Heritage Toronto works to build a better city by bringing people together to explore Toronto’s shared past and peoples’ lived experiences. Heritage Toronto is a charity and agency of the City of Toronto. Learn more at heritagetoronto.org
Heritage Toronto Audio Tours
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Heritage Toronto works to build a better city by bringing people together to explore Toronto’s shared past and peoples’ lived experiences. Heritage Toronto is a charity and agency of the City of Toronto. Learn more at heritagetoronto.org
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June 22, 2021
Stop 8: The Types Riot (Creating Toronto)
<p>This is Stop 8 and the final stop on the Creating Toronto: Story of a City audio tour. This unassuming corner of Front Street became the site of a riot involving William Lyon Mackenzie, Toronto’s first mayor.</p> <p>Stop Location: 145 Front Street E</p> <p>Learn more about this stop on the <a href="https://www.heritagetoronto.org/explore-learn/creating-toronto-history-tour/mackenzie-jarvis-types-riot/">Creating Toronto digital map companion</a>.</p> <p>Image: William Lyon Mackenzie, taken between 1851 and 1861. Courtesy of Library and Archives Canada.</p> <p>Music: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions via freemusicarchive.org.</p> <p>For a full list of credits, please visit the <a href="https://www.heritagetoronto.org/explore-learn/creating-toronto-history-tour/#story-map-largemap" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Creating Toronto </a>digital map companion.</p> <p>This digital tour, and the walking tour it is based on, were developed as part of Heritage Toronto's Emerging Historian program in partnership with the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association. The expansion of our tours program to a digital platform was made possible by the generous support of our Tours Program Presenting Sponsor, TD Bank and The Ready Commitment.</p>
June 22, 2021
Stop 7: The Home District School & Charles Vance Millar (Creating Toronto)
<p>This is Stop 7 on the Creating Toronto: Story of a City audio tour. The former location of one of Toronto’s first schools connects us to an unusual story about a generation of Toronto children in the 1920s and 1930s.</p> <p>Stop Location: 185 King Street E</p> <p>Learn more about this stop on the <a href="https://www.heritagetoronto.org/explore-learn/creating-toronto-history-tour/early-education-charles-millar/">Creating Toronto digital map companion</a>.</p> <p>Image: Grammar School 'Blue School', Toronto, 1912. Courtesy of the Toronto Public Library Archives.</p> <p>Music: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions via freemusicarchive.org.</p> <p>For a full list of credits, please visit the <a href="https://www.heritagetoronto.org/explore-learn/creating-toronto-history-tour/#story-map-largemap" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Creating Toronto </a>digital map companion.</p> <p>This digital tour, and the walking tour it is based on, were developed as part of Heritage Toronto's Emerging Historian program in partnership with the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association. The expansion of our tours program to a digital platform was made possible by the generous support of our Tours Program Presenting Sponsor, TD Bank and The Ready Commitment.</p>
June 22, 2021
Stop 6: Clown Riots & St. Lawrence Hall (Creating Toronto)
<p>This is Stop 6 on the Creating Toronto: Story of a City audio tour. In the 19th century, Toronto's King Street East was the site of the popular venue St. Lawrence Hall, home to operas and political rallies. Nearby, one of Toronto's most famous brawls took place in 1855: the infamous Clown Riots.</p> <p>Stop Location: 157 King Street E</p> <p>Learn more about this stop on the <a href="https://www.heritagetoronto.org/explore-learn/creating-toronto-history-tour/st-lawrence-hall-clown-riots/">Creating Toronto digital map companion</a>.</p> <p>Image: St. Lawrence Hall, Toronto, 1885. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library Archives.</p> <p>Music: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions via freemusicarchive.org.</p> <p>For a full list of credits, please visit the <a href="https://www.heritagetoronto.org/explore-learn/creating-toronto-history-tour/#story-map-largemap" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Creating Toronto </a>digital map companion.</p> <p>This digital tour, and the walking tour it is based on, were developed as part of Heritage Toronto's Emerging Historian program in partnership with the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association. The expansion of our tours program to a digital platform was made possible by the generous support of our Tours Program Presenting Sponsor, TD Bank and The Ready Commitment.</p>
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