Walking in Place

Short Jaunt: Broadview & Gerrard… and Riverdale Park


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If I were to offer you lumberjack money, cured meats, and a sprawling farm with private river access, what would you say? What if it came with a jail and a murderous tree? Well, I’d still be in. Join me on this short jaunt, and all these things can be yours too (even if only for 12ish minutes).
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ADDITIONAL READING/LISTENING/WATCHING: 

Video: “The surprising reason behind Chinatown's aesthetic” - Vox YouTube

Podcasts: 

  • 99% Invisible:  “Pagodas and Dragon Gates” (similar overview as the Vox video)
  • The Secret Life of Canada: “Chinatown”

Articles:

  • Don Jail - Lost Rivers 
  • “The rise and fall of Chinatown: The hidden history of displacement you were never told” - Global News 
...more
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