For all the threatening clouds overlooking our city this morning, the day turned out an unexpected success as participants from MicroSkills LINC and a guest toured the historic districts of St. Lawrence and St. James in Downtown Toronto.
A good part of it was in line with our theme for the week, Canada's celebration of the War of 1812, in particular, the Battle of York. All in all, there was a lecture, a show and tell, a gastronomic walkabout, lunch, a walk in the park, and an organ concert! What a boring place, our city!
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| Happy campers in Commerce Court: Amy, Alice, Lu, and Ming |
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| Historic Flatiron Building in the St. Lawrence neighbourhood |
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| Plenty of exhibits at St. Lawrence Market |
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| First mayoral see of Toronto |
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| Michael Dowbenka introduces old York, now the City of Toronto |
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| In rapt rapture |
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| Population explosion, and then some |
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| City Hall architect Lennox, upper row centre, gets even with Councillors who voted to oust him (tortured, below). |
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| Mike's encore: a tour on the War of 1812's Battle of York |
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| Here come the Americans, to spend six days to burn down the settlement of York! |
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| Great view of St. Lawrence Market from the Market Gallery |
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| With Mike, centre, Amy, Huan Yun, Lu, Alice, Ming, Joan, Susan, and friend |
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| What's the point (geddit?) of showing this bayonet? |
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| Time flies! Lunch time! |
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| Feeding time! |
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| Somebirdy looks pretty coo! |
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| Oprah Winfrey Show (or, OWS for Occupy Wall Street?) occupies St. James Park, site of last year's odious Occupy Toronto. |
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| Storied stained glass in St. James--from Pentecost, via Augustine, Hilda, Knox, to Canada and missions to the Aboriginals. |
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| Praise be to God! |
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