A Leisure Wheeler ride has not been scheduled for this date, so this walk will be going ahead.
Meet at about 10:00 AM at Dufferin Station, just inside or outside of the main entrance, on the west side of Dufferin, just north of Bloor. We will begin the walk at 10:10 sharp.
The Leslieville Dollhouse was sold this year, and has had its distinctive yard decorations removed, but we will reprise part of the Weird Yards walk we did about 10 years ago. We will see a number of the odd sights that we visited then, including Parashos house, the elephant, the eccentric house of Clinton Street, and a few new ones. Total distance will be about 10 Km.
We will start at Dufferin Station (Line 2), walk to the washrooms at Dufferin Mall, then head north, then in a south-easterly direction, ending up at Dundas Station (Line 1). The walk will be entirely on city streets, so please wear shoes or boots appropriate for the weather.
There will be a coffee stop around the middle of the walk, and there will be several early exits for those who do not want to walk the entire 10 Km. At the Bloor-Dundas finish there are several places to stop for a snack or a meal, including Salad King.
This weekend there will be no subway service on Line 2 between Victoria Park and Kennedy stations for planned track work. Shuttle buses will operate. Please take this into account if it will affect your travel times, and check https://www.ttc.ca/service-advisories/subway-service#e=0 in case there are any changes.
Points of interest and early exits along the way include:
- 0.0 Km – Dufferin Station (start of walk)
- 0.6 Km – Dufferin Mall (washrooms)
- 1.3 Km – The Monkey's Paw (1067 Bloor St W)
- 2.9 Km – Parashos House (1016 Shaw)
- 3.2 Km – The Elephant (77 Yarmouth)
- 3.8 Km – The Eccentric House (473 Clinton)
- 4.3 Km – Christie Pits/Tim Hortons (washroom, coffee stop, early exit to Christie Station)
- 5.1 Km – Manning Weird Yard (550 Manning)
- 6.3 Km – Spadina Avenue (early exit to TTC streetcar/bus)
- 7.1 Km – early exit to Museum Station (subway)
- 7.6 Km – Businessman on a Horse (Brennan Hall)
- 7.8 Km – The Wonky Donkey (Clover Hill Park)
- 8.1 Km – Northbound Leather/Bohemian Embassy (St Nicholas St)
- 8.5 Km - John Irwin House (21 Grenville)
- 9.2 Km – The Prehistoria Museum and SkullStore Oddity Shop (333 Yonge)
- 9.7 Km – Yonge-Dundas Square (end of walk, access to subway, restaurants including Salad King)
The finalized route is available on Ride with GPS at https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48871487
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REMINDER: A mask and hand sanitizer are recommended.
If you have trouble finding us at the start, please call my cell at 416-917-8866. If I don't answer, try again, as I may miss the first call.
For more information check the TBN website under PROGRAMS - FALL/WINTER - CITY WALKS (https://tbn.ca/programs/fallwinter/citywalks) for a description of the City Walk program. If you have any questions, email me at citywalks@tbn.ca.
John Burdett - City Walk Coordinator
