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Facades and Facelifts at Exhibition Place

In the mid-twentieth century, ageing buildings at Exhibition Place received modern false facades to make them look new again. Discover why in this new digital story.

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Black and white photograph of a tunnel excavation along the Western Gap with a crane and construction equipment in the back.

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The 80-Year Tunnel at Billy Bishop Airport

Travel underground and through a pedestrian tunnel that lies one hundred feet under the channel of water. 

Twenty two young women sitting at large tables in a domestic science class. They all wear white aprons and have their hair tied back. On the tables are gas cookers and various utensils, bowls, and pots.

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Settling In: Women, Immigration, and Domestic Work in Early 20th Century Toronto

From the 1800s onward, Canada encouraged the immigration of single women willing to work as domestic servants. 

Photo faces down the sidewalk of Gerrard St E. showing the shop fronts. There is a shop with traditional South-Asian clothing in the display window with the name "Chandan Fashion". In the background a group of people crowd around the entrance to a restaurant.

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Bollywood Dreams and Bazaar Scenes

Explore the 50+-year history of Toronto’s Little India and discover how the Gerrard India Bazaar is reinventing itself for younger generations today.