I'm pleased to announce I'm leading a Jane's Walk again this year.
Jane's Walks are free neighbourhood strolls that emphasize the importance of walkable and diverse cities and neighbourhoods. Led by locals who know from experience what's important and interesting about the areas so they focus on personal observations.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
10:00 AM, 1.75 hours
Dawlish Avenue was first laid out in W. S. Dinnick's plan for the Lawrence Park Estates in the early 1900s. Bordered by a park, it curved south eastward away from Yonge but was still close to transit and shopping. After World War II, the eastern end was developed quickly and with a focus toward car owners. Come along and see a this interesting street with a gal who grew up there.
Meeting Place: Parking lot at the south west corner of Bayview Avenue and Dawlish Avenue.
TTC Directions: From Lawrence Station, take the Sunnybrook 124 bus to the Dawlish Avenue stop.
End Location: St Edmunds Drive and Yonge Street. Not a circular route.
Difficulty: Gentle hills along the walk. Rough pavement with no sidewalks for the first 40% of the walk.
Parking: Some street parking. Note, this is a non-circular walk and the walk back to your car may take 20-25 minutes.
Jane's Walk page for the walk
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
Toronto's Fire Halls and Great Fires
Saturday, April 17, 2010
1:30 PM
Free
My third ramble for the Toronto Field Naturalists. Some history, some lost creeks, featuring three halls still standing and many more sites significant in Toronto fire history. I wrote a paper on the history and architecture of fire halls in Toronto. This is a walk close to my heart.
Stops include:
* Site of 1st and 2nd Parliament Buildings that burned down
* Berkeley Street Firehall
* Firehall #333 (formerly #5)
* Site where Great Fire of 1849 started
* Lombard Street Firehall
* Site of York's first fire hall
* Court House Square
* Site of Bay Street Firehall
* Site where Great Fire of 1904 started
Meet at the southwest corner of Parliament St. and Front St. E. (Map) Outdoor only.
TFN guidelines ask that walkers do not bring pets, particularly dogs.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
1:30 PM
Free
My third ramble for the Toronto Field Naturalists. Some history, some lost creeks, featuring three halls still standing and many more sites significant in Toronto fire history. I wrote a paper on the history and architecture of fire halls in Toronto. This is a walk close to my heart.
Stops include:
* Site of 1st and 2nd Parliament Buildings that burned down
* Berkeley Street Firehall
* Firehall #333 (formerly #5)
* Site where Great Fire of 1849 started
* Lombard Street Firehall
* Site of York's first fire hall
* Court House Square
* Site of Bay Street Firehall
* Site where Great Fire of 1904 started
Meet at the southwest corner of Parliament St. and Front St. E. (Map) Outdoor only.
TFN guidelines ask that walkers do not bring pets, particularly dogs.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
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