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 May 2009 - Nr. 5

 

175th Anniversary of Toronto Walk

Meet at St. James Park - next to St. James Cathedral - King and Church

Highlights: St. Lawrence Hall, Second City Hall, St. James Cathedral, Bank of Montreal, Dominion Bank, Gooderham Building, The National Club, Old City Hall, Osgoode Hall.

TTC Access: From King subway stop walk east along King St. to Church St.

Along the Front

Meet at Front & Jarvis Streets

Highlights: St. Lawrence Market, Old Warehouses, Flatiron Building, Berczy Park, BCE Place, Dominion Public Building, Royal Bank Plaza, Royal York Hotel, Union Station.

TTC Access: King streetcar to Jarvis St.

The Annex

Meet at Avenue Rd. & Lowther Ave.

Highlights: Medical Arts Building, First Church of Christ Scientist, York Club, and two styles of residential architecture unique to Toronto.

TTC Access: Museum or St. George (Bedford Rd. exit) subway stops

The Danforth

Meet at Danforth & Cambridge Ave. (North side of Danforth, one block West of Broadview Station)

Highlights: Prince Edward Viaduct, Danforth Music Hall, Playter Farmhouse, Carrot Common, Early 20th Century Churches, Owen Staples House, Riverdale Park.

TTC Access: Broadview Station

The Grange Neighbourhood

Meet at Dundas St. & McCaul St.

Highlights: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, George Brown House, John Cawthra House, Beverley Mansions, AGO, Italian Consulate, St. George the Martyr, The Grange.

TTC Access: St. Patrick Station, exit west

Hidden Treasures: Sculpture in the City

Meet at King & Church Streets

Highlights: Sculptures traditional and modern, beautiful and intriguing in the downtown area from the Sculpture Garden opposite St. James Cathedral to the Archer in City Hall Square.

TTC Access: King subway stop

Historic Toronto(English and French walks)

Meet at 260 Adelaide St. E.

Highlights: Toronto's First Post Office, Bank of Upper Canada, St. Lawrence Market, St. James' Cathedral, St. Lawrence Hall, Courthouse Square.

TTC Access: King streetcar to Jarvis St.

Jarvis Street: Mansions & Churches of the Rich & Religious

Meet at Bloor St. East & Church St.

Highlights: St. Paul’s Church,Victorian houses including Massey House, Jarvis Collegiate, Allan Gardens, Jarvis St. Baptist Church.

TTC Access: Bloor/Yonge Station.

Mount Pleasant Cemetery — Part One(English and French walks)

Meet at Yonge Street Cemetery Entrance (Yonge St., north of St. Clair Ave.)

Highlights: St. Andrew's Society Monument, Massey Mausoleum, Mt. Pleasant Mausoleum, Millionaires' Row,  Empress of Ireland Monument

TTC Access: St. Clair subway stop

The Necropolis(English and French walks)

Meet at the Necropolis Chapel, 200 Winchester St.

Highlights: Graves of William Lyon Mackenzie, Peter Matthews and Samuel Lount, Ned Hanlon, George Brown, Thornton Blackburn, Joseph Bloore.

TTC Access: Carlton streetcar to Parliament St.

ROM and its Neighbours

Meet in front of the ROM on Bloor St.

Highlights: Royal Ontario Museum, Church of the Redeemer, Royal Conservatory of Music, Taddle Creek, Flavelle House, Gardiner Museum.

TTC Access: Museum or St. George subway stops

ROMwalks PLUS, Rosedale — Part Two

Reservations required

A continuation of the Rosedale walk, Rosedale – Part Two explores a different area of the early suburb of Rosedale, intended for Toronto’s wealthy and influential citizens.

ROMwalks PLUS, Whiskey, Wharf and Windmill

Reservations required

Highlights: the historic Distillery District, Little Trinity Church, Enoch Turner Schoolhouse, Consumers’ Gas Building.

Sacred Stones and Steeples

Meet at the northeast corner of Church St. & King St.

Highlights: Sacred buildings from Christian & other faiths, including St. James’ Cathedral, Metropolitan United Church, St. Michael’s Cathedral, St. George’s Greek Orthodox Church.

TTC Access: King subway stops

Yorkville: A Tollgate Village

Meet in front of Yorkville Public Library, 22 Yorkville Ave.

Highlights: Yorkville Library, Firehall, Heliconian Club, 19th century houses, Hazelton Lanes, Church of the Redeemer .

TTC Access: Bloor/Yonge Station.

Private Group Walks:

Private group walks are available year round by special request for clubs, community groups, visitors and families. Group walks are $10 per person with a minimum of ten people. Please call 416.586.8097 for more information. All regular walks are available for Private Group Walks, as well as the additional walks listed below.

Cabbagetown

Highlights: Victorian Houses, Former Trinity College Medical School, Riverdale Park, The Necropolis, Wellesley Park.

Citadels of Wealth

Highlights: Hockey Hall of Fame, Early Skyscraper Banks, Canadian Bank of Commerce, the Big Five modern banks, BCE Place.

Entertainment District

Highlights: St. Andrew's Church, Roy Thomson Hall, Royal Alexandra & Princess of Wales Theatres, Rogers Centre (formerly SkyDome), Metro Toronto Convention Centre, CN Tower.

Parkdale

Highlights: St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Masaryk Hall, Melbourne Mews.

 

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