Beach Memories: Historic walking tour of Kew Beach area set for Saturday, April 12

By GENE DOMAGALA

I was asked recently when I would be doing my historic walking tours this year. I answered that yes I will be doing them and the first one will be on Saturday, April 12.

For this year I will be leading several historic walks and I hope they will be of interest to the people of the Beach the East End.

I sometimes think of myself as an historic character as I have been doing these walks with The Beach and East Toronto Historical Society for close to 50 years,

I have done walks about schools, religious organizations, sororities, etc…

I hope I have brought some useful information, especially to the young people and newcomers in the community.

My first historical walk for 2025 will be on Saturday, April 12, starting at 1 p.m. The walk will be about the Kew Beach area.

For those wishing to take part, we will be meeting in front of The Beaches Branch Library, 2161 Queen St. E., on the south side just west of Lee Avenue.

On the walk we will be visiting many of the historic sites in the area.

We will also learn about some of the people that made the Beach such a popular tourist spot.

As this year goes on there will be several other historic walks in the coming months.

I will be leading walks along Danforth Avenue; Kingston Road Village, and the East Toronto area around Main Street.
Also, please let me know if there are any particular areas or people you would like to learn more about.

You can contact me by sending a message to Beach Metro Community News, and they will pass on your requests.

Historically yours!