Essential Toronto Magazine 2017 | Page 58

O n ly i n T. O . open court Each year, Doors Open Toronto provides public access to many of the city’s historic buildings and otherwise hidden spaces. Visitors and residents can tour rarely seen heritage architecture like the defunct lower Bay subway station, the palatial R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant and Osgoode Hall, one of the city’s oldest buildings. Osgoode Hall is home to the court of appeal for Ontario, the Superior Court of Justice and the Law Society of Upper Canada, and is rarely seen by the general public. Chat with Doors Open volunteers to learn about this significant space, and don’t forget to snap a picture when you don legal robes in one of the courtrooms. doorsopenontario.on.ca 58 where EssEntial toronto By Karen StevenS