Happy almost Pride!
It’s the perfect time of year to experience the streets of Toronto’s Church-Wellesley Village, often called “The Village” or Toronto’s “Gay Village”. This tour is rich with the LGBTQIA2S+ history of both Toronto and Canada, with stories covering former village inhabitants, activists, businesses, and more. Naturally, we also learn a lot about the historic buildings in the village, including some that are under threat.
This episode is a collaboration with Adam Wynne, a community historian and the historian for the Church-Wellesley Neighbourhood Association. He researched and wrote this tour, and sometimes even hosts tours in person! If you’d like to contact Adam about future tours, you can email him at adam.g.wynne@gmail.com. You can also find more of his work at https://www.cwna.ca/ and https://www.acotoronto.ca/tobuilt.php
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Walk-Along Info:
Walk length: About 2 hours
Accessibility: fairly flat, lots of paved roads and sidewalks BUT can be challenging to get around when busy, especially in the summer
Start: Paul Kane House, 56 Wellesley St E, Toronto
End: The 519, 519 Church St, Toronto
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Time stamps for 30-second breaks:
10:52🌈26:32🌈32:27🌈42:00🌈45:52🌈49:47🌈53:32
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Thank you Lukus Benoit for the theme song!
Also includes the song “New Day” by Patrick Patrikios.