railbed has since been converted into the Kay Gardner

Kay Gardner

Kay Gardner, , was a municipal politician in Toronto, Ontario.She was born in Poland and moved with her family to Canada in 1929. The family lived in Alberta and British Columbia. In 1947 she married a journalist, Ray Gardner, in London, England. In 1961 they moved to Toronto where Ray obtained a...

Belt Line.