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.