Downtown's Shopping Emporiums
Michael Andrew Binetti
Come learn about the first stores and markets of the tiny town of York, to Toronto's first bourgeoisie shopping street (hint, it was not Yonge Street), and the grand department stores and specialty stores that have made a trip downtown special.
The tour includes discussion on famous retail landmarks including Saint Lawrence Market, Toronto's forgotten first department stores, Eaton's, Simpsons, The Hudson's Bay Company, and Sam the Record Man, and the world's most famous downtown mall.
Vintage postcards will transform take you back in time as we stroll the modern streets of downtown.
Walk Start:
Market Lane Park - Front Street Entrance, on Front Street, west of Jarvis Street, between the TD Bank and the new North St Lawrence Market Building.
Toronto Eaton Centre - Queen and Bay Streets
Walk End:
Date:
Start Time:
Saturday, May 3
1:00:00 PM
Duration:
1:30:00
Language:
English
Theme:
Architecture and Urban Planning, Arts and Culture, History and Places, Lived experiences and personal perspectives, People and Communities
Accesibility:
Busy sidewalks, Family-friendly walk, Walk leader will use audio amplification
Attendees Identify You:
Downtown Retail Tour Sign