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Tag: Architecture and Buildings

  • About 25 men and women stand in a large indoor market, around tables piled with fresh produce. Signs read, “Eastern Ontario McIntosh Red” and “Refreshment booth.” Large potted plants line one walkway.
    August 24 at 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

    Creating Toronto Community Event

    Meet us at St. Lawrence Market and discover how today’s megacity started from 1793 plans for a ten-block townsite in the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood that…

  • About 25 men and women stand in a large indoor market, around tables piled with fresh produce. Signs read, “Eastern Ontario McIntosh Red” and “Refreshment booth.” Large potted plants line one walkway.
    July 28 at 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

    Creating Toronto Community Event

    Meet us at St. Lawrence Market and discover how today’s megacity started from 1793 plans for a ten-block townsite in the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood that…

  • Black and white image of Yonge St from the vantage point of looking north from Granby St. Buildings of various architectural styles and electrical poles line the streets. Several of the buildings have electric signs hanging from the storefronts. Several streetcars are on the road, along with a horse-drawn carriage.
    July 25 at 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

    Yonge Street Architecture Walking Tour

    Explore the architecture of the neighbourhood that surrounds Toronto’s iconic road, Yonge Street.

  • A map of the United States and Canada, showing routes of the Underground Railroad.
    July 6 at 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

    Being Black on King Walking Tour

    Discover the Black history that spans King Street East while also celebrating the community leaders who risked everything to ensure freedom.

  • Three people stand in front of a colourful painted brick wall. They all are wearing typical nineteenth-century clothing. The woman on the right holds a microphone and papers in her hands.
    July 14 at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

    Walking with Anna Jameson Tour

    Take an interactive walk to 1830s Toronto in the footsteps of nineteenth-century author Anna Jameson.

  • An empty city street, across which a multi-storied Victorian mansion on the left and a modern building under construction on the right can be seen.
    July 7 at 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

    St. James Town Walking Tour

    Discover the history of the largest high-rise community in Canada, now home to many diverse cultures.

  • An empty city street, across which a multi-storied Victorian mansion on the left and a modern building under construction on the right can be seen.
    July 27 at 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

    St. James Town Walking Tour

    Discover the history of the largest high-rise community in Canada, now home to many diverse cultures.

  • A large monument made of stone and metal located in a green space beside a large street. The monument is made of two large metal railway supports on a stone base. Between them is a track and a metal person pulling on a wire.
    July 6 at 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

    Rail Lands Walking Tour

    On this walking tour, learn how the railways transformed Toronto from a small British settlement to a cosmopolitan city.

  • A gentleman is standing at the forefront of the photo, gesturing outward with both hands, a black watch on his left wrist. His back is to the camera and the heads and backs of a large number of the seated audience are also visible.
    May 25 at 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

    Doors Open Talk: Discover Your Hidden History

    Learn resources, records and techniques to help you on a journey to discover your own hidden history!