Your guide to K I N GTN S NI K T T S E S R O D Y O U N G S T W ALBERT ST B R I D G E P O R T R D W WATERLOO PARK P R I N C E S S S T E C ANT IS GN E R A A R R O O L L Welcome to I N N E S T N D U P O N T S T E SILVER LAKE D U P O N T S T W E R B S T E North Walk T N S E L L I G F ATHER DAVID BAUER LakeDR Walk This booklet will help you plan your adventure along this exciting trail. There are three walks to choose from: the Lake Walk, the North Walk and the South Walk. Or, embark on a South Walk combination of all three. SN ELH G U H FATHER DAVID W I L L I S W A Y It doesn’t matter which tour you EUCLID AVE choose – each one offers a variety WELLS LN WILLIAM ST E B A U E R D R of attractions and interesting stops MENNO ST along the way. We hope you enjoy CAROLINE ST S your journey through the heart of AVONDALE AVE S ERB ST W Waterloo. KUNTZ LN SHORT ST KING ST S E DUNBAR RD S GEORGE ST ALEXANDRA AV DAWSON ST WILLIAM ST W 2 | Your guide to The UpTown LOOP WATERLOO PARK YOUNG ST W 10 Victorian Garden Eby Farm er Lak Silv e Bo ar C dw A Choose from: a R 9 Lions Lagoon lk O L I N A Brief History of Waterloo Trans Canada Trail E E S T T N 11 SILVER LAKE On May 27, 1857, the crossroads at Erb and King streets became the Lake Walk His tory Walk DUPONT ST W 4 3 Village of Waterloo. With a population of about 500 people, many of Get acquainted with Waterloo Park FATHER DAVID BAUER DR 12 5 7 the village’s settlers were Pennsylvania-German Mennonites. while strolling around Silver Lake. 6 Lau rel 8 Trail 2 1 The early inhabitants established Waterloo as an important industrial North Walk and commercial centre. The village had a council chamber, fire hall, Discover uptown Waterloo. ERB ST W post office, library, and four steam-powered factories, including the Granite Mills and Distillery, which became the Seagram Co. South Walk The threat of fire led to the formation of the Waterloo Mutual Fire Learn about Waterloo’s past and present. Insurance Co. – Canada’s first mutual fire assurance company – in KING ST N 1863. Many new insurance companies followed and Waterloo quickly DORSET ST 17 18 REGINA ST N became a centre for insurance, earning a reputation as “the Hartford ALBERT ST PRINCESS ST E C A 16 R O L I 19 N of Canada.” Carnegie E S Green T N 26 20 13 15 14 DUPONT ST E This booming economic base attracted many people to Waterloo Washrooms 21 ERB ST E GILLEN ST and on Feb. 10, 1876, Waterloo became a town with Moses Springer 25 Memorial There are many public washroom Park 24 22 elected mayor. facilities in uptown Waterloo. 23 el Trail ERB ST W Laur Waterloo Public On Jan. 1, 1948, Waterloo officially became a city. Since this time, Square L A K E WA L K : HUGHES LN KING ST S Waterloo has carried on in the innovative tradition of its founders and WILLIS WAY CAROLINE ST S Visitor and Heritage Information Centre FATHER DAVID BAUER DR has experienced continued growth, progress and prosperity. Some of Corner of Erb Street and Father David Bauer Drive the world’s most innovative, creative and technologically advanced companies call Waterloo home, and the City was recognized as the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex world’s Top Intelligent Community in 2007. 101 Father David Bauer Dr. Park Inn In Waterloo Park REGINA ST N KING ST N GILLEN ST ERB ST E The UpTown LOOP 12 N O R T H WA L K : ERB ST W Laurel Creek 2 Waterloo Public Library 1 Cenotaph In the late 1990s, the Uptown Transportation Study identified a need Waterloo 39 Park Public 40 Square 41 35 Albert St. 38 HUGHES LN to encourage walking and discovery of places and spaces in the city’s FATHER DAVID WILLIS WAY 27 Barrel Warehouse WILLIAM ST E WILLOW ST Park BAUER DR uptown core, while showcasing the fabulous shopping, eating and 36 S O U T H WA L K : HERBERT ST 28 29 CAROLINE ST S business stops along the way. The UpTown LOOP opened on Sept. KUNTZ LN30 Waterloo City Centre 37 GEORGE ST SHORT ST KING ST S Heritage 27, 2007 as a legacy project to mark the City of Waterloo’s 150th 31 Park EUCLID AVE 100 Regina St. S. Brewmeister Green 32 MENNO ST ALEXANDRA AVE 33 anniversary. Alexandra Park 34 WILLIAM ST W Adult Recreation Centre FULLERTONNORMAN ST ST PARK ST Labatt Park The UpTown LOOP is a set