Past Walking Tours by the Swansea Historical Society

From the Humber River to Grenadier Pond; from the beautiful Runnymede Theatre, to the “Hotel That Never Was”, the Swansea Historical Society has led guided historical walks around Swansea, Riverside, High Park, Humber River and Bloor West Village going back to 1987:

A list of Swansea Historical Society’s Past Walking Tours*

June 6, 1987: Rousseau Homestead, Windermere United Church & former Swansea Municipal Bldg.
June 11, 1988: Down Wendigo Way
June 3, 1989: L.M.Montgomery Nature Walk – The Parkette, Bloor Street, & Humber Marshes
June 1, 1991: Picnic in Rennie Park
June 7, 1992: The area covered by our newly printed book “Windermere” (meet at Swansea Plaza)
May 20, 1995: The Toronto Waterfront Trail
June 3, 1995: Swansea Town Hall & Harcroft – The J. A. Harvey Estate
June 1, 1996: The Seven Hundred and Thirty Nine Steps
June 7, 1997: William Small Memorial Walk – Search for the Trailing Arbutus in High Park
June 6, 1998: Rennie Park & Historic Ellis Avenue
June 5, 1999: The Toronto Waterfront Trail, West of the Humber Bridge
April 8, 2000: West Toronto Stained Glass Window Bus Tour
June 3, 2000: Swansea’s Stained Glass
June 2, 2001: Swansea’s Bread Basket: The Industrial and Commercial Area of South Swansea
June 1, 2002: Down Wendigo Way: A Revisit of the 1984 Sesquicentennial Walk
June 7, 2003: Swansea Sites Revisited: Stores, Sites & Public Buildings in Swansea’s Past
June 5, 2004: Riverside Drive
June 4, 2005: The Queensway & Humber Bay
June 3, 2006: Along the Boardwalk
June 2, 2007: Riverside Drive
June 7, 2008: Down Ellis Avenue
June 6, 2009: Along the Boardwalk
June 5, 2010: The Heart of Swansea
June 4, 2011: Along Morningside
June 2, 2012: “The Shared Path”
June 1, 2013: “The Heart of Swansea: Building Community”
June 14, 2014: Along the Boardwalk of Humber Bay
June 7, 2015: Legends of Western Swansea [with Heritage Toronto]
June 4, 2016: Neil McClellan Park to Swansea Town Hall
August 13, 2016: “Sports and Recreation Along Humber Bay” [with Heritage Toronto]
May 7, 2017: Sculpture Hill in High Park [Jane’s Walk]
June 3, 2017: “Eastern Swansea: The Country in the City” [with Heritage Toronto]
August 27, 2017: “Eastern Swansea: The Country in the City” [with Heritage Toronto]

* Completed with the best information we have at this time but there are a few gaps still to be filled-in.