Walking in Place

Corktown is more than a park and condos, as I have learned. This area tells the story of the early poor and working class immigrant populations of Toronto (shout out to the Irish and Macedonian communities). We also learn about the underground railroad, unmarked graves (of humans and, technically, pigs) and talk about making the city beautiful and functional without sneakily demolishing heritage buildings. Oh, and there’s magic! And beer! And puppies! 

Walk-Along Info:

Walk length: 45ish min

Walkability: fairly flat, smooth roads, not crowded, some jaywalking

Start: Eastern Ave. and Sackville St.

Finish: Eastern Ave. and Rolling Mills Rd.
 
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Theme music by Lukus Benoit
Featuring the song "Crazy" by Patrick Patrikios
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Welcome to season 2! This is the first episode of 2021, and we’ll be walking around the St.Lawrence/Old Toronto area. There’s a reason this area is promoted to tourists, and trust me, it’s worth a visit.

Walk-Along Info:

Walk length: About an hour

Accessibility: fairly flat, lots of paved roads and sidewalks, no steps

Start: St. James Park, at the corner of Adelaide and Jarvis

Finish: the Omni King Edward Hotel, at Toronto St. and King St. E.

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Theme music by Lukus Benoit 
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The final festive walk of the season! We'll be walking in the Casa Loma/South Hill area, where you'll find some of the oldest streets (think: Ice Ages) and flashiest homes (think: medieval castles and private hospitals) this region has ever seen! Also, learn how to get your way with the city, and how not to keep your castle. Hint: it's fraud.

Walk-Along Info:

Walk length: About an hour

Start: Davenport and Bathurst  

Finish: Davenport and Spadina  

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Theme music by Lukus Benoit 
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Today’s tour is more about the stops than the neighbourhood. We’ll be starting in Davisville, then walking through Mount Pleasant Cemetery, and finishing in the Moore Park neighbourhood.

Walk-Along Info:

Start: Corner of Yonge and Davisville Ave.

Finish: Inglewood Dr.

Est. walk length: 40ish minutes

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*In this episode I recommended the "The Smell of the Poppy" episode of the "On Drugs" podcast- that's also a good ep, but I meant to reference the "Race, On Drugs" episode

Theme music by Lukus Benoit 
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It’s December, and I’m trying to get myself to like winter. This month, that means taking “festive” walks. Mostly in areas that look pretty at this time of year, but there are a few stops here and there that are a little bit more on theme. That being said- if you happen to listen to this any other time of year, it should hopefully still be an interesting and fun walk/listen!

As always, I am not a historian, and if I get something horrendously wrong please let me know so I don’t continue making the same mistake. I do track all my sources- you can find them on the link below.

Walk-along info:

Start: Queen St. W. and Ossington Ave.

Finish: Queen St. W. and Bathurst St.

Estimated walk time: 40ish minutes

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Theme music by Lukus Benoit 
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There’s more to this park than you think. That’s really all I have to say about it!

Walk-Along Info:

Start: Corner of the park at Queen St. W. and Gore Vale Avenue

Finish: the gates entering the park at Strachan and Queen

Estimated walk time: 20-30 min without dawdling

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Theme music by Lukus Benoit 
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This episode could have been sooo long, Cabbagetown is a pretty creepy place. Listen to hear my top picks.

Walk-Along Info:

Start: Corner of Carlton and Sherbourne 

Finish: Necropolis Cemetery

Estimated walk time: 60-90 min without dawdling

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Theme music by Lukus Benoit 
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Walking in Place is a mix of podcast, self-guided tour, and maybe even ASMR? Just listen, it'll make sense. 

Music: Mamas by Josh Lippi & The Overtimers