Yonge & St. Clair: Diners, Drinks, and Delis

About the Tour

Since its early days as a rural community, the Deer Park community, nestled within the larger Yonge and St. Clair neighbourhood, has housed numerous diverse food sources, ranging from small casual eateries to grocery stores to delis to taverns. The rise and fall of these food establishments have paralleled the development of the community from its early days as a small community along the Yonge Street highway to its development as a Toronto streetcar suburb to its intensification and growth into a commercial hub in midtown.

About Your Tour Leader

Ela Gach is an Emerging Historian with Heritage Toronto and a long-time heritage enthusiast and historic researcher. She is a recent graduate from the Willowbank School of Restoration Arts, and currently works in heritage planning.

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 is approximately 1 kilometers in distance and takes place predominantly on paved city sidewalks and streets.

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 cash, credit, or debit card onsite, and gifts of $20+ will receive a charitable tax receipt.