A monument was originally located in the highway median at the highway's Toronto terminus, dedicated to the 1939 visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and consisted of a column with a crown at the top and a lion at the base.
A monument was originally located in the highway median at the Toronto terminus of the highway, dedicated to the 1939 visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth and known as the "Lucky Lion". Carved on-site under the direction of Frances Loring, it consisted of a column with a crown at the top and a lion at the base.