Barbara Hall Park

Barbara Hall Park
Part of the park in 2023
Interactive map of Barbara Hall Park
LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates43°40′0″N 79°22′50″W / 43.66667°N 79.38056°W / 43.66667; -79.38056

Barbara Hall Park[1] (formerly Cawthra Square Park) is a park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[2][3] The park was renamed to commemorate Barbara Hall in 2014.[4] Hall was the first Mayor of Toronto to march in the Toronto Pride Parade in 1995.[5] An AIDS memorial is installed in the park.[6] The memorial was vandalized in 2023.[7] A trans memorial was installed in the park in 2014.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "City of Toronto Park Listing".
  2. ^ "Wave of crime including animal shootings has locals worried about safety of Toronto park". www.blogto.com. Archived from the original on 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  3. ^ Leon, Calvi (2023-09-28). "'Sickening': Toronto's Church-Wellesley community still reeling after dog shot and killed in park". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2023-10-02. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  4. ^ Wetselaar, Sean (2014-07-15). "Park renamed in honour of former mayor Barbara Hall". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2023-11-12. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  5. ^ "Pride Month 2025". City of Toronto. 2020-06-01. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
  6. ^ "Barbara Hall Park Review - Toronto Ontario - Sights | Fodor's Travel". www.fodors.com. Archived from the original on 2023-11-12. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  7. ^ "'Deeply upsetting': AIDS Memorial at Barbara Hall Park vandalized | CityNews Toronto". toronto.citynews.ca. Archived from the original on 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  8. ^ "Trans memorial appears in Barbara Hall Park | Xtra Magazine". 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
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