History on the Rocks, Spacing
History on the Rocks, Spacing #58
“History on The Rocks,” a project nominated for the 2022 Heritage Toronto Awards. Courtesy of Spacing Magazine.
Images from “History on the Rocks” Spacing #58, a project nominated for the 2022 Heritage Toronto Awards. Image courtesy of Erica Simmons and Spacing Magazine.
Project Organization: Spacing Magazine
Project Website: http://spacing.ca/toronto/2021/11/04/history-on-the-rocks/
Date of Release: December 12, 2021
Creator: Erica Simmons (aka Beth Simons)
Erica Simmons dug deep into uncovering the history of recently discovered residential pathway stones, which on the bottom side had the inscriptions and markings of Jewish gravestones.
The author aimed to uncover who made the gravestones, who is named on them, and how they became pathway stones instead of headstones of the deceased. The story provides a glimpse into the local immigrant communities once found in the Kensington, Annex, and Harbord Village area but have since migrated north.
Project Members
Author and Photographer: Erica Simmons (aka Beth Simons)
Editor: Dylan Reid
Designer: Julie Fish
Publisher: Matthew Blackett (Spacing Magazine)