Wychwood Barns Community Association

11/10/2025

07/17/2025

⚫️️Is it hot or what? Before air conditioners, innovative St. Clair W. homeowners took to sleeping on the front porch or at Sunnyside Beach. [1950s]

⚫️From the heatwaves to the great snowstorm of 1944, our St. Clair West neighbours talk about the weather! ️Listen to Robert Wright, Dorothy Bader, Paul Hersenhorn, Georgle Dunkley, Bridget Lynch, Philip Decina, and Donovan Wong.

https://stclairwest-oralhistory.com/memorable-weather

⚫️The St Clair West Oral History Project works to create engaging and meaningful connections within our community. Volunteers meet with current and former residents and business people from the neighbourhood and record their stories of living and working in the area.

⚫️The St. Clair West community is rich in diversity with many stories to tell. We are interested in telling your story. Contact us at: [email protected]

07/02/2025

⚫️'Delivery People' were a common sight in St. Clair West. Bread, milk, eggs, ice and on Friday,s kosher chicken, were delivered direct to your door, in some cases, by horse & wagon!

⚫️Listen to Michael Colle, Robert Wright, Doreen Boone, Kathleen Dunphy, Valerie Endicott, Philip Decina and Stephen Endicott share their stories, about how things were delivered on St. Clair West : https://stclairwest-oralhistory.com/delivery-people

⚫️The St Clair West Oral History Project works to create engaging and meaningful connections within our community. Volunteers meet with current and former residents and business people from the neighbourhood and record their stories of living and working in the area.

⚫️The St. Clair West community is rich in diversity with many stories to tell. We are interested in telling your story. Contact us at: [email protected]

06/19/2025

👉Meet Your Neighbour.. a series of interviews with St. Clair West Business Owners.

Listen to the interview here: https://stclairwest-oralhistory.com/kate-jannetta-nippard ⚫️ Home Hardware is located on Vaughan Rd. just south of St. Clair.

⚫️The St Clair West Oral History Project works to create engaging and meaningful connections within our community. Volunteers meet with current and former residents and business people from the neighbourhood and record their stories of living and working in the area.

⚫️The St. Clair West community is rich in diversity with many stories to tell. We are interested in telling your story. Contact us at: [email protected]












⚫️The St Clair West Oral History Project works to create engaging and meaningful connections within our community. Volunteers meet with current and former residents and business people from the neighbourhood and record their stories of living and working in the area.

⚫️The St. Clair West community is rich in diversity with many stories to tell. We are interested in telling your story. Contact us at: [email protected]

05/28/2025

🛜From the St. Clair Oral History Project Archives...

🛜Retired TTC employee Colin Brown shares stories of his many years at Wychwood Barns in the 1970s. Whether talking about streetcar emergencies, planning transit for crowds, or some of the odd characters in the neighbourhood, Colin's love of the Barns shines through. https://stclairwest-oralhistory.com/colin-brown

🛜Watch for the SCOHP's new feature 'Meet Your Neighbours.. a series of interviews with St. Clair West Business Owners.

⚫️The St Clair West Oral History Project works to create engaging and meaningful connections within our community. Volunteers meet with current and former residents and business people from the neighbourhood and record their stories of living and working in the area.

⚫️The St. Clair West community is rich in diversity with many stories to tell. We are interested in telling your story. Contact us at: [email protected]

05/15/2025

👉Meet Your Neighbour.. a series of interviews with St. Clair West Business Owners.

Donovan Wong shares a unique perspective as a young immigrant coming to St. Clair, and opening Gerry's Fast Food in 1997 - known for it's patties and Christmas Cake. https://stclairwest-oralhistory.com/donovan-wong

⚫️The St Clair West Oral History Project works to create engaging and meaningful connections within our community. Volunteers meet with current and former residents and business people from the neighbourhood and record their stories of living and working in the area.

