Broadway - where it all began!

Walk Name: Broadway - where it all began!

Walk Leader(s): Peggy Sarjeant             

Description of Walk leader(s) and/or why you are leading this walk (optional):

Broadway Avenue is vitally important to the history of Saskatoon. It is the city’s first commercial district and has ties to the original Temperance Colony settlement of 1882. In 1986, I co-authored the booklet “Broadway through Boom and Bust and Back Again!” published by the Saskatoon Heritage Society and from 1989 to 2007 I was involved in leading walking tours through this historic district. As a long-time resident of Nutana, I regard Broadway as my local shopping centre and gathering place.

Duration : 1 hr. approx..

Walk Description: 

A stroll along Saskatoon’s earliest main street with a dip into its alleyways and side streets, looking at its architectural history and listening to stories of times gone by.

Meeting Place: Outside Victoria School

End Location:  Starbucks at the corner of 10^th Street and Broadway

Public Transit Directions:  Sunday: # 6 Dept. Downtown 9:16 am - arrive 5 Corners 9:21 a.m. #6 Dept. Market Mall 9:14 a.m.-arrive 5 Corners 9:37 a.m. # 1 Dept. Downtown 9:31 a.m. - arrive 5 Corners 9:37 a.m.

Where is nearest parking? Parking is free along Broadway and the side streets on Sunday