Modern Scenes on St. Clair II Walking Tour

About the Tour

Take the modern view of St. Clair Avenue on this interactive photo walk. As you stroll the avenue, catch sight of the Imperial Oil Building, originally designed to be Toronto’s new City Hall in the 1950s. Other stops will include the former head office of Duplate Safety Glass and the Oriole Arms Apartment Building. Bring your camera and capture the unique lines and finishes of mid-century Modern architectural gems.

This tour will be led by Heritage Toronto volunteer Vik Pahwa, an architectural photographer specializing in documenting Toronto’s built environment with an emphasis on mid-century modernism. His photographs appear in Remnants of Mid-Century Toronto (with Spacing.ca), Toronto Architecture: A City Guide (with Alex Bozikovic), Modest Hopes and numerous Spacing magazines. Vik is also a film locations photographer and runs a daily architecture photography blog.

Further Information

This tour runs rain or shine and lasts approximately 90 minutes. Please wear comfortable walking shoes and consider bringing sunscreen and water to make your tour as enjoyable as possible.

This tour covers approximately 2 kilometers in distance, and takes place mostly on city sidewalks. Please be aware there are some grade changes on the route.

If you have any questions prior to the tour, please contact us at [email protected]. If you have any issues finding the group on the day of the tour, you can reach staff on-site at (647) 542-3450.

This tour uses individual audio headsets. All registered participants will be provided with an individual headset that will allow you to hear the live tour guide throughout the tour.

If you share our passion for accessible and inclusive heritage programming, we invite you to make a donation while on the tour to help fund one of our next walks. Staff can accept donations via credit or debit card onsite, and gifts of $20+ will receive a charitable tax receipt. Cash donations will not be accepted.