Toronto in print
Leora Bromberg
This walking tour will explore local histories of print culture and typography—from the trailblazing efforts of the Toronto Typographical Union (Canada’s oldest labour union) to the city’s community of independent publishers and private presses that have preserved the knowledge and techniques of hand-printing to this day. Each stop will be paired with digital reproductions of rare, limited-edition, and archival materials drawn from the special collections at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library. By engaging with these materials together at key sites of production or impact, we will consider the enduring role of print in shaping the life of the city; its residents, readers, writers, labourers, and artists.
The title of this walk is borrowed from "Toronto in Print," an exhibition displayed at the library in 1998: https://fisher.library.utoronto.ca/toronto-print
Walk Start:
Northeast corner of Queen’s Park Crescent East and Grosvenor Street. (3 min walk north of Queen’s Park subway station)
Harbord Village: Major Street & Harbord Street
Walk End:
Date:
Start Time:
Sunday, May 4
2:00:00 PM
Duration:
1:30:00
Language:
English
Theme:
Advocacy and Politics, Arts and Culture, History and Places
Accesibility:
Breaks encouraged, Busy sidewalks, Dog-friendly walk, 1 indoor stop
Attendees Identify You:
Will be standing at Ontario Heritage sign, Northeast corner of Queen’s Park Crescent East and Grosvenor Street.