{"id":3300,"date":"2008-06-25T11:00:22","date_gmt":"2008-06-25T15:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/2008\/06\/25\/heritage-toronto-walking-tours-this-weekend-riverdale-homes-and-people-and-beaconsfield-village\/"},"modified":"2008-06-25T11:00:29","modified_gmt":"2008-06-25T15:00:29","slug":"heritage-toronto-walking-tours-this-weekend-riverdale-homes-and-people-and-beaconsfield-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2008\/06\/25\/heritage-toronto-walking-tours-this-weekend-riverdale-homes-and-people-and-beaconsfield-village\/","title":{"rendered":"Heritage Toronto walking tours this weekend:  Riverdale Homes and People, and Beaconsfield Village"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/104\/307674382_de6da8ad55.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This weekend&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heritagetoronto.org\/\">Heritage Toronto<\/a> walking tours are a great way to get out and explore the city (free + no reservations required):<\/p>\n<p><strong>Riverdale Homes and People<br \/>\nSaturday, June 28 &#8211; 1:30 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>Leaders: <\/strong>Gerald Whyte, Riverdale Historical Society<br \/>\n<strong>Start Point: <\/strong>Historic Don Jail, NW Corner of Broadview and Gerrard Streets<br \/>\n<strong>Finish Point: <\/strong>Broadview St and Riverdale Ave<br \/>\n<strong>Duration:  <\/strong>Approx. 1.5 hours<br \/>\n<strong>Walk Difficulty: <\/strong>Average walk on sidewalks, some park grounds<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Expl<em>ore an old and historically significant neighbourhood. Hear stories about life east of the Don River: the oldest house; homes of the wealthy, gardeners, merchants and clerks; recreation and incarceration. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Beaconsfield Village<br \/>\nSunday, June 29 &#8211; 1:30 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>Leaders: <\/strong>Jon Harstone<br \/>\n<strong>Start Point: <\/strong>South side of Queen St W at Beaconsfield Ave (W of Dovercourt Rd)<br \/>\n<strong>Finish Point: <\/strong>Queen St W and Dovercourt Rd<br \/>\n<strong>Duration:  <\/strong>Approx. 2 hours<br \/>\n<strong>Walk Difficulty: <\/strong>Average walk on sidewalks<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>In the early 1880s, the developers of Beaconsfield Village created a middle-class community that was inspired by the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcstreet-car suburbs&#8217; that were common in the United States. We&#8217;ll examine the role of developers, architects and builders in creating this unusual Victorian community. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/people\/kevinsteele\/\">Kevin Steele<\/a><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/people\/kevinsteele\/\"> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend&#8217;s Heritage Toronto walking tours are a great way to get out and explore the city (free + no reservations required): Riverdale Homes and People Saturday, June 28 &#8211; 1:30 PM Leaders: Gerald Whyte, Riverdale Historical Society Start Point: Historic Don Jail, NW Corner of Broadview and Gerrard Streets Finish Point: Broadview St and<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2008\/06\/25\/heritage-toronto-walking-tours-this-weekend-riverdale-homes-and-people-and-beaconsfield-village\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;Heritage Toronto walking tours this weekend:  Riverdale Homes and People, and Beaconsfield Village&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4050,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[19],"class_list":["post-3300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-history","category-spacing","tag-toronto"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - 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