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X-WR-CALNAME:CalDiscovery - toronto-on BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Canary District in Motion DTSTART:20260905T150000Z DTEND:20260905T163000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T155842Z UID:200928-1788606000-1788611400@www.heritagetoronto.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Discover how railways\, industry\, and migration transformed t he Canary District.\n\n\n\nHear stories of transition in the Canary Distri ct\, once Toronto’s oldest industrial crossroads—now a rapidly changin g urban community. \n\n\n\nOnce a bustling industrial crossroads\, the Can ary District has transformed into a growing urban village shaped by moveme nt and migration. On this walk\, uncover stories of Irish immigrants\, rai lway workers\, factories\, freight yards\, and working-class life woven in to the neighbourhood’s streets and buildings. We’ll explore the layers of change tied to its history as a shipping hub and working-class enclave \, its transformation during the 2015 Pan Am Games\, and the community tak ing shape today. \n\n\n\nThis emerging historian tour will be led by Jane Schiedel\, who has worked as a guide and facilitator at Toronto’s museum s over the past three years. She shares her passion for early Canadian his tory and explores how its architecture\, urban planning\, and creative min ds have shaped the city today. Jane has a deep appreciation for film\, esp ecially regarding the Canadian film industry and its unique storytelling. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUnderpass Park\, Canary District: Movement & Migra tion tour\, June 5\, 2025. Image by Oscar Akamine.\n\n\n\n\n\nTour partici pants at The Canary District: Movement and Migration tour\, June 5\, 2025. Image by Oscar Akamine.\n\n\n\n\n\nTour participants in front of the old Canary Restaurant\, Canary District: Movement and Migration tour\, June 5\ , 2025. Image by Oscar Akamine.\n\n\n\n\n\nOld Canary Restaurant\, Canary District: Movement and Migration tour\, June 5\, 2025. Image by Oscar Akam ine.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nThis tour is provided for $8.0 0/person. The total cost is $10.05 (includes a $2.05 transaction fee). Ple ase note that space is limited on our tours. You may not be able to join a tour group if you have not registered ahead of time through our website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMap heading – change value in settings\n\n \n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\n This tour is approximately 2.1 kilometres in distance and takes place predominantly on paved city sidewalks and str eets\, with some upward-sloped hills on paved paths. \n\n\n\nPublic washro oms are located in the Pavilion Terrace at Corktown Common Park\, closest to Stops #4 (Sculpture: Garden of Future Follies) and #5 (Bala Underpass) of the tour. \n\n\n\n\nFAQs\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat should I do if I can’t find the group at the start location?+\n\n\n\n\nOur staff and volunteers will b e at the tour’s starting location 30 minutes prior to each tour. Please arrive at least 10-15 minutes prior to the start of the tour to allow time for check-in. Feel free to call us at (647) 542-3450 if you are having tr ouble finding the start location. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore like this\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Gallery \n \n \n \n \n \n Toront o’s Great Architectural Heritage\n \n \n\n Vi sit outstanding examples in heritage conservation\, and learn about Toront o's architectural heritage. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Map \n \n \n \n \n \n Rail Lands\n \n \n\n From their role in tod ay’s modern commute to their historic contributions to telecommunication s and the tourism industry\, Toronto's trains have connected people for ne arly 200 years. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T155842Z LOCATION:409 Front St. East (southeast corner of Cherry St. and Front St. East)\, 409 Front St. East\, Toronto\, M5A 1G9\, Canada URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org/event/canary-district-in-motion-septem ber-5/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Heritage Toronto X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Baby Point Uncovered DTSTART:20260906T150000Z DTEND:20260906T163000Z DTSTAMP:20260816T001716Z UID:242568-1788692400-1788697800@www.heritagetoronto.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Walk an ancient trail and uncover 9\,000 years of history bene ath one of Toronto’s garden-inspired neighbourhoods.\n\n\n\nOn this tour \, you’ll learn about the Indigenous history buried along the Humber Riv er section of the ancient Carrying Place Trail\, visit the former site of Teiaiagon\, a 17th-century Seneca village\, and explore how Euro-Canadian settlement reshaped the land. We’ll also discover how the Baby Estate an d Robert Home Smith’s garden-style suburb transformed this land into the neighbourhood we see today. \n\n\n\nThis tour is developed and offered in partnership with ASI and will be led by Emily Meikle\, a field archaeolog ist at ASI. She earned her BA in Anthropology and English Literature from McGill University and her Master of Museum Studies from the University of Toronto. She holds an Applied Research archaeological license from the pro vince of Ontario and has worked as an archaeologist in the field and in th e lab since 2012. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTour at the Baby Point Gates\, M ay 12\, 2019. Image by Kristen McLaughlin.\n\n\n\n\n\nTour participants\, Baby Point Uncovered\, July 29\, 2023. Image by Oscar Akamine. \n\n\n\n\n\ nEtienne Brule Park at Baby Point Uncovered Tour\, July 29\, 2023. Image b y Oscar Akamine.\n\n\n\n\n\nTour of Baby Point neighbourhood\, May 12\, 20 19. Image by Kristen McLaughlin.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nTh is tour is provided for $8.00/person. The total cost is $10.05 (includes a $2.05 transaction fee). Please note that space is limited on our tours. Y ou may not be able to join a tour group if you have not registered ahead o f time through our website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMap heading – change value in settings\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThis tour is ap proximately 1.2 kilometres in distance and takes place on paved city sidew alks and some unpaved nature trails. There are steep uphill inclines on so me paved sidewalks\, and some stair-climbing will be required. \n\n\n\nPub lic washrooms are located close to the parking lot of Etienne Brûlé Park and at the York Mills Tennis Club at Catherine Ave and York Mill Dr. \n\n \n\n\nFAQs\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat should I do if I can’t find the group at the start location?+\n\n\n\n\nOur staff and volunteers will be at the tour’s starting location 30 minutes prior to each tour. Please arrive at least 1 0-15 minutes prior to the start of the tour to allow time for check-in. Fe el free to call us at (647) 542-3450 if you are having trouble finding the start location. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore like this\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event \n \n \n \n \n \n Shifting Shoreline\n \n \n\n Trace Toronto's original shoreline and unco ver how Indigenous land was transformed into a colonial and industrial wat erfront. \n \n \ n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event \n \n \n \n \n \n Resistance an d Reconciliation in York\n \n \n\n Explore the enduring Indigenous presence in the Bathurst and St. Clair area through it s parks\, public art\, and community spaces. LAST-MODIFIED:20260816T001716Z LOCATION:Étienne Brûlé Park\, 10 Catherine Ave\, Toronto\, ON\, M6S URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org/event/baby-point-uncovered-september/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Heritage Toronto X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Big Stories in Little India DTSTART:20260906T190000Z DTEND:20260906T203000Z DTSTAMP:20260802T181800Z UID:217889-1788706800-1788712200@www.heritagetoronto.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Discover how a former industrial brickyard is now a hub for To ronto’s South Asian community.\n\n\n\nLearn how one of Toronto’s first Bollywood movie theatres transformed this East End neighbourhood into an international destination for South Asian culture during the 1970s and 198 0s. \n\n\n\nOn this walk\, we’ll explore this unparalled bazaar\, a busi ness-based enclave formed by multiple entrepreneurial immigrants\, stoppin g at locations like the Lahore Tikka House\, known for barbecued green chi lies\, and Chandan Fashion\, the star of the reality show Bollywed. \n\n\n \nThis emerging historian tour will be developed and led by Sarah Takhar \, an international researcher and museum educator who has worked with org anisations such as the Museum on the Mound\, the Scottish Maritime Museum\ , the Aurora Historical Society\, and currently the Museum of Dufferin. Sa rah is passionate about investigating heritage through a transnational len s\, and exploring the cross-cultural connections of history. \n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\nTour participants at Chandan Fashion\, Big Stories in Little India\, Ma y 19\, 2024. Image by Hammad Khalil.\n\n\n\n\n\nTour participants\, Big St ories in Little India\, July 6\, 2025. Image by Oscar Akamine.\n\n\n\n\n\n Emerging historian Sarah Takhar and participants on Big Stories in Little India tour\, May 19\, 2024. Image by Hammad Khalil.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nR egistration\n\n\n\nThis tour is provided for $8.00/person. The total cost is $10.05 (includes a $2.05 transaction fee). Please note that space is li mited on our tours. You may not be able to join a tour group if you have n ot registered ahead of time through our website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\nMap heading – change value in settings\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nThis tour is approximately 1.5 kilometres in distance and takes pl ace predominantly on paved city sidewalks and streets.. \n\n\n\n\nFAQs\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat should I do if I can’t find the group at the start location ?+\n\n\n\n\nOur staff and volunteers will be at the tour’s starting loca tion 30 minutes prior to each tour. Please arrive at least 10-15 minutes p rior to the start of the tour to allow time for check-in. Feel free to cal l us at (647) 542-3450 if you are having trouble finding the start locatio n. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore Like This\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Article \n \n \n \n \n \n Bollywood Dreams and Bazaar S cenes\n \n \n\n The Gerrard India Bazaar\, or L ittle India\, has long been a key hub for early Indian and Pakistani immig rants in Toronto\, and remains a vibrant\, diverse cultural destination to day. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Map \n \n \n \n \n \n Big Stories in Litt le India\n \n \n\n Located on Gerrard Street Ea st\, between Greenwood and Coxwell\, is Toronto's Little India. Home since the 1970s to restaurants\, clothing stores\, and more\, this area grew in to an economic enclave for South Asians around the world who settled aroun d Toronto. LAST-MODIFIED:20260802T181800Z LOCATION:Greenwood Park\, 150 Greenwood Avenue\, Toronto\, Canada URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org/event/big-stories-little-india/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Heritage Toronto X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Queening Out DTSTART:20260909T223000Z DTEND:20260910T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260813T181828Z UID:257699-1788978600-1788984000@www.heritagetoronto.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Queer space is everywhere\, and so is queer history.\n\n\n\nSt ep beyond the Village and uncover overlooked places where Toronto’s 2SLG BTQ+ communities found connection\, built community\, and claimed space in the city. \n\n\n\nJourney from Bay Street through Chinatown and discover the bars\, bathhouses\, restaurants\, community centres\, and parks that b ecame queer spaces\, including the starting point of Toronto’s first Pri de march. Hear how the former Toronto Coach Terminal became a place of arr ival and support for gay men coming to the city\, and uncover the history of the Continental Hotel\, where working-class lesbians and Chinese men fo rmed unexpected relationships. \n\n\n\nAlong the way\, we’ll encounter s paces of queer joy and creativity\, from drag shows and dim sum to the leg endary Vazaleen parties at the El Mocambo. We’ll also share stories of q ueer Asian Torontonians who organized\, built community\, and fought for v isibility in both queer and Asian spaces across the city. \n\n\n\nThis eme rging historian tour will be led by Simon Liao\, an award-winning architec tural designer and community researcher based in Toronto. Working across a rchitecture\, public art\, and community engagement\, Simon centres collec tive memory\, belonging\, and imagination through inclusive\, community-dr iven design. His work has been published\, presented\, and exhibited inter nationally. