Sunday, September 21, 2025, from 12 pm to 4 pm.
Come join like minded Loyalists for an afternoon filled with good food, interesting conversation and a custom tour of The Playter Estates.
First, we’ll meet at 12 pm at The Factory Girl Restaurant at 193 Danforth Avenue (south side of Danforth, east of Broadview subway station). Participants will order and pay for their own lunch.
At 2 pm, we’ll start our free custom tour of the Playter Estates area beginning in Playter Gardens, a small parkette at the NW corner of Cambridge and Danforth Avenues (north side of Danforth, one street west of Broadview subway station).
To sign up for the lunch and/or the tour, simply reply to this email stating your intentions.
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Tour and Tour Guide Description
Our tour begins with a short history of The Danforth and an introduction to George Playter (UEL) and his family. From there our hour and a half tour will highlight the Prince Edward Viaduct, two other Loyalists who settled in the area and many buildings and sites constructed by the descendants of George Playter. We will also visit entertainment venues, churches and other buildings that illustrate the unique history of the area and give The Danforth its unique character. The final stop of the tour will be at the Carrot Common (close to Chester subway station), where we’ll learn about the evolution of the site including previous occupants right up to the natural food store that has given the development its name.
Note:
• The walk takes a leisurely pace with plenty of time for questions.
• The walk takes a leisurely pace with plenty of time for questions.
• There are benches at the start of our walk, scattered along Danforth and at the Carrot Common.
Our tour guide, Regina Virgo, was born and raised in Northern Ontario (Kirkland Lake and Sudbury area). She moved south to attend university and eventually settled in Toronto. While assisting her young son with a school project about the Don River, Regina was surprised to discover that Toronto had quite an interesting history. Aimless wandering through neighbourhoods such as Cabbagetown, Rosedale, Annex, Jarvis Street and the Danforth led to an appreciation of Toronto’s heritage architecture.Around this time, the ROM Department of Museum Volunteers issued an appeal for new ROMWalk volunteers to be trained to share Toronto’s history and architecture with
residents and visitors to the city as an outreach program of the Museum. This was the beginning of almost 30 years as a ROMWalker (along with a few other volunteer
residents and visitors to the city as an outreach program of the Museum. This was the beginning of almost 30 years as a ROMWalker (along with a few other volunteer
placements). Regina is fortunate enough to live in the Playter Estates area herself.
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