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    July 25 at 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

    Ghost Signs of Toronto

    Learn how to spot the fading painted ads that linger on Toronto’s streets and become a ghost sign hunter yourself!

  • Group of people are gathered outside a red brick building. Text painted in white on side of building reads: "The T. A. Lytle Co. Limited. / Pickles, Catsups, Sauces, and [...] / Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Children's Books".
    June 20 at 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

    Ghost Signs of Toronto

    Learn how to spot the fading painted ads that linger on Toronto’s streets and become a ghost sign hunter yourself!

  • A group of people gather in front of a mural against a white-walled building. In front of them, a person with a headset microphone stands holding a clipboard and gestures to the mural.
    October 10 at 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

    Little Italy on College Street

    Experience a taste of la bella vita and learn how Italian immigrants transformed College Street into a vibrant hub of food, business, and cultural traditions.

  • A group of people gather in front of a mural against a white-walled building. In front of them, a person with a headset microphone stands holding a clipboard and gestures to the mural.
    June 3 at 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

    Little Italy on College Street

    Experience a taste of la bella vita and learn how Italian immigrants transformed College Street into a vibrant hub of food, business, and cultural traditions.

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    Japanese Internment: Growing Community in Postwar Toronto

    Japanese Canadians suffered race-based internment policies during World War II and were displaced to eastern Canada. The resilience of Japanese Canadians in postwar Toronto has…

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    Toronto After Dark: A History of the DIY Scene

    Explore the transformation of Toronto’s nightlife: from the iconic arts and music complex We’ave, to Club 56, to the rise of DIY events.

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    Tkaronto Voices

    Explore the map to learn about sites in the city with connections to Indigenous communities and histories.

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    Remembering Toronto’s 1918 Anti-Greek Riots

    In the summer of 1918, prejudice and grievance against a small but visible ethnic population gave rise to destruction on the streets of Toronto. But…

  • A sepia image of brick buildings. There is a fence around the buildings. Superimposed in front and above the buildings is an image of women in domestic outfits looking towards the camera. On the sides of the image it says "Publishers Webster & Albee Rochester, N.Y. Views of Toronto, Ont."

    Bad Girls

    In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, women began to exercise increased agency and mobility in Toronto: seeking out independent, single lives and entering…