Join elders Sabrina Simmons and Jim Williams as they lead two walking tours of the Knox neighbourhood. In a leisurely 2 hour walk they’ll help you get to know how Knox Church has influenced the area over the last 200 years, plus lots of fascinating facts and trivia.
For both walks, we’ll meet at 1:00pm, directly across from the church on the east side of Spadina (look for the blue umbrella).
The walk takes approximately 2 hours, and there are no washrooms or food on either route.
It is recommended you wear comfortable walking shoes and take along some water.
Walking Tour 1: South of Knox
Sunday, October 8 at 1:00pm
Highlights of areas we’ll visit include: Chinatown, Kensington Market, Queens Park, University of Toronto. Examples of interesting things we’ll get to know about our neigbourhood:
Who is the Knox elder honoured by a statue in Queen's Park?
What do Sick Kids hospital, a women's bible study, and Mary Pickford have in common?
Why couldn’t a big shoe company "just do it" in Kensington market?
What site shares a history with escaped slaves, Mick Jagger and Mother Teresa?
Walking Tour 2: North of Knox
Sunday, November 5 at 1:00pm
Highlights of areas we’ll visit include Spadina, Bloor Street, Yorkville.
Some more fun and fascinating trivia we’ll hear about our neighbourhood:
What caused Bloor Street Presbyterian Church to disappear in 1925?
In 1975, at what Toronto college could you earn a Phd for $100?
A famous couple first met and got married here all within 36 hours! Who & Where?
Where can you still find a brewer, blacksmith, brickmaker, carpenter & butcher in Yorkville?