Be sure to pick up a TTC day pass! Meet: 10am Roncesvalles and Queen – there’s a parkette on the south side. [map] And then? We’ll take a streetcar to Long Branch; as it’s the end/start of the line, we can claim the best seats on the streetcar and head from Long Branch to Neville…
Category: West End
Hair of the Dog, January 1st 2016
As is tradition for TOPW, we kick off the year with the Hair of the Dog walk on January 1st. Meet: 11am on the beach/boardwalk by Sunnyside Pavillion [map] There’s usually a huge crowd, so we normally break up into smaller groups in order to find spots from which to shoot. Rumour has it that…
Lakes and Parks Walk, May 16th
Date: Saturday, May 16th. Meet: 9:30am outside the new Metro/Starbucks combo at Lakeshore and Parklawn (take bus 76A from Old Mill or streetcar 501 on Queen St). [Google map / PlotARoute] Note: since there aren’t any lunch-like places between Mimico Creek and Grenadier Pond, the morning’s portion of the walk is a bit longer than…
Junction / High Park Walk, May 2nd
Date: Saturday, May 2nd. Meet: 10:00am at Keele Subway Station – Keele St. Exit. [map] Morning: Graffiti behind Bloor St, Dundas West, West Toronto Rail Path, Osler St., Old Weston Road, Keele St. Lunch: 3030 Dundas West (TBC) Afternoon: Maria St, Runnymede Rd, Gilmore Ave, Glenlake Ave, Clendenan Ave, Wendingo Way, Kennedy Ave. Post-walk: TBD…
Kensington Schmatta District, April 18th
Date: Saturday, April 18th. Meet: 10:00am at Coffee Culture Cafe & Eatery, 409 College St (East of Bathurst – South side) [map] Morning: walk through Kensington Market Lunch: Trinity Common, 303 Augusta (confirmed) Afternoon: walk through Schmatta District Post-walk: Town Crier Pub, 115 John St. (confirmed) Hashtag: “TOPW:KSD” Walk Leader: Vicki (416-428-6631); if you are…