Soames was born in Penn, Buckinghamshire, England, the son of Captain Arthur Granville Soames, a descendant of a brewing family which had joined the landed gentry, by his marriage to Hope Mary Woodbine Parish.

He made several approaches to the British Government asking for support to re-establish his business at Port Louis, receiving support from Woodbine Parish ( British chargé d ' affaires in Buenos Aires from 1825 to 1832 ) as the best qualified person to develop the islands.

* Joseph Rabinowitz, founder of the Woodbine Children's Clothing Company, the community's largest employer, who was elected at age 37 in 1910 as third mayor of Woodbine ; his descendants include grandson, Jay Rabinowitz, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alaska ; Robert Rabinowitz ( artist ), creator of Beatlemania ( musical ), clinical psychologist Barrie R. Cassileth and Olympic athlete Judy Rabinowitz.

Gregory Goodwin Pincus was born in Woodbine, New Jersey into a Jewish family, the son of Polish-born immigrants Elizabeth ( Lipman ) and Joseph Pinchus.

Woodbine is now a part of the Rural Vista school district.

Woodbine is part of Unified School District 481.

Woodbine is in the 2nd Congressional district and is part of New Jersey's 1st state legislative district.

The Don Valley Parkway, built in part to service the community, was originally to be built on Don Mills Road, but was moved east to the Woodbine Avenue right-of-way north of Lawrence.

His ever-present Woodbine cigarette stub, hanging from the corner of his mouth, was also an integral part of his on-stage persona.

Bay Station was opened in 1966 as part of the original segment of the Bloor-Danforth line, from Keele Station in the west to Woodbine Station in the east.

Broadview Station was opened in 1966 as part of the original segment of the Bloor-Danforth line, from Keele Station in the west to Woodbine Station in the east.

Donlands Station was opened in 1966 as part of the original segment of the Bloor-Danforth line, from Keele Station in the west to Woodbine Station in the east.

Prior to 1998, two segments of Lake Shore Boulevard ( from the Etobicoke – Mississauga boundary to the Humber River and from the eastern terminus of the Gardiner Expressway to Woodbine Avenue ) were designated as part of Highway 2.

East of downtown, Keating Street was built east to Woodbine as part of the project.

However, Unionville originally was founded north of 16th in 1794, and many of the farms on and around Woodbine Ave. on its western edge considered themselves part of Unionville.

Although the Philadelphia City Planning Commission considers Malvern Avenue to form part of the southern border, the Overbrook Farms Club states that “ At present, there are 413 buildings in Overbrook Farms, which is bounded by 58th and 66th Streets and Woodbine and City Avenues, and bisected by Lancaster Avenue ”.

It initially consisted of the eastern part of the city of Toronto, bounded on the south by Lake Ontario, on the north and east by the Toronto city limits, on the west by Woodbine Avenue.

In the 1980s the Washington, D. C. International was part of a million-dollar bonus given to any horse who won it, the Canadian International Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto and the Turf Classic at Belmont Park in New York.

Woodbine is located 55 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown and is part of the Macarthur region.

Woodbine was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 3, 1903, from portions of Dennis Township.

The racial makeup of Woodbine was 58. 2 % ( 1, 439 ) White, 24. 7 % ( 611 ) African American, 0. 2 % ( 6 ) Native American, 0. 7 % ( 18 ) Asian, 0. 0 % ( 0 ) Pacific Islander, 12. 3 % ( 304 ) from other races, and 3. 8 % ( 94 ) from two or more races.

Woodbine was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 3, 1903, from portions of Dennis Township.

The Woodbine Inn, one of the last original boarding houses and Taverns dating from 1850s, reflects the area's colorful past and changing history.

At various times a speakeasy, a jazz club, a punk venue and now renovated as an Inn and Arts Center, the Woodbine has been host to jazz and musical performances from the 1940s through present day, featuring such diverse talents as Louis Armstrong's keyboard player Shorty Jackson, NRBQ, David Sancious, the Felice Brothers and Murali Coryell.

From 1984-1993, the event was held at Greenwood Raceway and from 1994-2006, the North America Cup was held at Woodbine Entertainment Group's other harness racing venue, Woodbine Racetrack.

In international competition, at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto Arcaro won the 1953 Queen's Plate ( Canada's most prestigious race ); at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland, he won the 1954 Washington, D. C. International against the best horses and riders from Europe.

