Barbara Hall Park

Toronto, Canada

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+1 416-397-4899
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519 Church Street, Toronto, ON, M4Y 2C9
Church-Wellesley Village, Downtown Core
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
340 ftChurch Street
740 ftWellesley Street East
860 ftWellesley
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1 review of Barbara Hall Park

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Place rating: 5
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Barbara Hall Park, formerly Cawthra Square Park, located at 519 Church Street was renamed after Toronto Mayor Barbara Hall, a human rights advocate, staunch support of Gay Rights and the first mayor of a major city to walk in a Pride parade during her term of office which lasted from 1994 to 1997 and who now serves as Ontario Human Rights Commissioner. Locally referred to as «Gay Park» it offers a wonderful and relaxing green space. It contains a most unique aids memorial with plaques indicating the names of those Torontonians that died along with the dates of their deaths. At night it has a beautiful canopy of lighting in the form of a rainbow flag.
It’s a really wonderful little city park, something any city, except maybe those located in the backward US States of Alabama or Mississippi, would be more than proud to have as besides offering city green space it’s also educational and inspirational.