Michael Ishlove is leading the next photowalk: Meet at the Tim Hortons at Bloor & Bedford (close to St. George subway station) at 10:00 am The plan is to walk along Bloor to Avenue Road; around the Church of the Redeemer; continue east to Park Road; north to Church Street, east on Asquith Ave then…
Category: Cabbagetown
Cabbagetown Tour, March 10
Brad is leading another walk: We are going to tour Cabbagetown where some of the first Irish settlers lived in Toronto. (St Patrick’s Day is the following Saturday.) I found this website with a list of famous people who have plaques at the addresses they lived. http://www.cabbagetownpeople.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/People-Brochure-2015.pdf I will make a route for us to…
Graveyards and Flowers – March 9th
Date: Saturday March 9th. Meet: 10:00am at Sherbourne subway station [map] Morning: Saint James Cemetery Lunch: Stout Irish Pub (confirmed) Afternoon: Toronto Necropolis & Crematorium and then Allan Gardens Post-walk: The 3 Brewers (confirmed) Hashtag: please use “TOPW:GYF” **If you’re joining us after the start, call us and we’ll let you know where we are…
Cabbagetown / Church Street, April 2nd
Cabbagetown & Church Street beat Parkdale & Roncesvalles Village by just one vote! Date: Saturday 2nd April 2011. Meet: 10:00am at SE corner of Church and Bloor, in front of BMO [map] Route: Straight down Church Street! Lunch: Duggan’s [confirmed] Afternoon: Zigzag over to Queen and Jarvis; up Jarvis to Dundas, then up George St…
Toronto Necropolis & Riverdale Farm, March 5th
The runaway winner in the latest poll was Toronto Necropolis & Riverdale Farm, so we’re off the see animals and headstones! Incidentally, this was the very first “official” TOPW walk, back in November 2009 [details]. Date: Saturday 5th March 2011. Meet: 10:00am at the entrance to the farm at 201 Winchester Street [map] Route: Wander…