Church-Wellesley Village

Walking in Place

Happy almost Pride!
It’s the perfect time of year to experience the streets of Toronto’s Church-Wellesley Village, often called “The Village” or Toronto’s “Gay Village”. This tour is rich with the LGBTQIA2S+ history of both Toronto and Canada, with stories covering former village inhabitants, activists, businesses, and more. Naturally, we also learn a lot about the historic buildings in the village, including some that are under threat.
This episode is a collaboration with Adam Wynne, a community historian and the historian for the Church-Wellesley Neighbourhood Association. He researched and wrote this tour, and sometimes even hosts tours in person! If you’d like to contact Adam about future tours, you can email him at [e-mail]. You can also find more of his work at https://www.cwna.ca/ and https://www.acotoronto.ca/tobuilt.php

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Walk-Along Info:
Walk length: About 2 hours
Accessibility: fairly flat, lots of paved roads and sidewalks BUT can be challenging to get around when busy, especially in the summer
Start: Paul Kane House, 56 Wellesley St E, Toronto
End: The 519, 519 Church St, Toronto

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Time stamps for 30-second breaks:

10:52🌈26:32🌈32:27🌈42:00🌈45:52🌈49:47🌈53:32

Transcript

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Thank you Lukus Benoit for the theme song!
Also includes the song “New Day” by Patrick Patrikios.