{"id":3050,"date":"2008-04-24T14:47:43","date_gmt":"2008-04-24T19:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/2008\/04\/24\/heritage-toronto-walking-tours-this-weekend-downtown-terra-cotta-and-westside-indian-road-and-grove\/"},"modified":"2008-04-24T14:57:16","modified_gmt":"2008-04-24T19:57:16","slug":"heritage-toronto-walking-tours-this-weekend-downtown-terra-cotta-and-westside-indian-road-and-grove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2008\/04\/24\/heritage-toronto-walking-tours-this-weekend-downtown-terra-cotta-and-westside-indian-road-and-grove\/","title":{"rendered":"Heritage Toronto walking tours this weekend: downtown terra cotta and westside Indian Road and Grove"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/24\/56560169_7dc84528f4.jpg?v=0\" height=\"376\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This weekend&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heritagetoronto.org\/programs\/programs2.show?eventId=46\">Heritage Toronto<\/a> walks (free + no reservation required):<\/p>\n<p class=\"text\"><strong>Terra Cotta Design in Toronto&#8217;s Historic Architecture<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"text\"><strong>Saturday, April 26 &#8212; 1:30 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"text\"><em>Terra cotta, a once-popular clay building product used in design and construction, has long been out of fashion. Fortunately, many fine examples still exist in Toronto. Toronto&#8217;s first skyscrapers, erected in the 19th century and early 20th century, provide the backdrop for this tour.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>LEADER:<\/strong>\t\tSteve Collie<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>START POINT:<\/strong>\tKing and Toronto Streets, 2 blocks E of Yonge St, across from King Edward Hotel<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>FINISH POINT:<\/strong>\tYonge and Queen Streets<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>LENGTH:<\/strong>\t\tApprox. 2 hours<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>FOCUS:<\/strong>\t\tArchitectural, historical<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>DIFFICULTY:<\/strong>\tLong walk on sidewalks<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"text\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Indian Road and Indian Grove<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, April 27 &#8212; 1:30 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Winding, tree-lined Indian Road began as an Aboriginal trail. Today this street and nearby Indian Grove boast fine examples of both Edwardian Classical and Arts &amp; Crafts architecture, the latter thanks primarily to Toronto architect Eden Smith, who designed homes for himself and others as part of his plan to develop an artists&#8217; colony here.          <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>LEADERS:<\/strong>\t\tDenise Harris, Janet Langdon<br \/>\n<strong>START POINT:<\/strong>\tSW corner of Bloor St W and Indian Rd, 2 blocks E of Keele Subway Station<br \/>\n<strong>FINISH POINT:<\/strong>\tBloor St W and Indian Grove<br \/>\n<strong>LENGTH:<\/strong>\t\tApprox. 2 \u00bd hours<br \/>\n<strong>FOCUS:<\/strong>\t\tArchitectural, historical<br \/>\n<strong>DIFFICULTY:<\/strong>\tLong walk on sidewalks<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Spacing is please to be the promoting sponsor of Heritage Toronto walks. Photo by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/portfolium\/\">Portfolium<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend&#8217;s Heritage Toronto walks (free + no reservation required): Terra Cotta Design in Toronto&#8217;s Historic Architecture Saturday, April 26 &#8212; 1:30 PM Terra cotta, a once-popular clay building product used in design and construction, has long been out of fashion. Fortunately, many fine examples still exist in Toronto. 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