Stop 3: The Old Gaol & Post Office (Creating Toronto)

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Heritage Toronto Audio Tours

Heritage Toronto

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Heritage Toronto works to build a better city by bringing people together to explore Toronto’s shared past and peoples’ lived experiences. Heritage Toronto is a charity and agency of the City of Toronto. Learn more at heritagetoronto.org

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Stop 3: The Old Gaol & Post Office (Creating Toronto)

Heritage Toronto Audio Tours

3 minutes 44 seconds

4 years ago

Stop 3: The Old Gaol & Post Office (Creating Toronto)

This is Stop 3 on the Creating Toronto: Story of a City audio tour. Located just off King Street, Toronto Street was home to early public institutions, from the city's seventh post office to public washrooms.

Stop Location: 1 Toronto Street

Learn more about this stop on the Creating Toronto digital map companion.

Image: Drawing of the Old Log Gaol, 1888. Illustration by William James Thomson. Courtesy of the Toronto Public Library.

Music: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions via freemusicarchive.org.

For a full list of credits, please visit the Creating Toronto digital map companion.

This digital tour, and the walking tour it is based on, were developed as part of Heritage Toronto's Emerging Historian program in partnership with the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association. The expansion of our tours program to a digital platform was made possible by the generous support of our Tours Program Presenting Sponsor, TD Bank and The Ready Commitment.