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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 its most historic buildings…
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Treasure Island
For 67 years, the Leslie Spit — officially the Outer Harbour East Headland — has been branching into Lake Ontario. Originally envisioned as part of…
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The 80-Year Tunnel at Billy Bishop Airport
One hundred feet under the channel of water that separates Toronto’s mainland and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport lies a pedestrian tunnel. While it is…
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Settling In: Women, Immigration, and Domestic Work in Early 20th Century Toronto
Domestic service was the most popular occupation for female newcomers to Toronto in the early 20th century. Many of these women, particularly from Britain and…
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Rethinking Monuments: Black Histories and Black Futures
Commemorating the city’s history has often taken the shape of colonial monuments, but community-led counter-monuments can tell broader, more diverse stories. In Toronto, many counter-monuments…
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Bollywood Dreams and Bazaar Scenes
The Gerrard India Bazaar, also known as “Little India”, was a vital community space for Toronto’s first Indian and Pakistani immigrants. Now over 50 years…
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City Kids to Farm Hands: The Home Children
Between 1869 and 1948, over 100,000 children were brought to Canada from Britain through a juvenile emigration program. Dr. Barnardo arranged for many children to…
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Japanese Internment: Growing Community in Postwar Toronto
Japanese Canadians suffered race-based internment policies during World War II and were displaced to eastern Canada. The resilience of Japanese-Canadians in postwar Toronto has resulted…
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The Toronto Caravan: A Festival for Everyone
Discover the history of the Metro Toronto International Caravan Festival, which celebrated Toronto’s rich cultural diversity for over 35 years.
