Start: Sep 12 2009 – 1:30pm
End: Sep 12 2009 – 3:30pm
In his novel Consolation, author Michael Redhill imagined the lives of immigrant Jem Hallam in 1850s Toronto and David Hollis, a professor of “forensic geology” in the city of the 1990s. Visit some of the sites from 1856, then forward to the present as the author explores our attitudes towards preservation of the past and what lies beneath our city.
Leaders: Michael Redhill
Start Point: St James Park, just W of King and Jarvis Streets, across from St Lawrence Hall
Finish Point: Harbour Square Park, south of Bay St and Queen’s Quay W
Length: Approx. 1 1/2 to 2 hours
Walk Difficulty: some slopes Average walk on sidewalks
Focus: Historical
Heritage: Toronto
For more information, visit www.heritagetoronto.org/discover-toronto/map/walk/imagining-toronto-s-past