of self-guided walking tours in uptown 35 185 King St. S. Waterloo. There is no better way to experience Waterloo! The UpTown LOOP takes you to many points of interest, including parks, public art and significant architecture – both historical and contemporary, while at the same time showcasing many establishments along the way. 4 | Your guide to The UpTown LOOP MAP 1: Lake Walk WATERLOO PARK YOUNG ST W The Lake Walk will take you on a Victorian Garden leisurely stroll around Silver Lake 10 while you discover the wonders of Waterloo Park. Admire contemporary Eby Farm er Lak Silv e Bo architecture at the Perimeter Institute ar C dw A and the Canadian Clay and Glass a R 9 Lions Lagoon lk O L Gallery on this journey. I Trans Canada Trail N E E Length: This walk can take as S T T little as 15 minutes, but you can N spend hours in Waterloo Park. 11 SILVER LAKE LEGEND Lake Walk Heritage His tory Walk 8 Sons of Waterloo 10 Waterloo’s First School House DUPONT ST W 11 Grist Mill Replica 4 Places 3 1 Manulife Place & Clock Tower 2 Visitor & Heritage Centre FATHER DAVID BAUER DR 3 Perimeter Institute 12 4 Trans Canada Trail Pavilion 5 Waterloo Memorial 5 Recreation Complex 7 9 Park Inn 6 Lau 12 Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery rel 8 Trail Art 6 The Human Quilt 2 7 Etched Into Memory 1 Parks Waterloo Park: • Eby Farm • Victorian Garden • Lions Lagoon • Silver Lake Boardwalk • History Walk • Trans Canada Trail • Laurel Trail ERB ST W | 6 Your guide to The UpTown LOOP continued WATERLOO PARK YOUNG ST W 10 Victorian Garden Eby Farm er Lak Silv e Bo ar C dw A a R 9 Lions Lagoon lk O L I Trans Canada Trail N E E S T T N 11 SILVER LAKE His tory Walk MAP 1: DUPONT ST W 4 3 FATHER DAVID BAUER DR Lake Walk 12 5 7 6 Lau rel 8 Trail Points of Interest 2 1 ERB ST W Manulife Place and Clock Tower Perimeter Institute Manulife Place is an urban park that was developed in the late This impressive building is the Perimeter Institute, an 1990s thanks to sponsorship from Manulife Financial. This area independent research institute devoted to furthering the of uptown Waterloo will be undergoing substantial growth over study of theoretical physics. Founded by Research In Motion the next few years with the Barrel Yards development and the co-founder Mike Lazaridis in 1999, the PI attracts people of all Balsillie School of International Affairs slated to be built nearby. ages to its easy-to-understand public lectures on macro physics theory. It’s said that the building’s façade was Grist Mill Replica inspired by a computer chip. This is a replica of what Waterloo founder Abraham Erb’s original grist mill may have looked like. That mill – which Trans Canada Trail Pavilion stood at the corner of King and Erb streets – was a social The Trans Canada Trail Pavilion in Waterloo Park connects centre in the city’s early days. Farmers travelled there walkers, cyclists and in-line skaters to the nationwide trail from miles around to grind their wheat into flour. that runs through this community. Lace up your sneakers and head out on the trail – there are plenty of rest Sons of Waterloo stops along the way. Sons of Waterloo is a memorial to those who made the ultimate sacrifice of war. Located at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex back entrance to the Waterloo Memorial Recreation The Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex is the city’s premier Complex, the installation features artwork and memorabilia. public ice arena and swimming pool. Opened in 1993, this facility has hosted the Scott Tournament of Hearts, as well Waterloo’s First Schoolhouse as many hockey tournaments, concerts and special Waterloo’s first log schoolhouse was built in 1820 events. Its pool – called the Swimplex – is used by near the present MacGregor senior public school. It more than 250,000 people each year. was moved to Berlin, now Kitchener, in the early 1840s and rented as a residence. It returned to Waterloo Park Park Inn around the turn of the 20th century, and was rebuilt in Located near the Lions Lagoon water park, the Park 1972 thanks to the efforts of local students. Inn is the perfect place to get cool treats and yummy snacks when visiting Waterloo Park.