⚫️The St. Clair West community is rich in diversity with many stories to tell. We are interested in telling your story. Contact us at: [email protected]

05/02/2025

Community History Project volunteer Marilyn Spearin will lead a walking tour through WYCHWOOD PARK to learn of its unique history and residents.

✅SATURDAY MAY 3 AT 11:00 AM
✅AND SUNDAY MAY 4 AT 2:00 PM
✅Meet at the Tollkeeper's Cottage | 750 Davenport Rd at Bathurst.
There is no need to register and the walks are free. Admission to the Tollkeeper’s Cottage (optional) is by donation.

05/01/2025

⚫️Phil Decina, doesn't have a single bad memory about growing up in St. Clair W. In his audio interview he chats about arriving from Sicily, the schools he attended, Neighbourhood Street Life, Neighbourhood Porch Life, local sports teams and the wonderful stores that made up this community.

Click here to here Phil tell his story:
https://stclairwest-oralhistory.com/philip-decina

⚫️The St Clair West Oral History Project works to create engaging and meaningful connections within our community. Volunteers meet with current and former residents and business people from the neighbourhood and record their stories of living and working in the area.

⚫️ Our new project Meet Your Neighbours highlights local businesses.

⚫️The St. Clair West community is rich in diversity with many stories to tell. We are interested in telling your story. Contact us at: [email protected]

04/24/2025

Call for Exhibitors – BAM! in the Summer, 2025 ☀️

Calling all artists, creatives and makers! Apply now for the 2025 Barns Art Market – BAM! In the Summer, happening July 5, 10:00AM – 4:00PM, and July 6, 12PM – 4PM at Wychwood Barns.

BAM! aims to support local talent within our diverse communities, giving emerging, mid-career and established artists a space to exhibit and sell their work! 🖼️

This market will be happening during The Stop’s Weekly Farmers Market, that seems over 1500 guests weekly in the summer, and in collaboration with TD Salsa on St. Clair 2025 that brings hundreds of thousands to St. Clair Avenue West yearly.

Where? 📍
Barn 2, 601 Christie Street, Toronto ON.

When? 🗓️
July 5, 10:00AM – 4:00PM, and July 6, 12PM – 4PM

Application Deadline: May 26, 2024, 5:00PM 🌟

Application Link in Bio 🔗 Reach out to us via [email protected] with any questions

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04/17/2025

👉Meet Your Neighbour.. a series of interviews with St. Clair West Business Owners.

In this post: Frank Reilly owner of Maple Paints has been a familiar face along St. Clair for 30+ years. He tells a great story about welcoming Princess Diana to St. Clair.

https://stclairwest-oralhistory.com/frank-reilly

⚫️The St Clair West Oral History Project works to create engaging and meaningful connections within our community. Volunteers meet with current and former residents and business people from the neighbourhood and record their stories of living and working in the area.

⚫️The St. Clair West community is rich in diversity with many stories to tell. We are interested in telling your story. Contact us at: [email protected]

03/26/2025

Come to
The Tollkeeper's Cottage on April 6 to learn about our community connection to Lucy Maud Montgomery!

03/19/2025

🛜From the St. Clair Oral History Project Archives... Your Neighbours...

🛜Leonard Luksenberg was born in the St. Clair West neighbourhood. Leonard's shares stories of his childhood, teenage years and the many shops and restaurants in the area including a boat store at the corner of Winona and St. Clair.
https://stclairwest-oralhistory.com/leonard-luksenberg

🛜The SCOHP has started a new feature 'Meet Your Neighbours.. a series of interviews with St. Clair West Business Owners. Check out Robert Ashley who has memories of U2 playing at the Maple Leaf Ballroom - now the Salvation Army Store.

⚫️The St Clair West Oral History Project works to create engaging and meaningful connections within our community. Volunteers meet with current and former residents and business people from the neighbourhood and record their stories of living and working in the area.

⚫️The St. Clair West community is rich in diversity with many stories to tell. We are interested in telling your story. Contact us at: [email protected]