Harness racing dates were transferred from Thorncliffe Park Raceway to Old Woodbine to fill the gap between the spring and fall thoroughbred meets, and the track was known as Greenwood Raceway during the harness meet.

The original boundaries of the neighbourhood are from Fallingbrook Avenue on the east to Kingston Road on the north, to Woodbine Avenue on the west, south to Lake Ontario.

Woodbine Avenue is a five-lane road originating from Lakeshore Boulevard at the Lake Ontario shoreline, running north.

Although it is continuous, there are four names which correspond each to approximately one quarter of the length of the Beach ( from east to west ): Balmy Beach, Scarboro Beach, Kew Beach and Woodbine Beach.

Streetcars heading to and from downtown Toronto run east-west along Queen Street East ( route 501 ) as well as along Kingston Road ( routes 502 and 503 ) and Gerrard Street East ( route 506 ), and a bus line runs north-south along Woodbine Avenue to Woodbine subway station ( route 92 ).

The village contains one or two older cottages such as " Woodbine Cottage " and " Chiltern Cottage " from the 18th century.

** Berczy Creek-runs from north of Stouffville Road and Woodbine Avenue into Bruce Creek just upstream of Toogood Pond

*** Carleton Creek-runs from Woodbine Avenue and Major Mackenzie Drive to Berczy Creek at 16th Avenue and Warden Avenue

The current Woodbine carries the name originally used by a racetrack which operated in east Toronto, at Queen Street East and Kingston Road, from 1874 through 1993.

) On June 12, 1956 the name was transferred to the new racetrack which would be known as New Woodbine Racetrack until 1963 when the " New " was dropped from the name.

Most of the major harness racing stakes events have been moved from Woodbine to Mohawk as of 2007.

The University line opened in 1963, and the Bloor – Danforth line opened from Keele station in the west to Woodbine station in the east on February 26, 1966.

Cigar lost to Skip Away ( who went on to win the 1997 Breeders ' Cup Classic and the 1998 Horse of the Year title ) in the Jockey Club Gold Cup, and concluded his career with a third place finish ( again suffering from a wide trip ) to upset winner Alphabet Soup and 1996 Preakness Stakes winner Louis Quatorze in the 1996 Breeders ' Cup Classic at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Canada.

Woodbine Red Leader: A P-51 Mustang Ace in the Mediterranean Theater.

# Woodbine ( a portion is also in Howard County.

Accordingly, Secretariat's last race was against older horses in the Canadian International Stakes over one and five-eighths miles at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Canada on October 28, 1973.

There are a few racing venues across Canada, but the major events are mainly in Ontario and managed by the Woodbine Entertainment Group, formerly Ontario Jockey Club.

The race takes place each summer in June or July at Woodbine Racetrack, Etobicoke ( Toronto ), Ontario.

Nick Eaves, President and CEO of Woodbine Entertainment Group, announced during the 2012 Queen's Plate post position draw that Woodbine Racetrack may be forced to close in April of 2013 due to the cancellation of slot subsidies by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.

Eaves said that if Woodbine is not open, " There won't be a Queen's Plate.

There is also a life size bronze statue of the horse outside Woodbine Race Track in northwest Toronto.

Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, home of the Queen's Plate, Canada's premier Thoroughbred stakes race, and the North America Cup, Canada's premier Standardbred stakes race, is the only race track in North America which stages Thoroughbred and Standardbred ( harness ) meetings on the same day.

On February 3, 1971, a fire and explosion occurred at the Thiokol Chemical plant, located 12 miles southeast of Woodbine.

It intersects County Route 632 ( Marshallville Road ) and then comes to County Route 617 ( Woodbine Road ), which heads south to provide access to County Route 557.

Woodbine is a city in Harrison County, Iowa, United States, along the Boyer River.

Woodbine is located at ( 41. 737553 ,-95. 705688 ).

Woodbine is a city in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States.

The city of Woodbine was originally founded as Lyons, named for the near-by creek, in 1871 by James Allen Gillett Sr.

In 1887, the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad built through the area and Lyons was remapped as Woodbine on July 16, 1887.

Gillett named it Woodbine after his former hometown of Woodbine, Illinois.

Along the railroad tracks, Woodbine had a grist mill, grain elevator, depot, and stock yards.

Several bus lines served Woodbine after rail service ended.

The town was home to the Woodbine Journal during World War I.

Woodbine at one time had for churches ; a Lutheren, a Baptist, and an English and a German Methodist.