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmerging Historian Jingshu Yao in front of Cec il Community Centre\, on the Changing Chinatown Tour\, June 02\, 2024. Ima ge by Rachna Shah .\n\n\n\n\n\nThe El Mocambo\, ca. 1940s. Image by E.L. R uddy Courtesy of the City of Toronto Archives\n\n\n\n\n\nTour participants \, 231 Mutual Street\, It Takes A Village\, June 6\, 2026. Image by Oscar Akamine.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nThis tour is provided fo r $8.00/person. The total cost is $10.05 (includes a $2.05 transaction fee ). Please note that space is limited on our tours. You may not be able to join a tour group if you have not registered ahead of time through our web site. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMap heading – change value in sett ings\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThis tour is approximately 2.2 kilo metres in distance and takes place predominantly on paved city sidewalks a nd streets. \n\n\n\nPublic washrooms are available along the route at OCAD University\, University Settlement and the Cecil Community Centre. \n\n\n \n\nFAQs\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat should I do if I can’t find the group at the st art location?+\n\n\n\n\nOur staff and volunteers will be at the tour’s s tarting location 30 minutes prior to each tour. Please arrive at least 10- 15 minutes prior to the start of the tour to allow time for check-in. Feel free to call us at (647) 542-3450 if you are having trouble finding the s tart location. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore Like This\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Article \n \n \n \n \n \n City Park: Mid-Century 2S LGBTQ+ Heritage\n \n \n\ n City Park was the fir st Mid-Century Modern high-rise project in downtown Toronto. The apartment complex was vital to the development of the Church–Wellesley Village in the 1950s. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Article \n \n \n \n \n \n Fifty Ye ars of Queer Street West\n \n \n\n The younger sibling to Toronto’s Gay Village at Church and Wellesley runs along Quee n Street West. Often known as Queer West within the community\, the neighb ourhood has helped to shape Toronto culture for more than half a century. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Article \n \n \n \n \n \n Architecture of a Ne ighbourhood: Downtown Yonge Street\n \n \n\n Ex plore the rich architectural history on Yonge Street: how its buildings an d public spaces have encouraged Torontonians to gather\, celebrate\, and d o business for over two hundred years. LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T181828Z LOCATION:Northwest corner of Bay St & Dundas St W\, 595 Bay Street\, Toron to\, Ontario\, M5G 2C2\, Canada URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org/event/queening-out-sep-9/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Heritage Toronto X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Changing Chinatown DTSTART:20260912T190000Z DTEND:20260912T203000Z DTSTAMP:20260802T181800Z UID:217561-1789225200-1789230600@www.heritagetoronto.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:From its Jewish roots to the growth of Toronto’s Chinatown\, see how community activism continues to shape the neighbourhood today.\n\ n\n\nDiscover the past and present along Spadina Avenue through stories of migration\, resistance\, and change. \n\n\n\nOn this walk\, we explore To ronto’s Chinatown West\, an area with a rich history of both cultural in tersections and fierce advocacy. Engage with the mythology and symbolism o f Chinese traditions\, seen in public art and murals. Learn how a modern c ommunity centre was the former home of a gay advocacy group\, a synogogue\ , and a Chinese Catholic Church. We’ll also hear about community battles against historic racist laws\, and past and ongoing development pressures which threaten key neighbourhood organizations\, businesses\, restaurants . \n\n\n\nThis emerging historian tour will be led by Sherry Wu\, a sustai nable strategist with a background in climate advocacy\, public facilitati on\, and storytelling. Born in Beijing and raised in London\, Ontario\, Sh erry Wu brings both a personal and evolving connection to Chinese Canadian history and to Toronto’s Chinatown. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTour leade r showing abacus to tour group\, Chinatown West\, July 21\, 2019. Image by Ali Mosleh.\n\n\n\n\n\nHuron Square’s Qilin bronze statue\, Changing Ch inatown tour\, June 8\, 2023. Image by Johnny Wu.\n\n\n\n\n\nChinatown We st\, Dundas and Spadina\, June 1\, 2019. Image by Kristen McLaughlin.\n\n\ n\n\n\nTour leader Jingshu Yao on the Changing Chinatown tour\, Spadina Av enue\, May 11 2024.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nThis tour is pr ovided for $8.00/person. The total cost is $10.05 (includes a $2.05 transa ction fee). Please note that space is limited on our tours. You may not be able to join a tour group if you have not registered ahead of time throug h our website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMap heading – change value in settings\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\n This tour is approximately 1.5 kilometres in distance and takes place on city sidewalks and is relat ively flat. The group will have to cross Spadina which is a major and busy street. \n\n\n\nPublic washrooms are located at Chinatown Centre\, 222 Sp adina Avenue\, and the Cecil Community Centre\, 58 Cecil Sreet. At the end of the tour\, there is a food court located at 700 University Avenue. \n\ n\n\n\nFAQs\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat should I do if I can’t find the group at the start location?+\n\n\n\n\nOur staff and volunteers will be at the tour’ s starting location 30 minutes prior to each tour. Please arrive at least 10-15 minutes prior to the start of the tour to allow time for check-in. F eel free to call us at (647) 542-3450 if you are having trouble finding th e start location. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore like this\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Article \n \n \n \n \n \n Growing Our Future: Co mmemorating 100 Years of the Chinese Immigration Act\n \n \n\n From the tracks of the Canadian Pacific Railway to the far mlands of Ontario\, Chinese Canadians helped build modern Canada. However\ , the community suffered a long history of exclusion\, exploitation\, and racial segregation. Faced with limited resources and stifled by strict imm igration rules\, the small community managed to survive and eventually thr ive.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Article \n \n \n \n \n \n North York R ecipes for Healing\n \n \n\n Explore 15 intervi ews of East Asian community members from North York\, and learn how food s erves as a connection between their identities and heritage. LAST-MODIFIED:20260802T181800Z LOCATION:Huron Square\, Huron St & Dundas St W\, Toronto\, ON\, M5T1G6 URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org/event/changing-chinatown-2026/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Heritage Toronto X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Bad Girls DTSTART:20260913T150000Z DTEND:20260913T163000Z DTSTAMP:20260806T001227Z UID:242563-1789297200-1789302600@www.heritagetoronto.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Uncover the hidden history of Toronto’s “bad girls” in L iberty Village.\n\n\n\nExplore how women challenged social expectations— and the institutions that sought to control them—in one of Toronto’s m ost rapidly changing neighbourhoods. \n\n\n\nLong before Liberty Village b ecame a hub of condos\, cafés\, and creative industries\, it was home to Canada’s first women’s prison. This walk uncovers the stories of women whose lives intersected with the Andrew Mercer Reformatory\, where ideas about morality\, gender\, race\, and respectability shaped who was deemed “criminal.” \n\n\n\nAlong the way\, we’ll explore the remaining trac es of Mercer Reformatory and the Toronto Central Prison\, while uncovering stories of factory workers\, immigrant women\, reformers\, and inmates wh ose experiences reveal a different side of Toronto’s history. Together\, these places illuminate how women navigated work\, freedom\, surveillance \, and resistance in a rapidly industrializing city. \n\n\n\nThis emerging historian tour will be led by Ela Gach\, a long-time heritage enthusiast and historic researcher. She is a recent graduate from the Willowbank Scho ol of Restoration Arts\, and currently works in heritage planning. \n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\nTour participants on the Bad Girls walking tour\, 70 East Liberty Street\, July 30\, 2022.\n\n\n\n\n\nBoard Member\, Sarah Watson\, introdu ces the “Bad Girls” walking tour\, Lamport Stadium\, August 17\, 2022. \n\n\n\n\n\nTour participants on the Bad Girls walking tour\, King Street West and Fraser Avenue\, July 30\, 2022.\n\n\n\n\n\nExterior of Andrew Me rcer’s Reformatory\, Toronto\, April 7\, 1914. Image by W. James. Courte sy of Toronto Star and the Toronto Public library.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRe gistration\n\n\n\nThis tour is provided for $8.00/person. The total cost i s $10.05 (includes a $2.05 transaction fee). Please note that space is lim ited on our tours. You may not be able to join a tour group if you have no t registered ahead of time through our website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nMap heading – change value in settings\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\ n\n\n\nThe nearest TTC Stop is St. Andrew Station\, accessible by taking t he Line 1 subway\, the 504 King Streetcar to King Street W at Joe Shuster Way. \n\n\n\nThe nearest Green P parking lot Carpark 181\, located on site at 1155 King Street West. \n\n\n\n\nFAQs\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat should I do if I can’t find the group at the start location?+\n\n\n\n\nOur staff and vol unteers will be at the tour’s starting location 30 minutes prior to each tour. Please arrive at least 10-15 minutes prior to the start of the tour to allow time for check-in. Feel free to call us at (647) 542-3450 if you are having trouble finding the start location. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore Like This\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Map \n \n \n \n \n \n Bad Girls\n \n \n\n In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries\, women began to exercise increased agency a nd mobility in Toronto: seeking out independent\, single lives and enterin g the city's workforce. But public officials and provincial legislation of ten limited women’s social\, sexual and economic agency. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n E vent \n \n \n \n \n \n Big City Soccer Dreams\n \n \n\n Discover Toronto’s sporting history\, especially its multicultural soccer scene\, and the power of "the beautiful game" in bringing together and excluding communities. LAST-MODIFIED:20260806T001227Z LOCATION:Allan A. Lamport Stadium\, 1155 King Street West\, Toronto\, M6K 1E9\, Canada URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org/event/bad-girls-september/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Heritage Toronto X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Architecture on Bloor Reimagined DTSTART:20260916T223000Z DTEND:20260917T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260903T001812Z UID:242574-1789583400-1789588800@www.heritagetoronto.org CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:From landmark restorations to bold reinventions\, see how Bloo r Street’s architecture is adapting to a changing city.\n\n\n\nOn this w alk along Bloor Street from Queen’s Park to Mirvish Village\, explore th e evolving lives of buildings shaped by changing cultural\, economic\, and development pressures. Compare careful restorations with bold contemporar y additions\, and consider what is preserved (and what can be lost) when h istoric spaces take on new uses. Along the way\, we’ll examine the cont rasting architecture of the Royal Ontario Museum and the transformation of the Park Hyatt\, and hear how the Brunswick House shifted from a beloved music venue to a retail space\, and how the redevelopment of Mirvish Villa ge balances housing\, heritage\, and community identity. \n\n\n\nThis emer ging historian tour will be led by Angela Jang\, a recent graduate of the Master of Landscape Architecture program at the University of Toronto\, wi th academic and professional experience in architecture\, planning\, and u rban design. She holds a Bachelor of Architectural Studies\, specializing in Conservation and Sustainability\, and is passionate about uncovering ov erlooked stories embedded within the built environment. Her focus has been on master planning\, public realm design\, and heritage research where ar chitecture\, landscape\, and art intersect.