This is Stop 8 and the final stop on the Creating Toronto: Story of a City audio tour. This unassuming corner of Front Street became the site of a riot involving William Lyon Mackenzie, Toronto’s first mayor.

Stop Location: 145 Front Street E

Learn more about this stop on the Creating Toronto digital map companion.

Image: William Lyon Mackenzie, taken between 1851 and 1861. Courtesy of Library and Archives Canada.

Music: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions via freemusicarchive.org.

For a full list of credits, please visit the Creating Toronto digital map companion.

This digital tour, and the walking tour it is based on, were developed as part of Heritage Toronto's Emerging Historian program in partnership with the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association. The expansion of our tours program to a digital platform was made possible by the generous support of our Tours Program Presenting Sponsor, TD Bank and The Ready Commitment.

This is Stop 7 on the Creating Toronto: Story of a City audio tour. The former location of one of Toronto’s first schools connects us to an unusual story about a generation of Toronto children in the 1920s and 1930s.

Stop Location: 185 King Street E

Learn more about this stop on the Creating Toronto digital map companion.

Image: Grammar School 'Blue School', Toronto, 1912. Courtesy of the Toronto Public Library Archives.

Music: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions via freemusicarchive.org.

For a full list of credits, please visit the Creating Toronto digital map companion.

This digital tour, and the walking tour it is based on, were developed as part of Heritage Toronto's Emerging Historian program in partnership with the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association. The expansion of our tours program to a digital platform was made possible by the generous support of our Tours Program Presenting Sponsor, TD Bank and The Ready Commitment.

This is Stop 6 on the Creating Toronto: Story of a City audio tour. In the 19th century, Toronto's King Street East was the site of the popular venue St. Lawrence Hall, home to operas and political rallies. Nearby, one of Toronto's most famous brawls took place in 1855: the infamous Clown Riots.

Stop Location: 157 King Street E

Learn more about this stop on the Creating Toronto digital map companion.

Image: St. Lawrence Hall, Toronto, 1885. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library Archives.

Music: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions via freemusicarchive.org.

For a full list of credits, please visit the Creating Toronto digital map companion.

This digital tour, and the walking tour it is based on, were developed as part of Heritage Toronto's Emerging Historian program in partnership with the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association. The expansion of our tours program to a digital platform was made possible by the generous support of our Tours Program Presenting Sponsor, TD Bank and The Ready Commitment.

This is Stop 5 on the Creating Toronto: Story of a City audio tour. Once the tallest building in Canada, the St. James Cathedral has a long history as a centre of Toronto community life.

Stop Location: 106 King Street E

Learn more about this stop on the Creating Toronto digital map companion.

Image: St. James Anglican Cathedral, 1880. Courtesy of the Toronto Public Library Archives.

Music: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions via freemusicarchive.org.

For a full list of credits, please visit the Creating Toronto digital map companion.

This digital tour, and the walking tour it is based on, were developed as part of Heritage Toronto's Emerging Historian program in partnership with the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association. The expansion of our tours program to a digital platform was made possible by the generous support of our Tours Program Presenting Sponsor, TD Bank and The Ready Commitment.

This is Stop 4 on the Creating Toronto: Story of a City audio tour. Hidden behind the 1853 Adelaide Street Court House, this small square has hosted public demonstrations, punishments, and executions.

Stop Location: 10 Court St.

Learn more about this stop on the Creating Toronto digital map companion.

Image: Court House, 1867. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library Archives.

Music: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions via freemusicarchive.org.

For a full list of credits, please visit the Creating Toronto digital map companion.

This digital tour, and the walking tour it is based on, were developed as part of Heritage Toronto's Emerging Historian program in partnership with the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association. The expansion of our tours program to a digital platform was made possible by the generous support of our Tours Program Presenting Sponsor, TD Bank and The Ready Commitment.

This is Stop 3 on the Creating Toronto: Story of a City audio tour. Located just off King Street, Toronto Street was home to early public institutions, from the city's seventh post office to public washrooms.

Stop Location: 1 Toronto Street

Learn more about this stop on the Creating Toronto digital map companion.

Image: Drawing of the Old Log Gaol, 1888. Illustration by William James Thomson. Courtesy of the Toronto Public Library.

Music: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions via freemusicarchive.org. 

For a full list of credits, please visit the Creating Toronto digital map companion.

This digital tour, and the walking tour it is based on, were developed as part of Heritage Toronto's Emerging Historian program in partnership with the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association. The expansion of our tours program to a digital platform was made possible by the generous support of our Tours Program Presenting Sponsor, TD Bank and The Ready Commitment.

This is Stop 2 on the Creating Toronto: Story of a City audio tour. Berczy Park is named for William Berczy (1744-1813), one of the first surveyors and architects of York (now Toronto). The park is located next to the Gooderham Building: Toronto’s iconic flatiron, harkening back to the city’s early industries.

Stop Location: 35 Wellington Street East

Learn more about this stop on the Creating Toronto digital map companion. 

Image: The Gooderham "Flatiron" Building, Toronto, 1898.

Music: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions via freemusicarchive.org.

For a full list of credits, please visit the Creating Toronto digital map companion.

This digital tour, and the walking tour it is based on, were developed as part of Heritage Toronto's Emerging Historian program in partnership with the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association. The expansion of our tours program to a digital platform was made possible by the generous support of our Tours Program Presenting Sponsor, TD Bank and The Ready Commitment.

This is Stop 1 on the Creating Toronto: Story of a City audio tour. For over 200 years, people have traded and sold their goods at this Toronto market, which National Geographic named "the world's best food market" in 2011.

Stop Location: 93 Front Street East

Learn more about this stop on the Creating Toronto digital map companion. 

Image: William Davies Stall, St. Lawrence Market, 1911.

Music: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions via freemusicarchive.org.

For a full list of credits, please visit the Creating Toronto digital map companion.

This digital tour, and the walking tour it is based on, were developed as part of Heritage Toronto's Emerging Historian program in partnership with the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association. The expansion of our tours program to a digital platform was made possible by the generous support of our Tours Program Presenting Sponsor, TD Bank and The Ready Commitment.

From its beginnings as a small colonial settlement on the north shore of Lake Ontario, Toronto has grown into Canada’s largest city. Explore its historic downtown and discover the places and events that helped build the multicultural metropolis it is today. Stops on this tour include: the St. Lawrence Market, the Cathedral Church of St. James, the Home District School, and Berczy Park.

Starting Point: St. Lawrence Market, 93 Front Street East 

End Point: 145 Front Street East

Tour Distance: 1.6 km

Visit the Digital Map Tour companion for Creating Toronto for an interactive map of the tour, additional images and information about the stops, as well as a full list of credits.

The Creating Toronto: The Story of a City audio tour is sponsored by the St Lawrence Neighbourhood Association. TD Bank and The Ready Commitment is the Presenting Sponsor of the Heritage Toronto Tours program.