Annual Summer Series: On the Edge of a City Walking Tour

Schedule

Sat Jun 15 2024 at 10:30 am to 12:30 pm

Location

The Cathedral Church of St. James | Toronto, ON

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About this Event

Imagine a Toronto where the tallest building is only three stories high, where Lake Ontario reaches Front Street, where the wagon wheels grind through the muddy roads, the air smells of smoke and animal, and the surrounding lands is farms, fields, and forests. This was what the neighbourhood looked like in the early 1800s.

In this walking tour, explore the surviving built environment of the original 10 blocks of Toronto and discover how the Town of York, which started with a population of a couple hundred residents, became the City of Toronto in 1834, with a population of just under 10,000.

This tour is part of our Annual Summer Walking Tour Series. It begins on the steps of St. James Cathedral (facing King Street East) and end at Toronto's First Post Office Museum (260 Adelaide Street East). Tours run rain or shine, and may cover rough ground, so please dress accordingly.


---Acknowledgement---

We acknowledge that the Town of York Historical Society & Toronto's First Post Office operates on the sacred, traditional, and ancestral lands of many First Nations peoples including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinabek, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat.

--Please Note--

Information, histories, and stories included our Annual Summer Series may overlap between tours.

--Refund Policy--

Forty-eight hours notice is required for a full refund.

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Where is it happening?

The Cathedral Church of St. James, 106 King Street East, Toronto, Canada

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Tickets

CAD 15.00 to CAD 20.00

The Town of York Historical Society & Toronto's First Post Office

Host or Publisher The Town of York Historical Society & Toronto's First Post Office

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