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTour leader showing abacus to tour group\, Chinatown West\, July 21\, 2019. Im age by Ali Mosleh.\n\n\n\n\n\nRoyal Ontario Museum\, 1922. Photographed by James Victor Salmon.\n\n\n\n\n\nMirvish Village\, Markham Street. c. 1977 and 1985 Courtesy of The City of Toronto Archives\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegi stration\n\n\n\nThis tour is provided for $8.00/person. The total cost is $10.05 (includes a $2.05 transaction fee). Please note that space is limit ed on our tours. You may not be able to join a tour group if you have not registered ahead of time through our website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nMap heading – change value in settings\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\ n\nThis tour is approximately 2.5 kilometres in distance and takes place e ntirely on paved city sidewalks and streets\, and is relatively flat. \n\n \n\nPublic washrooms are located at Metro\, 425 Bloor Street West\; ROM\, 100 Queens Park\; and the Annex Hotel\, 196 Brunswick Avenue. \n\n\n\n\nFA Qs\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat should I do if I can’t find the group at the start lo cation?+\n\n\n\n\nOur staff and volunteers will be at the tour’s startin g location 30 minutes prior to each tour. Please arrive at least 10-15 min utes prior to the start of the tour to allow time for check-in. Feel free to call us at (647) 542-3450 if you are having trouble finding the start l ocation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore like this\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Article \n \n \n \n \n \n Architecture of a Neighbourhood : Downtown Yonge Street\n \n \n\n Explore the r ich architectural history on Yonge Street: how its buildings and public sp aces have encouraged Torontonians to gather\, celebrate\, and do business for over two hundred years. LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T001812Z LOCATION:Lillian Massey Building\, 125 Queens Park\, Toronto\, M5S 2C7\, C anada URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org/event/architecture-on-bloor-reimagined -september/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Heritage Toronto X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Uptown Uncovered DTSTART:20260919T150000Z DTEND:20260919T163000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T155842Z UID:217868-1789815600-1789821000@www.heritagetoronto.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Uncover North Toronto’s transformation with us—from open f ields to thriving neighbourhood streets.\n\n\n\nExplore a suburb – far f rom a sleepy hamlet – but a growing neighbourhood full of tantalizing ta les: from the failed rebellion that led to sweeping government reforms\, t o a medieval-styled castle that hides key city infrastructure. On these tr avels north\, we’ll explore an Art Deco theatre\, once home to vaudevill e and now a residential condominium\, the first Toronto public library to have an automated circulation system\, and end at North Toronto’s neighb ourhood garden boutique. \n\n\n\nThis emerging historian tour will be de veloped and led by Mads Bayliss\, a journalist and digital storyteller. Af ter completing an exchange year in Toronto\, Mads felt so at home in the r ich vibrancy of the city’s culture that they now live here permanently. Mads believes heritage and storytelling can unite communities\, and aims t o share histories that are often ignored and misrepresented. \n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\nTour participants\, Uptown Uncovered tour\, August 22\, 2025. Image by Oscar Akamine.\n\n\n\n\n\nTour participants\, Uptown Uncovered tour\, Augu st 22\, 2025. Image by Oscar Akamine.\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn Fisher Public School \, Uptown Uncovered tour\, August 22\, 2025. Image by Oscar Akamine.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nThis tour is provided for $8.00/person . The total cost is $10.05 (includes a $2.05 transaction fee). Please note that space is limited on our tours. You may not be able to join a tour gr oup if you have not registered ahead of time through our website. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMap heading – change value in settings\n\n\n\n\n \n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThis tour is approximately 2 kilometres in distan ce and takes place predominantly on paved city sidewalks and streets. \n\ n\n\nPublic washrooms are available inside the Northern District Branch Li brary and at Sheridan Nurseries. \n\n\n\n\nFAQs\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat should I d o if I can’t find the group at the start location?+\n\n\n\n\nOur staff a nd volunteers will be at the tour’s starting location 30 minutes prior t o each tour. Please arrive at least 10-15 minutes prior to the start of th e tour to allow time for check-in. Feel free to call us at (647) 542-3450 if you are having trouble finding the start location. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMo re Like This\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event \n \n \n \n \n \n Canary District in Motion\n \n \n\n Hear stories of transition in the Canary District\, once Toronto ’s oldest industrial crossroads—now a rapidly changing urban community . \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Map \n \n \n \n \n \n Eglinton East: The Gol den Mile\n \n \n\n Once a small farming townshi p\, discover this Scarborough community's surprising history\, which inclu des a secret WWII munitions plant\, and its postwar status as the epicentr e of Canadian industrial growth. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Article \n \n \n \n \n \n Architecture of a Neighbourhood: Downtown Yonge Street\n \n \n\n Explore the rich architectural history on Y onge Street: how its buildings and public spaces have encouraged Torontoni ans to gather\, celebrate\, and do business for over two hundred years. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T155842Z LOCATION:Montgomery Square Park\, 2384 Yonge Street\, Toronto\, ON\, M4P 3 J5 URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org/event/uptown-uncovered-september/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Heritage Toronto X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Resistance and Reconciliation in York DTSTART:20260919T190000Z DTEND:20260919T203000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T155842Z UID:203489-1789830000-1789835400@www.heritagetoronto.org CATEGORIES:arts,community DESCRIPTION:Discover the city through art and Indigenous storytelling\, an d see Toronto in a whole new way.\n\n\n\nExplore the enduring Indigenous p resence in the Bathurst and St. Clair area through its parks\, public art\ , and community spaces. Visit murals in the area depicting wolves\, guardi ans\, and layered landscapes\, while learning about the Medicine Wheel\, t he Dish With One Spoon\, Orange Shirt Day\, and Indigenous-led care. Along the way\, you’ll hear inspiring stories of Indigenous resistance\, heal ing\, and community-building that continue to shape Toronto. \n\n\n\nThis tour will be led by Mike Buckland. Born in Burlington and now based in To ronto\, Mike remains deeply connected to his community of Membertou First Nation in Unama’ki (Cape Breton). With over 15 years of experience as an educator\, he is dedicated to making history engaging\, accessible\, and grounded in lived experience. Mike works as an Instructor with the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres\, delivering training that ad dresses Indigenous-specific racism and supports systems change. His work i s rooted in storytelling\, relationship-building\, and community knowledge \, bringing forward Indigenous presence\, resilience\, and voices in urban spaces. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTour participants\, Indigenous Art & Natu re\, September 17\, 2023. Image by Johnny Wu.\n\n\n\n\n\nBasketball Court Mural at David Crombie Park\, Resistance and Reconciliation tour\, Septemb er 6\, 2025.\n\n\n\n\n\nTour participants\, Resistance and Reconciliation\ , June 15\, 2025. Image by Jesse McDougall.\n\n\n\n\n\nTour participants\, Indigenous Art & Nature\, July 23\, 2023. Image by Agnes Manivit.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nThis tour is provided for $8.00/person. Th e total cost is $10.05 (includes a $2.05 transaction fee). Please note tha t space is limited on our tours. You may not be able to join a tour group if you have not registered ahead of time through our website. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMap heading – change value in settings\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAc cessibility\n\n\n\nThis tour is approximately 1 kilometre in distance and takes place predominantly on paved city sidewalks and streets. \n\n\n\n\nF AQs\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat should I do if I can’t find the group at the start l ocation?+\n\n\n\n\nOur staff and volunteers will be at the tour’s starti ng location 30 minutes prior to each tour. Please arrive at least 10-15 mi nutes prior to the start of the tour to allow time for check-in. Feel free to call us at (647) 542-3450 if you are having trouble finding the start location. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore like this\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Map \n \n \n \n \n \n Tkaronto Voices\n \n \n\n Explore the map to learn about sites in the cit y with connections to Indigenous communities and histories. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Map \n \n \n \n \n \n Indigenous Roots: A Living History\n \n \n\n From Toronto’s original inhabitants\, their struggles and resistance to colonialism\, to the creation of today ’s Indigenous community in the city. Get to know Tkarón:to. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T155842Z LOCATION:Wells Hills Park\, 145 Hilton Ave\, Toronto\, M5P1N4\, Canada URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org/event/resistance-and-reconciliation-in -york-2/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Heritage Toronto X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Shifting Shoreline DTSTART:20260920T150000Z DTEND:20260920T163000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T155842Z UID:200929-1789902000-1789907400@www.heritagetoronto.org CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Peel back the pavement and discover Toronto’s buried waterfr ont.\n\n\n\nWhat happened to Toronto’s original waterfront? Trace the sh oreline that once ran near today’s Front Street and discover how the lak e’s edge was reshaped by colonization\, industrialism\, and city-buildin g. From the Dominion Public Building to St. Lawrence Market and Parliament Square Park\, uncover the layers of history beneath the streets: Indigeno us land\, archaeological artifacts\, buried waters\, and the people who tr ansformed Toronto’s relationship with Lake Ontario. \n\n\n\nThis emergin g historian tour will be led by Beatrice Hunter\, an emerging museum profe ssional and lifelong learner with abiding passions for public history\, ed ucation and storytelling. With dedicated professional experience in herita ge interpretation\, she is passionate about projects that research\, explo re and share the rich\, vibrant history of Toronto. She believes that to b uild a more cohesive city\, we need to learn and educate collaboratively t o better understand our shared past as a foundation for a shared future. \ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSt. Lawrence Hall\, Firsts on Front Street tour\, J uly 19\, 2025. Image by Hammad Khalil.\n\n\n\n\n\nMarket Street\, Firsts o n Front Street tour\, July 19\, 2025. Image by Hammad Khalil.\n\n\n\n\n\nT our participants at the Shoreline Commemorative sculpture\, Along the Shor e tour\, August 7\, 2025. Image by Hammad Khalil.\n\n\n\n\n\nEmerging Hist orian Rose Maagdenberg leads the Along the Shore tour\, September 6\, 2025 . Image by Hammad Khalil.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nThis tour is provided for $8.00/person. The total cost is $10.05 (includes a $2.05 transaction fee). Please note that space is limited on our tours. You may not be able to join a tour group if you have not registered ahead of time through our website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMap heading – change value in settings\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThis tour is approxima tely 2.1 kilometres in distance and takes place predominantly on paved cit y sidewalks and streets. The only exception is that the land near the Shor eline Commemorative Sculpture on Front Street slopes downward. \n\n\n\n\nF AQs\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat should I do if I can’t find the group at the start l ocation?