Richmond Haunts long-form
Haunted Toronto: Old Don Jail, Winter Garden Theatre and Royal York
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About this episode
| Toronto’s haunted stories sit beneath the skyline of a city shaped by war, immigration, commerce and rapid growth. This episode moves through prisons, markets, hospitals, theaters, government buildings and hotels, using ten landmarks to trace the older city within modern Toronto.
The featured locations are the Old Don Jail, St. Lawrence Market, St. Michael’s Hospital, the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre, Old City Hall and Mackenzie House. The route continues to Gibraltar Point Lighthouse, Osgoode Hall, the Fairmont Royal York and the Distillery District. Each place represents a different part of Toronto’s civic and cultural history, and each has accumulated reports or legends about activity that outlasted its original occupants. The episode keeps those claims attributed while providing an editorial guide to the real institutions and neighborhoods behind the stories. It also connects listeners to earlier Richmond Haunts Media episodes that featured Toronto locations. |