SATURDAY, MAY 9 – 1:30 PM
St. Clair West: Streetcars, Artists’ Colonies and More
In the late 1800s, artist Marmaduke Matthews started an artists’ colony on a wooded hill overlooking Bathurst St. and Davenport Rd. In the fall of 2008, history repeated itself when Artscape launched a new haven for artists nearby, in long-vacant streetcar barns. Explore these two enclaves, as well as some of the other treasures in this St. Clair West neighbourhood.
LEADER: Councillor Joe Mihevc and Wychwood Heights BIA
START POINT: Wells Hill Park, 1 block east of Bathurst & St Clair Ave W, near south entrance to St Clair West Subway Station
FINISH POINT: Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie St, 2 blocks south of St Clair Ave W
LENGTH: Approx. 2 to 2 1/2 hours
FOCUS: Historical, architectural
DIFFICULTY: Pavement and park grounds, hills, slopes and some rough ground
Source Information, Photograph from Toronto Heritage: www.heritagetoronto.org