+\n\n\n\n\nOur staff and volunteers will be at the tour’s starti ng location 30 minutes prior to each tour. Please arrive at least 10-15 mi nutes prior to the start of the tour to allow time for check-in. Feel free to call us at (647) 542-3450 if you are having trouble finding the start location. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore like this\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Map \n \n \n \n \n \n Tkaronto Voices\n \n \n\n Explore the map to learn about sites in the cit y with connections to Indigenous communities and histories. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Map \n \n \n \n \n \n Indigenous Roots: A Living History\n \n \n\n From Toronto’s original inhabitants\, their struggles and resistance to colonialism\, to the creation of today ’s Indigenous community in the city. Get to know Tkarón:to. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Archive \n \n \n \n \n \n Building Toronto: Stories of St . Lawrence Neighbourhood\n \n \n\n Toronto’s first planned neighbourhood\, St. Lawrence has been at the centre of the c ity's urban fabric for three centuries. Discover its evolution\, from the 19th-century shoreline of Lake Ontario to a vibrant\, modern neighbourhood that attracts residents and visitors alike. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T155842Z LOCATION:Dominion Public Building\, 1 Front Street West\, Toronto\, M5J 2X 5\, Canada URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org/event/shifting-shoreline-september-20/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Heritage Toronto X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Best Pictures of Toronto DTSTART:20260920T190000Z DTEND:20260920T203000Z DTSTAMP:20260813T121747Z UID:242572-1789916400-1789921800@www.heritagetoronto.org CATEGORIES:arts,film DESCRIPTION:From the works of the Group of Seven to Disney’s Turning Red \, see Toronto through a different lens and discover how artists and filmm akers have pictured the city.\n\n\n\nExplore how streets\, buildings\, and neighbourhoods in the heart of Toronto’s downtown have been captured\, transformed\, and reimagined through art and film. From a futuristic City Hall that has stood in for other worlds to university buildings disguised as Harvard and Princeton\, discover why Toronto has spent decades playing everywhere but itself. Along the way\, trace connections between the city and artists like Lawren Harris and William Kurelek\, and visit locations f eatured in productions including Scott Pilgrim vs. the World\, Turning Red \, and Mean Girls. \n\n\n\nThis emerging historian tour will be led by Ver onica Leal-Correia\, a museum and cultural heritage professional from Otta wa\, Canada. She holds an Honours Bachelor of Science with a double major in Biology and Fine Arts from the University of Ottawa\, and completed the Museum Studies program at Algonquin College in 2025. Veronica is currentl y the Programming & Collections Manager at Sharon Museum and Gardens\, spe cializing in collections management\, exhibition development\, and public programming. Her experience includes roles with Parks Canada\, the Canadia n War Museum\, the Senate of Canada\, the National Gallery of Canada\, and several nonprofit organizations. Her interdisciplinary background bridges art\, science\, conservation\, and storytelling within museum and heritag e spaces. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParticipants on the Kensington Market to ur\, June 10\, 2017. Image by Alex Willms.\n\n\n\n\n\nBus tour group at Ca mpbell House Museum\, September 22\, 2019. Image by Herman Custodio.\n\n\n \n\n\nNew City Hall opening week\, 100 Queen St W\, September 1965. Image by Toronto Fire Department. Courtesy of City of Toronto Archives. Licensed under CC BY 2.0.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Silver Dollar Room in The Silent Partner movie\, 1978.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nThis tour is provided for $8.00/person. The total cost is $10.05 (includes a $2.05 transaction fee). Please note that space is limited on our tours. You may not be able to join a tour group if you have not registered ahead of time through our website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMap heading – change value in set tings\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThis tour is approximately 3 kilom etres in distance and takes place entirely on paved city sidewalks and str eets\, and is relatively flat. Some construction and pedestrian traffic is expected along the route. \n\n\n\nPublic washrooms are located at Toronto City Hall and Sid Smith Hall\, 100 St. George Street. \n\n\n\n\nFAQs\n\n\ n\n\n\nWhat should I do if I can’t find the group at the start location? +\n\n\n\n\nOur staff and volunteers will be at the tour’s starting locat ion 30 minutes prior to each tour. Please arrive at least 10-15 minutes pr ior to the start of the tour to allow time for check-in. Feel free to call us at (647) 542-3450 if you are having trouble finding the start location . \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nMore like this\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Arti cle \n \n \n \n \n \n Fifty Years of Queer Street West\n \n \n\n The younger sibling to Toronto’s Gay Vil lage at Church and Wellesley runs along Queen Street West. Often known as Queer West within the community\, the neighbourhood has helped to shape To ronto culture for more than half a century. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Article \n \n \n \n \n \n Bollywood Dreams and Bazaar Scenes\n \n \n\n The Gerrard India Bazaar\, or Little India\, has lon g been a key hub for early Indian and Pakistani immigrants in Toronto\, an d remains a vibrant\, diverse cultural destination today. LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T121747Z LOCATION:Intersection of Queen Street West and York Street\, Queen St W an d York St\, Toronto\, M5H 3K6 URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org/event/best-pictures-of-toronto-septemb er/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Heritage Toronto X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Plaque City DTSTART:20260923T223000Z DTEND:20260924T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260813T181828Z UID:257760-1790188200-1790193600@www.heritagetoronto.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Toronto is plaque city.\n\n\n\nOver the last five decades\, He ritage Toronto has placed about 950 historical plaques and markers around Toronto covering everything from nightlife to dead raccoons. \n\n\n\nOn th is tour you will learn about the history of the plaques program—how it s tarted\, how it grew\, and how it evolved—and discover some unique highl ights and staff favourites in the collection. We’ll also talk about how the plaques program works today and where it’s heading. \n\n\n\nWe’ll visit plaques that tell the story of Toronto in bitsized chunks—from leg endary trans artist Jackie Shane to the union of Black railway porters who unionized in 1939 for better pay and career prospects and some of the old est human archaeological remains. \n\n\n\nThis tour will be led by Chris B ateman and Meg Sutton\, Heritage Toronto’s plaques program staff. Chris Bateman is the manager of the plaques program and an award-winning freelan ce journalist. His work\, which focuses on Toronto’s history\, has appea red in the Toronto Star\, Globe and Mail\, Bloomberg CityLab\, and Spacing \, among others. He has worked for Heritage Toronto and the plaques progra m for more than a decade. Meg Sutton is the plaques coordinator. A graduat e of the University of Toronto with a Masters of Museums and Masters of In formation\, she is a passionate storyteller committed to ensuring everyone ’s voice is included in the retellings of our past. She’s also the hos t of Heritage Toronto’s Plaque Friday\, the weekly Instagram series that brings Toronto’s more than 950 plaques to life. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTour an d plaque presentation in the Dundas + Carlaw neighbourhood\, June 2018. Im age by Herman Custodio.\n\n\n\n\n\nEglinton East: The Golden Mile\, August 11\, 2019. Image by Heritage Toronto.\n\n\n\n\n\nTour participants take i n the Underground Railroad Restaurant plaque\, Being Black on King\, June 13\, 2024. Image by Rachna Shah.\n\n\n\n\n\nPlaques at the Golden Mile on Eglinton East\, Scarborough\, June 22\, 2019. Image by Heritage Toronto.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nThis tour is provided for $8.00/pe rson. The total cost is $10.05 (includes a $2.05 transaction fee). Please note that space is limited on our tours. You may not be able to join a tou r group if you have not registered ahead of time through our website. \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMap heading – change value in settings\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThis tour is approximately 2.7 kilometres in distance and takes place predominantly on paved city sidewalks and streets . \n\n\n\nPublic washrooms are available along the route at a Starbucks an d at HTO Park. \n\n\n\n\nFAQs\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat should I do if I can’t fin d the group at the start location?+\n\n\n\n\nOur staff and volunteers will be at the tour’s starting location 30 minutes prior to each tour. Pleas e arrive at least 10-15 minutes prior to the start of the tour to allow ti me for check-in. Feel free to call us at (647) 542-3450 if you are having trouble finding the start location. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponso rs\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore Like This\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feature \n \n \n \n \n \n Plaq ues\n \n \n\n Our plaques educate and enlighten the public about the important people\, places\, and events from Toronto ’s past. Started in 1969\, we are responsible for more than 900 plaques across the city. \n \n \n \n \n \n \ n \n \n Feature \n \ n \n \n \n \n 202 5 Plaques Program Highlights\n \n \n\n From fre edom-seekers to a dead raccoon\, in 2025 our historical plaques embraced a broad view of the stories that have defined Toronto. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featur e \n \n \n \n \n \n Conrad the Raccoon\n \n \n\n We honour and mourn Conrad the viral Yonge Street raccoon who died 10 years ago this month. LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T181828Z LOCATION:Scotia Plaza\, 40 King St W\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5H 3Y2\, Canad a URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org/event/plaque-city-sep-23/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Heritage Toronto X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Next Stop is... ART! DTSTART:20260926T150000Z DTEND:20260926T163000Z DTSTAMP:20260817T181909Z UID:215443-1790420400-1790425800@www.heritagetoronto.org CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:As we rocket from station to station\, explore the art that ad orns Toronto’s subway system.\n\n\n\nHop on the TTC with us and discover the murals\, mosaics\, and designs hidden in plain sight. \n\n\n\nOur su bway stations are not just critical infrastructure for public transportati on. They are also dynamic sites for cultural and artistic expression. On t his tour\, we’ll explore the 70+ year history of public art in Toronto ’s transit landscape\, from station architecture and design\, to forgott en tilework of the 1950s\, to the contemporary murals of today. \n\n\n\nTh is emerging historian tour will be developed and led by Logan Warner\, a h eritage scholar and museum professional. Drawn to the lived histories of m aterial culture\, Logan has managed museum\, archives\, archaeology\, and architecture collections for governmental agencies and heritage organizati ons like the Ontario Heritage Trust and Royal Ontario Museum. Logan receiv ed a Master of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Toronto and an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology from Trent University. \n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\nConstruction of the Yonge subway line at Front and Bay Streets\, 1950 . City of Toronto Archives.\n\n\n\n\n\nTour participants on the “Capturi ng Mid-Century Toronto” walking tour\, Walmer Street subway station\, Se ptember 17\, 2022.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nThis tour is p rovided for $8.00/person. The total cost is $10.05 (includes a $2.05 trans action fee). Please note that space is limited on our tours. You may not b e able to join a tour group if you have not registered ahead of time throu gh our website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMap heading – change val ue in settings\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nAlthough the TTC subway p latforms\, concourses\, and trains have seating\, we cannot guarantee oppo rtunities to sit throughout the tour. Please be prepared to stand and walk for the majority of the tour. