Harvey Low will take a walk through time examining the Chinese population and the different Chinatowns in Toronto. Harvey is a 4th generation Chinese-Canadian with handed-down knowledge of the Chinese Community. REGISTER AFTER 1 MAY Email membership@northtorontohistoricalsociety.org and we will send you an invitation with details. You can join us on Zoom by internet or...
Sunday, 18th September, 2:00-3.45 p.m. (rain or shine) Meet at the Snider Parkette, NW corner Lytton Blvd and Yonge St. Explore the history of the Lytton Park Community, from Lytton Boulevard north to Glenview Avenue, led by Eli Aaron. This tour will trace the history of the neighbourhood from the development of farms into subdivisions,...
“Insulin was but a means to an end,” wrote Frederick Banting. Grant Maltman, curator of Banting House in London, Ontario, will highlight insulin’s centenary, and also show that there was far more than this Nobel Prize winning discovery in Banting’s life and career: his service in both World Wars, his use of art as an...
The single-family houses of Toronto’s former boroughs are often thought to lack both architectural merit and heritage value. Alessandro Tersigni, researcher at the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario’s Toronto branch, will offer a different perspective on suburban homes by showcasing a project documenting over 2,000 detached houses built in North York between 1940 and 2000. REGISTER...
Once home to upscale residences and important public services, Adelaide Street's buildings later housed light industries such as publishing. There are still examples of the detached and row housing that dominated west of Yonge in the late 1800s. The financial district extends to Adelaide and the condo scene here is ever-changing as architectural historian Marta...
