The annual "Jane's Walks" will be held this weekend, celebrating the contribution to community life of Jane Jacobs. Below is information on the The Leaside Odyssey - Downstream on Bayview.The walk takes about 2 hours, beginning at 2 p.m. on Sunday May 8.
Guided by Leaside Property Owners' Association and Kelvingrove-Glen Leven Tenants’ Association
What makes Leaside special? Why the urgency to preserve it? Come navigate history with us as we take you on a tour down Bayview, the neighbourhood’s historic “high street.” From lost rivers to village-style shopping and eating to architectural rarities, we’ll shine a light on what makes Leaside an outstanding neighbourhood in Toronto’s “city of neighbourhoods” – and community action to preserve it.
Don’t just drive through, for once – put on your hat and stay a while!
You’ll discover:
• Lost (but not forgotten) rivers of the Don
• Controversial proposed development in North Leaside
• Main-street village commercial life - harmony, proportion and diversity
• Former residence of Canada’s first female MP, Agnes Macphail
• Unparalleled confluence of rare “garden apartments”:
o Forsey, Page & Steele’s Garden Court Apartments (Art Moderne)
o Mayor Henry Howard Talbot Apartments (Georgian Revival)
o Lawrence family’s Crestview Apartments – 22 small buildings in a park-like setting
• How it all began: Leaside as a planned railway town, overlooking the Don valley at Mallory Park
Meeting Place:
Bayview at Eglinton Ave. – South-East corner
End Location:
Mallory Park near Bayview and Moore
Public Transit Directions:
Via Yonge Subway (10 minutes by bus):
• Eglinton Station: any eastbound bus (including 34 Eglinton East, 54 Lawrence East)
• Davisville Station: Bayview 11
Accessible:
Partially accessible – curbs, uneven terrain, busy sidewalks, some parkland
Parking available:
Street parking off Bayview; plazas
http://janeswalk.net/walks/view/leaside_odyssey_-_downstream_on_bayview/
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