Retracing Stop Spadina
Neighbourhood: Spadina
Meeting Location: 3 foot wide sidewalk in front of Eglinton West TTC Subway Station
Start Time: 12:00pm
This Jane's Walk begins where the Spadina Expressway was stopped, the three foot wide sidewalk that then Premier Bill Davis ceded to the Old City of Toronto to block Metro's desire to complete the expressway south of Eglinton. Walk begins at 12 noon and will head south. We will wind our way through neighbourhoods which would have been drastically reduced if not removed had the Spadina Expressway been completed all the way to downtown. Rest Stops along the way include:
- Forest Hill Village,
- Spadina House beside Casa Loma,
- The park at the top of Albany Avenue at Barton.
Strolling through The Annex, we will arrive at Kensington Market where this Jane's Walk will end. A history of the Stop Spadina Controversy will be presented throughout the walk, along with stories and archive photos of each of the neighbourhoods we will be walking through. Meet in front of the Eglinton West Subway Station at 12 Noon. More information here: http://www.JaneJacobs.TYO.ca or http://www.Torontopedia.TYO.ca/Jane's_Walk Walk initiated by HiMY SYeD.