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us i f you have any questions about accessibility. \n\n\n\nThere are public was hrooms only at the last stop\, in Cedarvale Station. The viewing deck in C edarvale Station is accessible only by stairs. \n\n\n\n\nFAQs\n\n\n\n\n\nW hat should I do if I can’t find the group at the start location?+\n\n\n\ n\nOur staff and volunteers will be at the tour’s starting location 30 m inutes prior to each tour. Please arrive at least 10-15 minutes prior to t he start of the tour to allow time for check-in. Feel free to call us at ( 647) 542-3450 if you are having trouble finding the start location. \n\n\n \n\n\n\nIs the public transit fare included?+\n\n\n\n\nParticipants are re quired to pay the TTC fare but the entire tour will happen within “one r ide”. We will not be exiting the subway system in the middle of the tour . \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore Like This\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \ n \n Art icle \n \n \n \n \n \n Toronto’s Tunnels\n \n \n\n Tunnels have captured the city’s imagination. Here w e unearth the stories of some of Toronto’s secret and not-so-secret subt erranean infrastructure. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Map \n \n \n \n \n \n Rail Lands\n \n \n\n From their role in today ’s modern commute to their historic contributions to telecommunications and the tourism industry\, Toronto's trains have connected people for near ly 200 years. LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T181909Z LOCATION:Northwest corner of Queen Street West and University Avenue\, 160 Queen Street West\, Toronto\, ON URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org/event/the-next-stop-is-art-september/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Heritage Toronto X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Big City Soccer Dreams DTSTART:20260926T190000Z DTEND:20260926T203000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T155842Z UID:200544-1790434800-1790440200@www.heritagetoronto.org CATEGORIES:community,sports DESCRIPTION:Get your kicks and learn something too!\n\n\n\nDiscover Toront o’s sporting history\, especially its multicultural soccer scene\, and t he power of “the beautiful game” in bringing together and excluding co mmunities. \n\n\n\nMoving from Indigenous traditions to early exclusion of women\, and into the rise of soccer\, we explore how sport has reflected – and shaped – Toronto’s diverse communities. With stories of pionee rs and overlooked athletes\, you’ll learn about who gets to play\, who g ets seen\, and how that has changed. \n\n\n\nThis emerging historian tour will be developed and led by Mads Bayliss\, a journalist and digital story teller. After completing an exchange year in Toronto\, Mads felt so at hom e in the rich vibrancy of the city’s culture that they now live here per manently. Mads believes heritage and storytelling can unite communities\, and aims to share histories that are often ignored and misrepresented. \n\ n\n\nThis tour takes place at Exhibition Place home to Toronto Stadium (fo rmerly BMO Field) where matches in the FIFA World Cup 2026 will be played\ , and nearby to Fort York and The Bentway\, where soccer fans will gather to celebrate. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTour participants in front of BMO Field at Exhibition Place\, She Shoots\, She Scores tour\, September 27\, 2025. Ima ge by Oscar Akamine.\n\n\n\n\n\nWorld Cup Soccer celebrations in Little It aly\, College Street West\, circa 1998. Courtesy of City of Toronto Archiv es.\n\n\n\n\n\nSoccer at Ulster Stadium\, 1910 to 1930. Courtesy of City o f Toronto Archives.\n\n\n\n\n\nOlympic runner Harry Jerome races at Exhibi tion Stadium\, circa 1960.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nThis t our is provided for $8.00/person. The total cost is $10.05 (includes a $2. 05 transaction fee). Please note that space is limited on our tours. You m ay not be able to join a tour group if you have not registered ahead of ti me through our website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMap heading – ch ange value in settings\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThis tour is appr oximately 2 kilometres\, mostly on paved city sidewalks and streets\, with some walking on non-paved urban parks. \n\n\n\nPublic washrooms are avail able at the Fort York Visitor Centre. \n\n\n\n\nFAQs\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat shoul d I do if I can’t find the group at the start location?+\n\n\n\n\nOur st aff and volunteers will be at the tour’s starting location 30 minutes pr ior to each tour. Please arrive at least 10-15 minutes prior to the start of the tour to allow time for check-in. Feel free to call us at (647) 542- 3450 if you are having trouble finding the start location. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\nMore Like This\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Article \n \n \n \n \n \n A League of Her Own\n \n \n\n Since women were first allowed to compete in athletic events at the CNE in the 1920s\, Exhibition Place has been the site of huge feats fo r Canada's sportswomen. Although major women's national leagues are only e merging now — a century later — the journey toward equality has been l ong and hard-fought and one that is far from over. \n \n \n \n \n \ n \n \n \n Map \n \n \n \n \n \n Lady Action: Toronto’s Trailblazing Women\n \n \n\n Throughout Toronto's history\, women pus hed boundaries and broke the glass ceiling. Explore the stories of the suf fragists\, doctors\, artists\, and others who faced adversity and challeng ed the status quo. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Article \n \n \n \n \n \n B lack History Unburied: Toronto Necropolis Beyond the Grave\n \n \n\n The Necropolis Cemetery is home to some of Toronto's most notable and somewhat notorious changemakers\, and some of the most i mportant Black figures from the 19th century who laid their mark in buildi ng the city through their own contributions. What does the Necropolis tell us about their stories and their impact in the making of modern Toronto? LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T155842Z LOCATION:Garrison Common (near Fort York Entrance Gates)\, 100 Garrison Rd \, Toronto\, M5V1A9\, Canada URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org/event/big-city-soccer-dreams-september / X-SOURCE-NAME:Heritage Toronto X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tales of the Dead DTSTART:20260927T150000Z DTEND:20260927T163000Z DTSTAMP:20260813T181828Z UID:257715-1790506800-1790512200@www.heritagetoronto.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Step through the gates of St. James Cemetery and discover monu ments\, memorials\, and gravestones that reveal surprising stories of the people who helped build the city.\n\n\n\nAmong the cemetery’s winding pa ths lie politicians\, artists\, business leaders\, architects\, scientists \, and other prominent Torontonians. On this walk\, we’ll uncover tales of murder\, suicide\, scandal\, disease\, duels\, body snatching\, and sac rifice that reveal the darker and more unexpected sides of life\, and deat h\, in Toronto. Along the way\, we’ll visit the graves of Alice and Nell ie Pitezel\, two young sisters whose murders became part of the infamous c rimes of serial killer H. H. Holmes\; John J. McLaughlin\, the Toronto pha rmacist and chemist who created Canada Dry Ginger Ale\; and William and Sa muel Jarvis\, influential figures in early Toronto whose legacies include political power\, allegations of corruption\, and the naming of Jarvis Str eet. \n\n\n\nJoin us among the tombstones and discover what the dead can t ell us about the city of the living. \n\n\n\nThis emerging historian and v olunteer tour will be led by Selma Elkhazin and Gilles Huot. Selma Elkhazi n is an urban planner and historian who uses heritage as a tool to work to wards unity between humans and within Black community. She is currently a Strategist for Monumental Projects\, working to build more equitable citie s through policies\, frameworks\, and programs. Prior to this role\, Selma was the Program Coordinator and Manager of Public Programs at Heritage To ronto. Gilles Huot is a long-time Cabbagetown resident started his long ci vil service career in communications\, transitioned to policy work\, and w orked in planning and funding postgraduate medical education before retiri ng. One of Gilles’ passions is the history of his adopted city\, Toronto . Gilles chairs the CPA Walking Tour and Cabbagetown People committees and volunteers with other organizations such as the Royal Ontario Museum\, la Société d’histoire de Toronto\, and Heritage Toronto. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ nMausoleum of James Austin\, founder of The Dominion Bank\, St. James Ceme tery\, August 31\, 2017. Image by Jeff Hitchcock. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 .\n\n\n\n\n\nChapel of St. James-the-Less\, St. James Cemetery. December 1 2 2021.\n\n\n\n\n\nTour of the Toronto Necropolis\, May 30\, 2019. Image b y Kristen McLaughlin.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nThis tour i s provided for $8.00/person. The total cost is $10.05 (includes a $2.05 tr ansaction fee). Please note that space is limited on our tours. You may no t be able to join a tour group if you have not registered ahead of time th rough our website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMap heading – change value in settings\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThis tour is approxima tely 1 kilometre\, mostly on unpaved paths and grass lawns. \n\n\n\n\nFAQs \n\n\n\n\n\nWhat should I do if I can’t find the group at the start loca tion?+\n\n\n\n\nOur staff and volunteers will be at the tour’s starting location 30 minutes prior to each tour. Please arrive at least 10-15 minut es prior to the start of the tour to allow time for check-in. Feel free to call us at (647) 542-3450 if you are having trouble finding the start loc ation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore Like This\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Article \n \n \ n \n \n \n Black History Unburied: Toronto N ecropolis Beyond the Grave\n \n \n\n The Necrop olis Cemetery is home to some of Toronto's most notable and somewhat notor ious changemakers\, and some of the most important Black figures from the 19th century who laid their mark in building the city through their own co ntributions. What does the Necropolis tell us about their stories and thei r impact in the making of modern Toronto? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Article \n \n \n \n \n \n City Kids to Farm Hands: The Home Children\n \n \n\n Between 1869 and 1948\, over 100\,000 children were brought to Canada from Britain through a juvenile emigration program . Dr. Barnardo arranged for many children to be sent to Toronto\, where th ey were sent to work on farms or serve as domestic help. Known as the "Hom e Children\," their story is one of survival and perseverance. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event \n \n \ n \n \n \n Plaque City\n \n \n\n Trace the origins of one of North America's oldest and mos t active plaque programs through the plaques themselves. LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T181828Z LOCATION:St. James Cemetery Front Gates\, 635 Parliament St\, Toronto\, On tario\, M4X 1S3\, Canada URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org/event/tales-of-the-dead-sep-27/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Heritage Toronto X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Cherry Beach Reborn DTSTART:20261003T190000Z DTEND:20261003T203000Z DTSTAMP:20260820T121701Z UID:242570-1791039600-1791045000@www.heritagetoronto.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Discover how nature is reclaiming and restoring a Toronto wate rfront transformed by centuries of human activity.\n\n\n\nWalk along Toron to’s eastern waterfront to explore the many layers of a landscape that h as been dramatically reshaped over the past two centuries. Look across the Outer Harbour to Tommy Thompson Park and hear how a breakwater built from construction debris evolved into an important habitat for birds\, mammals \, and fish. You’ll also learn how invasive plants are transforming loca l ecosystems\, and see how volunteers are removing them and reintroducing native species to help biodiversity flourish. Beyond its environmental his tory\, you’ll explore the different communities that have found space at Cherry Beach\, including its longstanding significance to Toronto’s 2SL GBTQIA+ communities. \n\n\n\nThis tour was developed and will be led by He ritage Toronto volunteer James Abbott.  After spending 20 years teaching Geography and Environmental Studies\, James became a volunteer with Toront o Nature Stewards\, a community of nature restoration volunteers passionat e about building self-sustaining urban ecosystems. As a nature steward at Cherry Beach for 4 years\, James finds it rewarding to make the area a hea lthy environment for both humans and wildlife and is grateful for the oppo rtunity to show what’s been achieved there. