Stanley Street was the most notorious street in Toronto in the 19th Century. Its route ran a very insignificant half kilometre between Victoria and Nelson (now Jarvis) Streets. It is this lack of distinction in geography married with its very important social makeup that frames the story of Stanley Street. Stanley was not even the … Continue reading Toronto’s Notorious Stanley Street →

How one forgotten theatre became a stage for civil rights, labour organizing, burlesque, censorship, rock music and Toronto's Chinatown.

When does a place stop being a place? On the border of North York and Scarborough, there are two Sheppard Avenues. Old Sheppard Avenue runs east to west from Victoria Park Avenue to just shy of Hig…

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Loss and discovery, old and new....and the census!