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A street scene from the 1910s: people are walking across a street with streetcar tracks. Multiple big billboards can be seen in the background. The text on the biggest one reads: 'Dewar's Scotch Whiskey'. Another one offers: 'White label ale'.
A street scene from the 1910s: people are walking across a street with streetcar tracks. Multiple big billboards can be seen in the background. The text on the biggest one reads: 'Dewar's Scotch Whiskey'. Another one offers: 'White label ale'.
Photo: Downtown Toronto in 1914ish (City of Toronto Archives)

Hear history come alive Hear history come alive

in this course by storyteller Adam Bunch

Photo: Downtown Toronto in 1914ish (City of Toronto Archives)
Past event: Greyed out image of a close-up photo of the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant in Toronto, an historic art deco building of yellow brick and grey stone, with an arched window above the front door, with wrought iron lighting fixtures on either side of the door.

Doors Open Toronto 2024

PAST EVENT: Two days only - Sat, May 25 & Sun, May 26, 2024: City of Toronto Culture presents its annual Doors Open Toronto building & site tour event. This year’s theme is Hidden Histories, where visitors of all ages & backgrounds will have the opportunity to engage with the forgotten or often-overlooked sites & stories of Toronto through guided & self-guided tours & engaging talks.

Past event: Greyed out image of the poster for The Festival of Bizarre Toronto History, the title in a vintage circus font against a black silhouette of the Toronto skyline on top of a collage of 8 black & white archive photos.

The Festival of Bizarre Toronto History 2024

PAST EVENT. From Mon, May 6 – Sun, May 12, 2024: Uncover Toronto’s weird past at The Festival of Bizarre Toronto History. Organized by author & Toronto history aficionado Adam Bunch, the Festival is dedicated to exploring strange stories from Toronto’s past, with a week of online lectures, panels, interviews & walking tours featuring some of Toronto's greatest storytellers.

Past event. Poster for Unveiling Toronto's Architectural Tapestry: A History of Toronto's Changing Landscape. On the left, white lettering on a black background. On the right, an illustrated aerial view of old Toronto.

Unveiling Toronto’s Architectural Tapestry: A Fundraising Gala

PAST EVENT. One night only – Thu, Mar. 7, 2024: Join the Town of York Historical Society & Toronto’s First Post Office at St. Lawrence Hall for Unveiling Toronto’s Architectural Tapestry, a fundraising gala supporting Toronto’s history & architecture in celebration of the city’s 190th birthday. The event features guest speakers Summer Leigh, Adam Bunch & Alessandro Tersigni, as well as stationery vendors & a silent auction.

Past event. A concrete sculpture in a museum. Two young women are crouched down beside it looking at the sculpture.

Brutalist Toronto: The Walking Tour

PAST EVENT. One day only - Wed, Aug. 30, 2022, 6-7 PM: Join this free walking tour led by architect Alex Josephson from The Power Plant to St. Andrew Station and learn about connections between the brutalist architecture of Toronto's landscape and the geometric forms of Jen Aitken's concrete statues (currently shown as part of The Power Plant's exhibition 'The Same Thing Looks Different'.)

Past event: A collage featuring two photos: an old black and white photo of an underground tunnel with light coming from the end of the tunnel. Construction material can be seen lying on the left side of the tunnel. A translucent image of a woman who has short blond hair and wears a red dress is is overlaid on top.

A Supernatural History of Toronto

PAST EVENT: Starting Thu, Oct. 13, 2022: Just in time for the spooky season of the year! Explore Toronto's past through tales of phantoms, monsters and mythical beasts in this 4 week course from storyteller Adam Bunch.

Past event: A street scene from the 1910s: people are walking across a street with streetcar tracks. Multiple big billboards can be seen in the background. The text on the biggest one reads: 'Dewar's Scotch Whiskey'. Another one offers: 'White label ale'.

A Boozy History of Toronto

A new course starting July 14 by storyteller Adam Bunch! Toronto's history with booze from drunken rebels to notorious bootleggers - because to truly understand Toronto, it helps to know how this city has been shaped by centuries of people getting drunk.