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBath ing Beach at the foot of Cherry Street\, Toronto\, 1933. Image by Alfred P earson. Courtesy of the City of Toronto Archives.\n\n\n\n\n\nPlan of York Harbour\, 1815. Illustration by Joseph Bouchette. Courtesy of Toronto Publ ic Library.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nThis tour is provided f or $8.00/person. The total cost is $10.05 (includes a $2.05 transaction fe e). Please note that space is limited on our tours. You may not be able to join a tour group if you have not registered ahead of time through our we bsite. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMap heading – change value in setti ngs\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\n This tour is approximately 1.2 kil ometres\, with many sections on unpaved nature paths.  \n\n\n\nA public w ashroom is located at Cherry Beach Sports Field. \n\n\n\n\nFAQs\n\n\n\n\n\ nWhat should I do if I can’t find the group at the start location?+\n\n\ n\n\nOur staff and volunteers will be at the tour’s starting location 30 minutes prior to each tour. Please arrive at least 10-15 minutes prior to the start of the tour to allow time for check-in. Feel free to call us at (647) 542-3450 if you are having trouble finding the start location. \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore like this\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ar ticle \n \n \n \n \n \n The 80-Year Tunnel at Billy Bishop A irport\n \n \n\n One hundred feet under the cha nnel of water that separates Toronto's mainland and Billy Bishop Toronto C ity Airport lies a pedestrian tunnel. While it is now an integral feature to the airport\, the process to build the tunnel took over 80 years. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Article \n \n \n \n \n \n Treasure Island\n \n \n\n For 67 years\, the Leslie Spit — officially the Outer Harbour East Headland — has been branching into Lake Ontario. Originally envisioned as part of a major infrastructure project\, the Spit has become a refuge for wildlife and a vital greenspace — Toronto's "ac cidental wilderness." LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T121701Z LOCATION:2 Regatta Road\, 2 Regatta Road\, Toronto\, M5A 1A3\, Canada URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org/event/cherry-beach-reborn-october/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Heritage Toronto X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Little Italy on College Street DTSTART:20261010T150000Z DTEND:20261010T163000Z DTSTAMP:20260801T181857Z UID:200573-1791630000-1791635400@www.heritagetoronto.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Join us for this passeggiata into the past…\n\n\n\nStroll th rough Little Italy and experience a taste of la bella vita as you discover how Italian immigrants transformed College Street into a vibrant hub of f ood\, business\, cultural traditions\, and belonging. \n\n\n\nHighlighting various key historical sites\, businesses\, and institutions that have sh aped the Italian-Canadian experience from the early 20th century to the cu rrent day\, this walk integrates historical research and storytelling to c reate an immersive understanding of the community’s impact on the city ’s social and cultural fabric. \n\n\n\nThis emerging historian tour will be led by Xavier Mazzotta\, a second-year student at the University of To ronto majoring in History and Sociology. He was born and raised in Toronto and grew up near Koreatown and Christie Pits Park. A third-generation Can adian—his grandparents are Italian and Guyanese—throughout his childho od\, Xavier was exposed to Toronto’s rich cultural diversity. \n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\nCafé Diplomatico patio\, Clinton Street east side at College Stree t\, October 9\, 2008. Image by Jose San Juan. Courtesy of City of Toronto Archives.\n\n\n\n\n\nWorld Cup Soccer celebrations in Little Italy\, Colle ge Street West\, circa 1998. Courtesy of City of Toronto Archives.\n\n\n\n \n\nItalian labourers laying cobblestone on King Street\, Toronto\, 1903. MHSO Collection\, ITA-200372.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nThi s tour is provided for $8.00/person. The total cost is $10.05 (includes a $2.05 transaction fee). Please note that space is limited on our tours. Yo u may not be able to join a tour group if you have not registered ahead of time through our website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMap heading – change value in settings\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThis tour is a pproximately 1.1 kilometres in distance and takes place predominantly on p aved city sidewalks and streets. Please note on two occasions there are ac cessibility barriers due to crossing streetcar tracks. \n\n\n\nPublic wash rooms are available at the College/ Shaw TPL Branch and Cafe Diplomatico. \n\n\n\n\nFAQs\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat should I do if I can’t find the group at the start location?+\n\n\n\n\nOur staff and volunteers will be at the tour ’s starting location 30 minutes prior to each tour. Please arrive at lea st 10-15 minutes prior to the start of the tour to allow time for check-in . Feel free to call us at (647) 542-3450 if you are having trouble finding the start location. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore Like This\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event \n \n \n \n \n \n Big City Soccer Dream s\n \n \n\n Discover Toronto’s sporting histo ry\, especially its multicultural soccer scene\, and the power of "the bea utiful game" in bringing together and excluding communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Map \n \n \n \n \n \n Big Stories in Little India\n \n \n\n Located on Gerrard Street East\, between Green wood and Coxwell\, is Toronto's Little India. Home since the 1970s to rest aurants\, clothing stores\, and more\, this area grew into an economic enc lave for South Asians around the world who settled around Toronto. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Map \n \n \n \n \n \n The Living History of Little Ja maica\n \n \n\n Learn about the living and lost history of Little Jamaica\, a neighborhood that is the heart and cultural hub of Toronto's Caribbean population. LAST-MODIFIED:20260801T181857Z LOCATION:Toronto Public Library – College/Shaw Branch\, 766 College St\, Toronto\, ON\, M6G 1C4 URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org/event/little-italy-on-college-street-o ctober/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Heritage Toronto X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Plaque City DTSTART:20261017T150000Z DTEND:20261017T163000Z DTSTAMP:20260813T181828Z UID:257773-1792234800-1792240200@www.heritagetoronto.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Toronto is plaque city.\n\n\n\nOver the last five decades\, He ritage Toronto has placed about 950 historical plaques and markers around Toronto covering everything from nightlife to dead raccoons. \n\n\n\nOn th is tour you will learn about the history of the plaques program — how it started\, how it grew\, and how it evolved — and discover some unique h ighlights and staff favourites in the collection. We’ll also talk about how the plaques program works today and where it’s heading. \n\n\n\nWe ’ll visit plaques that tell the story of Toronto in bitsized chunks — from legendary trans artist Jackie Shane to the union of Black railway por ters who unionized in 1939 for better pay and career prospects and some of the oldest human archaeological remains. \n\n\n\nThis tour will be led by Chris Bateman and Meg Sutton\, Heritage Toronto’s plaques program staff . Chris Bateman is the manager of the plaques program and an award-winning freelance journalist. His work\, which focuses on Toronto’s history\, h as appeared in the Toronto Star\, Globe and Mail\, Bloomberg CityLab\, and Spacing\, among others. He has worked for Heritage Toronto and the plaque s program for more than a decade. Meg Sutton is the plaques coordinator. A graduate of the University of Toronto with a Masters of Museums and Maste rs of Information\, she is a passionate storyteller committed to ensuring everyone’s voice is included in the retellings of our past. She’s also the host of Heritage Toronto’s Plaque Friday\, the weekly Instagram ser ies that brings Toronto’s more than 950 plaques to life. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ nTour and plaque presentation in the Dundas + Carlaw neighbourhood\, June 2018. Image by Herman Custodio.\n\n\n\n\n\nEglinton East: The Golden Mile\ , August 11\, 2019. Image by Heritage Toronto.\n\n\n\n\n\nTour participant s take in the Underground Railroad Restaurant plaque\, Being Black on King \, June 13\, 2024. Image by Rachna Shah.\n\n\n\n\n\nPlaques at the Golden Mile on Eglinton East\, Scarborough\, June 22\, 2019. Image by Heritage To ronto.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nThis tour is provided for $8.00/person. The total cost is $10.05 (includes a $2.05 transaction fee). Please note that space is limited on our tours. You may not be able to jo in a tour group if you have not registered ahead of time through our websi te. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMap heading – change value in settin gs\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThis tour is approximately 2.7 kilome tres in distance and takes place predominantly on paved city sidewalks and streets. \n\n\n\nPublic washrooms are available along the route at a Star bucks and at HTO Park. \n\n\n\n\nFAQs\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat should I do if I can ’t find the group at the start location?+\n\n\n\n\nOur staff and volunte ers will be at the tour’s starting location 30 minutes prior to each tou r. Please arrive at least 10-15 minutes prior to the start of the tour to allow time for check-in. Feel free to call us at (647) 542-3450 if you are having trouble finding the start location. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nSponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore Like This\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feature \n \n \n \n \n \n Plaques\n \n \n\n Our plaques educate and e nlighten the public about the important people\, places\, and events from Toronto’s past. Started in 1969\, we are responsible for more than 900 p laques across the city. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feature \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Plaques Program Highlights\n \n \n\n F rom freedom-seekers to a dead raccoon\, in 2025 our historical plaques emb raced a broad view of the stories that have defined Toronto. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feature \n \n \ n \n \n \n Conrad the Raccoon\n \n \n\n We honour and mourn Conrad the viral Yonge Street r accoon who died 10 years ago this month. LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T181828Z LOCATION:Scotia Plaza\, 40 King St W\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5H 3Y2\, Canad a URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org/event/plaque-city-oct-17/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Heritage Toronto X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ghost Signs of Toronto DTSTART:20261018T150000Z DTEND:20261018T163000Z DTSTAMP:20260802T181800Z UID:242583-1792321200-1792326600@www.heritagetoronto.org CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Become a ghost sign hunter!\n\n\n\nLearn how to spot the fadin g painted ads that linger on Toronto’s streets—remnants of early Canad ian marketing that used imagery\, typography\, and emotion to shape a nati onal identity. Discover what these disappearing signs can tell us about To ronto’s past\, and sharpen your eye for the hidden history still visible above our streets. \n\n\n\nThis tour will be led by Stephen Petar\, an aw ard-winning publicist and Heritage Toronto Award-winning writer. His passi on for ghost signs started at a Doors Open Toronto event in the early 2010 s. Since then\, he has documented these signs worldwide on his Instagram @ GhostsOfCanada from Canada to Greece\, France\, Sweden and more. A born-an d-raised Torontonian\, he is passionate about the city’s heritage and ar chitecture. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFormer T. A. Lytle & Co. / Scythes and Co. Ltd. factory building\, built 1908\, March 20\, 2021\n\n\n\n\n\nRolph Clark Stone building\, Dundas + Carlaw tour\, June 17\, 2018. Image by He rman Custodio.