{"id":1223,"date":"2006-10-07T18:40:20","date_gmt":"2006-10-07T22:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=1223"},"modified":"2006-10-08T01:20:07","modified_gmt":"2006-10-08T05:20:07","slug":"rediscover-your-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/10\/07\/rediscover-your-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Re\/Discover Your City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.harbourfrontcentre.com\/learning\/i\/pix\/backalleyboxer.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.harbourfrontcentre.com\/\">The Harbourfront Centre<\/a> is running a cool program called Re\/Discover Your City. You can sign up for these tours. Or check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.harbourfrontcentre.com\/learning\/urban.php\">their web site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tour: LOST TORONTO<\/strong><br \/>\nmeet at HFC Info Desk<br \/>\nend at Old City Hall (Queen\/Bay)<\/p>\n<p>We start off at HFC and stroll together into the heart of our ever-changing city. What&#8217;s lost you might ask? Plenty &#8212; we&#8217;ll unearth lost nooks and crannies of Toronto the Meeting Place.  We will seek out the lost jails, hanging square, grand vaudeville theatres, and a court house &#8212; all of these old sites beckon us to listen to muddled stories of the wicked and colourful people connected with them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, October 23 &#8211; 6:30pm<\/strong><br \/>\nTour: Toronto&#8217;s Lost and First Chinatown<br \/>\nmeet at Old City Hall (Queen\/Bay)<br \/>\nend at Dundas\/Spadina<\/p>\n<p>Trace the seeds that were planted 129 years ago and uprooted several times before landing in the better-known location. Look at photos from the 20&#8217;s, 30&#8217;s and 90&#8217;s. Learn a little feng shui, taste see and smell the surroundings!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, October 30 &#8211; 6:30pm<\/strong><br \/>\nTour: Ghost Tour<br \/>\ninfo TBA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, November 6 &#8211; 6:30pm<\/strong><br \/>\nTour: Broadview Gateway to Danforth<br \/>\nMeet at Broadview subway station<br \/>\nend at Danforth\/Pape<\/p>\n<p>Explore the connections between the Bloor Viaduct and the old Robert Simpson store. Cross the bridge to meet long gone citizens of Chester Village, doctor&#8217;s row, Rosedale east and Riverdale.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, November 13 &#8211; 6:30pm<\/strong><br \/>\nRosedale Labyrinth<br \/>\nmeet Summerhill subway<br \/>\nend Yonge\/Yorkville<\/p>\n<p>Check our Rosedale&#8217;s eclectic nooks like worker&#8217;s cottages, old train station, Sir Henry Pellatt&#8217;s second castle, site of the Jarvis family, the Group of Seven&#8217;s forgotten studio, and the busting victorian village of Yorkville.  indulge house nostagia as we end in the oldest Yorkville cafe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, November 20 &#8211; 6:30pm<\/strong><br \/>\nTour: What the Dickens&#8217;<br \/>\nmeet at St. James Cathedral<br \/>\nend Roy Thompson Hall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Harbourfront Centre is running a cool program called Re\/Discover Your City. You can sign up for these tours. Or check out their web site. 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