The Viaduct: Toronto's Founding Myth
This is the second lecture of The Viaduct Winter 2025 Lecture Series. More information on the full series is below.
Toronto's Founding Myth by Matthew Jordan
What are the origins of Toronto? Join us as Matthew walks through Toronto the land between the rivers and explains the real story of Toronto East vs West.
Matthew Jordan is the founder of Hidden River Tours a tour company transforming the way people see the city of Toronto. Previously he has taught Taylor Swift to student at Harvard, AI to students at McMaster, and history to technologists in Silicon Valley.
You GOTTA explore your city
Event Timing
6:30 PM: Doors Open
7:30 PM: Lecture Begins
8:15 PM: Q&A Session
9:00 PM: Social Hour
10:00 PM: Event Concludes
Our Vibe
Toronto deserves the most welcoming, encouraging, spirited, and fun intellectual community in the world.
Our events are a place for our community to come together to learn, make friends, and develop ideas. It is a space where people can feel energized, engaged, and most importantly at ease.
Come with a posture of openness and care and be ready to have a good time.
About the Viaduct
The Viaduct is an experiment in education for a new Toronto. A lecture series highlighting people and ideas that could transform our city. The first winter series of 5 lectures is taking place in early 2025 featuring talks on world building, the housing crisis, agency in politics, everyday anthropology, and the founding myth of Toronto.
Supporter Tickets
Individual lectures are available on Luma under the Toronto Society calendar. If you are interested in purchasing a series pass. A limited number of Supporter tickets are now available. Tickets include:
A reserved front row seat for every lecture
Access to all future series before public release
A shout out for supporting The Viaduct
About the Toronto Society
The Toronto Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge is building intellectual infrastructure that will promote education, community, and cultural creativity for the next 100 years and beyond.
Notice of Filming and Photography
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