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nThis tour is provide d for $8.00/person. The total cost is $10.05 (includes a $2.05 transaction fee). Please note that space is limited on our tours. You may not be able to join a tour group if you have not registered ahead of time through our website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMap heading – change value in se ttings\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\n This tour is approximately 1.1 kilometres and mostly takes place on paved city sidewalks and streets\, w ith some non-paved urban parks. Ghost signs at certain tour stops are best viewed from a step or a dirt path. Streetcar tracks will need to be cross ed on Dundas Street West as well. \n\n\n\nPublic washrooms are located at the first stop\, Sorauren Park Fieldhouse\, and the last stop\, Henderson Brewing (for customers only). \n\n\n\n\nFAQs\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat should I do i f I can’t find the group at the start location?+\n\n\n\n\nOur staff and volunteers will be at the tour’s starting location 30 minutes prior to e ach tour. Please arrive at least 10-15 minutes prior to the start of the t our to allow time for check-in. Feel free to call us at (647) 542-3450 if you are having trouble finding the start location. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore like thi s\n\n\n \n \n \n \ n \n \n \n \n Article \n \n \n \n \n \n Art and Innovation at the Guild of All Arts\n \n \n\n In the middle of the Great Depression\, Rosa and H. Spen cer Clark opened the Guild of All Arts in Scarborough. They had a vision o f building a self-sufficient artists cooperative\, where artists and craft speople could live\, work and create. While the form of the Guild shifted over time\, they achieved their dream of supporting the arts and creating a unique environment for artists and visitors alike.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artic le \n \n \n \n \n \n Free Jazz in a Free City\n \n \n\n The Artists’ Jazz Band reflected the dynamic arts scene of Toronto in the 1960s. Created by a collective of famous painters who experimented in free jazz\, the Artists’ Jazz Band is a case study in how the city went from “Toronto the Good” to “Toronto the Cool. ”   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Article \n \n \n \n \n \n Toronto After Dark: A History of the DIY Scene\n \n \n\n Exp lore the transformation of Toronto's nightlife: from the iconic arts and m usic complex We'ave\, to Club 56\, to the rise of DIY events. LAST-MODIFIED:20260802T181800Z LOCATION:Sorauren Park Town Square\, 46 Wabash Ave\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M 6R 1N2\, Canada URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org/event/ghost-signs-of-toronto-october/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Heritage Toronto X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Next Stop is... ART! DTSTART:20261018T190000Z DTEND:20261018T203000Z DTSTAMP:20260817T181909Z UID:242593-1792335600-1792341000@www.heritagetoronto.org CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:As we rocket from station to station\, explore the art that ad orns Toronto’s subway system.\n\n\n\nHop on the TTC with us and discover the murals\, mosaics\, and designs hidden in plain sight. \n\n\n\nOur su bway stations are not just critical infrastructure for public transportati on. They are also dynamic sites for cultural and artistic expression. On t his tour\, we’ll explore the 70+ year history of public art in Toronto ’s transit landscape\, from station architecture and design\, to forgott en tilework of the 1950s\, to the contemporary murals of today. \n\n\n\nTh is emerging historian tour will be developed and led by Logan Warner\, a h eritage scholar and museum professional. Drawn to the lived histories of m aterial culture\, Logan has managed museum\, archives\, archaeology\, and architecture collections for governmental agencies and heritage organizati ons like the Ontario Heritage Trust and Royal Ontario Museum. Logan receiv ed a Master of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Toronto and an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology from Trent University. \n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\nConstruction of the Yonge subway line at Front and Bay Streets\, 1950 . City of Toronto Archives.\n\n\n\n\n\nTour participants on the “Capturi ng Mid-Century Toronto” walking tour\, Walmer Street subway station\, Se ptember 17\, 2022.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nThis tour is p rovided for $8.00/person. The total cost is $10.05 (includes a $2.05 trans action fee). Please note that space is limited on our tours. You may not b e able to join a tour group if you have not registered ahead of time throu gh our website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMap heading – change val ue in settings\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nAlthough the TTC subway p latforms\, concourses\, and trains have seating\, we cannot guarantee oppo rtunities to sit throughout the tour. Please be prepared to stand and walk for the majority of the tour. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us i f you have any questions about accessibility. \n\n\n\nThere are public was hrooms only at the last stop\, in Cedarvale Station. The viewing deck in C edarvale Station is accessible only by stairs. \n\n\n\n\nFAQs\n\n\n\n\n\nW hat should I do if I can’t find the group at the start location?+\n\n\n\ n\nOur staff and volunteers will be at the tour’s starting location 30 m inutes prior to each tour. Please arrive at least 10-15 minutes prior to t he start of the tour to allow time for check-in. Feel free to call us at ( 647) 542-3450 if you are having trouble finding the start location. \n\n\n \n\n\n\nIs the public transit fare included?+\n\n\n\n\nParticipants are re quired to pay the TTC fare but the entire tour will happen within “one r ide”. We will not be exiting the subway system in the middle of the tour . \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore Like This\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \ n \n Art icle \n \n \n \n \n \n Toronto’s Tunnels\n \n \n\n Tunnels have captured the city’s imagination. Here w e unearth the stories of some of Toronto’s secret and not-so-secret subt erranean infrastructure. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Map \n \n \n \n \n \n Rail Lands\n \n \n\n From their role in today ’s modern commute to their historic contributions to telecommunications and the tourism industry\, Toronto's trains have connected people for near ly 200 years. LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T181909Z LOCATION:Northwest corner of Queen Street West and University Avenue\, 160 Queen Street West\, Toronto\, ON URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org/event/the-next-stop-is-art-2/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Heritage Toronto X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:51st Annual Heritage Toronto Awards DTSTART:20261021T213000Z DTEND:20261022T013000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T182451Z UID:269058-1792603800-1792618200@www.heritagetoronto.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Celebrating how heritage colours our city!\n\n\n\nJoin us for the premier event for Toronto’s heritage sector. At the opening receptio n\, you’ll mingle with nominees\, City Councillors\, emerging profession als\, and leaders across community\, cultural\, and policy-making communit ies. The sit-down Awards Ceremony features the live announcement of winner s for the following juried awards: Book\, Built Heritage-Adaptive Reuse\, Built Heritage-Heritage Planning & Architecture\, Built Heritage-Crafts an d Trades\, Public History-Small Project\, and Public History-Large Project . Two additional awards will also be presented: Volunteer Service\, named by Heritage Toronto’s Board of Directors\, and People’s Choice—chose n by supporters and guests. To settle the nerves and toast the achievement s\, drinks and desserts are offered after the ceremony to wrap up the even t. \n\n\n\nThe longest-running program of its kind in Canada\, the Heritag e Toronto Awards will take place at The Carlu\, located within College Par k\, a National Historic Site exemplifying Art Moderne architecture in Toro nto. \n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\nOpening Reception: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM\, featu ring complimentary bar service and hors d’oeuvres. Please note: There is no formal dinner service for the evening. \n\n\n\nAwards Ceremony: 7:00 P M – 8:30 PM\, in The Carlu’s Concert Hall (adjacent to the Reception s pace). \n\n\n\nAwards Post-Reception: 8:30 PM – 9:30 PM\, featuring spec ial awards programming and a cash bar. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHost Josep h Motiki\, Heritage Toronto Awards\, October 20\, 2025. Image by Herman Cu stodio.\n\n\n\n\n\nAttendees from Aird & Berlis\, Heritage Toronto Awards\ , October 20\, 2025. Image by Herman Custodio.\n\n\n\n\n\nLiza Chalaidopou los (Chair\, Heritage Toronto Board)\, Councillor Dianne Saxe\, Mayor Oliv ia Chow and Allison Bain (Executive Director\, Heritage Toronto)\, Opening Reception\, Heritage Toronto Awards\, October 20\, 2025. Image by Herman Custodio.\n\n\n\n\n\nBook signing at the Opening Reception\, Heritage Toro nto Awards\, October 20\, 2025. Image by Herman Custodio.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nTickets are limited – please ensure to buy your ticket early to avoid disappointment! An individual tic ket costs $110.00 (plus applicable fees) while a table (includes 10 seats) costs $1\,200.00 (plus applicable fees). \n\n\n\nTicket sales close on We dnesday\, October 14. If you have any additional questions about tickets\, please reach out to Mitchie Ding\, Public Programs Assistant\, at mitchie .ding@toronto.ca. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSeating Policy\n\n\n\nGues ts will be seated at round tables of ten. Up to six tickets purchased toge ther in one order will be seated together. Reserved seating information wi ll also be available at check-in on site. \n\n\n\nIf you are planning on a ttending with a group of people and would like to be seated at the same ta ble\, please purchase your tickets in a single order. Due to the nature of the event\, we are unable to accommodate requests to seat multiple orders together. \n\n\n\nLarge groups are strongly encouraged to purchase a full table. \n\n\n\n\nMap heading – change value in settings\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAc cessibility\n\n\n\nThe Carlu provides wheelchair-accessible entrances\, el evators\, and designated accessible washroom stalls. Pedestrian routes to and from the College Street entrance have a level path\, and doorways are wide enough to allow safe passage of persons who use mobility aids. \n\n\n \n\nFAQs\n\n\n\n\n\nHow should I order tickets if I wanted to be seated wi th my group?+\n\n\n\n\nIf you and your guests would like to be seated at t he same table\, please purchase your tickets in a single order. Up to six tickets purchased together in one order will be seated together. \n\n\n\n\ n\n\nWhat if I’m purchasing tickets for someone else?+\n\n\n\n\nYou can provide the names of your guests during check-out. A confirmation email an d tickets will be sent to the email associated with the purchase. Guests w ill need to provide a QR code ticket/email or the last name of the ticket purchaser to check in at the Awards. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenting Spon sor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore Like This\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \ n Event \n \n \n \n \n \n Architecture on Bloor Reimagined\n \n \n\n Tak e a walk through Bloor Street West and explore its architectural greatest hits\, and how heritage buildings are being reimagined for the present and future. \n \n \ n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feature \n \n \n \n \ n \n 2025 Herita ge Toronto Awards Highlights\n \n \n\n In 2025\ , we marked a milestone celebrating 50 years of heritage work. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feature \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Heritage Toronto Award Win ners\n \n \n\n Congratulations to this year's r ecipients! LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T182451Z LOCATION:The Carlu\, 444 Yonge Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5B 2H4\, Cana da URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org/event/51st-annual-heritage-toronto-awa rds/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Heritage Toronto X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tales of the Dead DTSTART:20261024T150000Z DTEND:20261024T163000Z DTSTAMP:20260816T182043Z UID:257755-1792839600-1792845000@www.heritagetoronto.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Step through the gates of St. James Cemetery and discover monu ments\, memorials\, and gravestones that reveal surprising stories of the people who helped build the city.