Stories of St. Lawrence

Stories of St. Lawrence

Developed by the Toronto Society of Architects

By Doors Open Toronto

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May 25 · 11am - May 26 · 12pm EDT

Location

35 Wellington St E

35 Wellington Street East Toronto, ON M5E Canada

About this event

As the city’s oldest neighbourhood, St. Lawrence’s buildings and landscapes are a connection to Toronto’s past, chronicling in built form the evolution of our city. But the stories they tell are not always obvious. Hidden in the street patterns and building facades, public art pieces and names, is the messy, multi-layered story of how our city's current built environment came to be. Join the Toronto Society of Architects on this tour as we uncover the stories hidden in this neighbourhood’s built form: from art pieces that speak to a forgotten shoreline to housing projects that capture the debates in the 1970s and '80s on how tall is too tall. Along the way we’ll talk about the birth of the city’s heritage conservation movement, the role new development can play in safeguarding our city’s history, and why heritage is not always as straightforward as it seems.

Accessible: This walk is not fully accessible. To notify the tour of any accommodations you may need, or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact us at tsa@torontosocietyofarchitects.ca.

Duration: 1 hr (Approx 600 metres)

Where: Fountain at Berczy Park, 35 Wellington St E, Toronto

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Doors Open Toronto

Doors Open Toronto invites the public to explore the city’s most-loved buildings and sites for free each year during the last weekend of May. The event provides rare access to spaces not usually open to the public and free access to locations that would otherwise charge an admission fee. Since its inception in 2000, Doors Open Toronto has attracted more than two million visits to nearly 700 unique sites and is the largest event of its kind in Canada.

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