\n\n\n\nAmong the cemetery’s winding pa ths lie politicians\, artists\, business leaders\, architects\, scientists \, and other prominent Torontonians. On this walk\, we’ll uncover tales of murder\, suicide\, scandal\, disease\, duels\, body snatching\, and sac rifice that reveal the darker and more unexpected sides of life\, and deat h\, in Toronto. Along the way\, we’ll visit the graves of Alice and Nell ie Pitezel\, two young sisters whose murders became part of the infamous c rimes of serial killer H. H. Holmes\; John J. McLaughlin\, the Toronto pha rmacist and chemist who created Canada Dry Ginger Ale\; and William and Sa muel Jarvis\, influential figures in early Toronto whose legacies include political power\, allegations of corruption\, and the naming of Jarvis Str eet. \n\n\n\nJoin us among the tombstones and discover what the dead can t ell us about the city of the living. \n\n\n\nThis emerging historian and v olunteer tour will be led by Selma Elkhazin and Gilles Huot. Selma Elkhazi n is an urban planner and historian who uses heritage as a tool to work to wards unity between humans and within Black community. She is currently a Strategist for Monumental Projects\, working to build more equitable citie s through policies\, frameworks\, and programs. Prior to this role\, Selma was the Program Coordinator and Manager of Public Programs at Heritage To ronto. Gilles Huot is a long-time Cabbagetown resident started his long ci vil service career in communications\, transitioned to policy work\, and w orked in planning and funding postgraduate medical education before retiri ng. One of Gilles’ passions is the history of his adopted city\, Toronto . Gilles chairs the CPA Walking Tour and Cabbagetown People committees and volunteers with other organizations such as the Royal Ontario Museum\, la Société d’histoire de Toronto\, and Heritage Toronto. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ nMausoleum of James Austin\, founder of The Dominion Bank\, St. James Ceme tery\, August 31\, 2017. Image by Jeff Hitchcock. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 .\n\n\n\n\n\nChapel of St. James-the-Less\, St. James Cemetery. December 1 2 2021.\n\n\n\n\n\nTour of the Toronto Necropolis\, May 30\, 2019. Image b y Kristen McLaughlin.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nThis tour i s provided for $8.00/person. The total cost is $10.05 (includes a $2.05 tr ansaction fee). Please note that space is limited on our tours. You may no t be able to join a tour group if you have not registered ahead of time th rough our website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMap heading – change value in settings\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThis tour is approxima tely 1 kilometre\, mostly on unpaved paths and grass lawns. \n\n\n\n\nFAQs \n\n\n\n\n\nWhat should I do if I can’t find the group at the start loca tion?+\n\n\n\n\nOur staff and volunteers will be at the tour’s starting location 30 minutes prior to each tour. Please arrive at least 10-15 minut es prior to the start of the tour to allow time for check-in. Feel free to call us at (647) 542-3450 if you are having trouble finding the start loc ation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore Like This\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Article \n \n \ n \n \n \n Black History Unburied: Toronto N ecropolis Beyond the Grave\n \n \n\n The Necrop olis Cemetery is home to some of Toronto's most notable and somewhat notor ious changemakers\, and some of the most important Black figures from the 19th century who laid their mark in building the city through their own co ntributions. What does the Necropolis tell us about their stories and thei r impact in the making of modern Toronto? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Article \n \n \n \n \n \n City Kids to Farm Hands: The Home Children\n \n \n\n Between 1869 and 1948\, over 100\,000 children were brought to Canada from Britain through a juvenile emigration program . Dr. Barnardo arranged for many children to be sent to Toronto\, where th ey were sent to work on farms or serve as domestic help. Known as the "Hom e Children\," their story is one of survival and perseverance. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event \n \n \ n \n \n \n Plaque City\n \n \n\n Trace the origins of one of North America's oldest and mos t active plaque programs through the plaques themselves. LAST-MODIFIED:20260816T182043Z LOCATION:St. James Cemetery Front Gates\, 635 Parliament St\, Toronto\, On tario\, M4X 1S3\, Canada URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org/event/tales-of-the-dead-oct-24/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Heritage Toronto X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Queening Out DTSTART:20261025T150000Z DTEND:20261025T163000Z DTSTAMP:20260816T182043Z UID:257709-1792926000-1792931400@www.heritagetoronto.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Queer space is everywhere\, and so is queer history.\n\n\n\nSt ep beyond the Village and uncover overlooked places where Toronto’s 2SLG BTQ+ communities found connection\, built community\, and claimed space in the city. \n\n\n\nJourney from Bay Street through Chinatown and discover the bars\, bathhouses\, restaurants\, community centres\, and parks that b ecame queer spaces\, including the starting point of Toronto’s first Pri de march. Hear how the former Toronto Coach Terminal became a place of arr ival and support for gay men coming to the city\, and uncover the history of the Continental Hotel\, where working-class lesbians and Chinese men fo rmed unexpected relationships. \n\n\n\nAlong the way\, we’ll encounter s paces of queer joy and creativity\, from drag shows and dim sum to the leg endary Vazaleen parties at the El Mocambo. We’ll also share stories of q ueer Asian Torontonians who organized\, built community\, and fought for v isibility in both queer and Asian spaces across the city. \n\n\n\nThis eme rging historian tour will be led by Simon Liao\, an award-winning architec tural designer and community researcher based in Toronto. Working across a rchitecture\, public art\, and community engagement\, Simon centres collec tive memory\, belonging\, and imagination through inclusive\, community-dr iven design. His work has been published\, presented\, and exhibited inter nationally. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmerging Historian Jingshu Yao in front of Cec il Community Centre\, on the Changing Chinatown Tour\, June 02\, 2024. Ima ge by Rachna Shah .\n\n\n\n\n\nThe El Mocambo\, ca. 1940s. Image by E.L. R uddy Courtesy of the City of Toronto Archives\n\n\n\n\n\nTour participants \, 231 Mutual Street\, It Takes A Village\, June 6\, 2026. Image by Oscar Akamine.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nThis tour is provided fo r $8.00/person. The total cost is $10.05 (includes a $2.05 transaction fee ). Please note that space is limited on our tours. You may not be able to join a tour group if you have not registered ahead of time through our web site. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMap heading – change value in sett ings\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThis tour is approximately 2.2 kilo metres in distance and takes place predominantly on paved city sidewalks a nd streets. \n\n\n\nPublic washrooms are available along the route at OCAD University\, University Settlement and the Cecil Community Centre. \n\n\n \n\nFAQs\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat should I do if I can’t find the group at the st art location?+\n\n\n\n\nOur staff and volunteers will be at the tour’s s tarting location 30 minutes prior to each tour. Please arrive at least 10- 15 minutes prior to the start of the tour to allow time for check-in. Feel free to call us at (647) 542-3450 if you are having trouble finding the s tart location. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore Like This\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Article \n \n \n \n \n \n Fifty Years of Queer Stre et West\n \n \n\n The younger sibling to Toront o’s Gay Village at Church and Wellesley runs along Queen Street West. Of ten known as Queer West within the community\, the neighbourhood has helpe d to shape Toronto culture for more than half a century. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \ n \n Art icle \n \n \n \n \n \n Architecture of a Neighbourhood: Down town Yonge Street\n \n \ n\n Explore the rich ar chitectural history on Yonge Street: how its buildings and public spaces h ave encouraged Torontonians to gather\, celebrate\, and do business for ov er two hundred years.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Article \n \n \n \n \n \n City Park: Mid-Century 2SLGBTQ+ Heritage\n \n \n\n City Park was the first Mid-Century Modern high-rise project in do wntown Toronto. The apartment complex was vital to the development of the Church–Wellesley Village in the 1950s. LAST-MODIFIED:20260816T182043Z LOCATION:Northwest corner of Bay St & Dundas St W\, 595 Bay Street\, Toron to\, Ontario\, M5G 2C2\, Canada URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org/event/queening-out-oct-25/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Heritage Toronto X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Hidden Histories at U of T DTSTART:20261028T223000Z DTEND:20261029T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260820T121701Z UID:242576-1793212200-1793217600@www.heritagetoronto.org CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:What stories are hidden in the walls of the University of Toro nto? \n\n\n\nExplore the fascinating architecture of the University of Tor onto. From the adaption of 19th-century homes to innovative modern design\ , discover how form has driven function on campus. \n\n\n\nThis tour cente rs on one of the city’s most iconic and oldest university campuses\, whe re Gothic towers\, repurposed homes\, and striking modern buildings reveal nearly two centuries of change. From Philosopher’s Walk and Soldiers’ Tower to the bold geometry of Robarts Library\, on this walk you’ll lea rn how architecture reflects evolving ideas about education\, memory\, com munity\, and public life. \n\n\n\nThis tour was developed and will be led by Heritage Toronto volunteer Doug Wooster. An educator and a photographer \, Doug is interested in Toronto history\, architecture\, green spaces and people. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHidden Histories at U of T tour\, Bedford Road\, May 23 2024.\n\n\n\n\n\nMassey College\, University of Toronto\, August 3 1\, 2019. Image by Hanifa Mamujee.\n\n\n\n\n\nStreets to Shelves: Toronto ’s Library System walking tour\, at the Robarts Library\, June 2019.\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nThis tour is provided for $8.00/pers on. The total cost is $10.05 (includes a $2.05 transaction fee). Please no te that space is limited on our tours. You may not be able to join a tour group if you have not registered ahead of time through our website. \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMap heading – change value in settings\n\n\n\n \n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThis tour is approximately 2 kilometres in dist ance and takes place predominantly on paved city sidewalks and streets. \n \n\n\nPublic washrooms are available along the route at a Starbucks\, Wycl iffe College and the Munk School of Global Affairs. \n\n\n\n\nFAQs\n\n\n\n \n\nWhat should I do if I can’t find the group at the start location?+\n \n\n\n\nOur staff and volunteers will be at the tour’s starting location 30 minutes prior to each tour. Please arrive at least 10-15 minutes prior to the start of the tour to allow time for check-in. Feel free to call us at (647) 542-3450 if you are having trouble finding the start location. \ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\nMore Like This\n\n\n \n \n \ n \n \n \n \n \n Event \ n \n \n \n \n \n Canary District in Motion\n \n \n\n Hear stories of transition in the Canary District\, on ce Toronto’s oldest industrial crossroads—now a rapidly changing urban community. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Map \n \n \n \n \n \n Healthcare L egacies\n \n \n\n From the discovery of insulin to the first Black licensed practitioners of medicine\, Toronto’s scien tists\, caregivers and activists have contributed to ground-breaking chang e in healthcare over two hundred years. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Article \n \n \n \n \n \n Architecture of a Neighbourhood: Downtown Yonge Street \n \n \n\n Explore the rich architectural histo ry on Yonge Street: how its buildings and public spaces have encouraged To rontonians to gather\, celebrate\, and do business for over two hundred ye ars. LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T121701Z LOCATION:St. George Subway Stop\, 10 Bedford Road\, Toronto\, Canada URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org/event/hidden-histories-at-u-of-t-octob er/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Heritage Toronto X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.heritagetoronto.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR