Poor Immigrants

poor immigrants: But there will be no doors to open in one of the citys more historic, and yet most thoroughly forgotten, communities a once dense Kensington Market-like precinct known as the Ward, home to thousands of poor immigrants who arrived here between the 1890s and the 1920s. The area, which today would likely be described as a priority neighbourhood, later became Torontos first Chinatown, according to The Star. Click here to continue reading A week from now, thousands of people will fan out across Greater Toronto to take advantage of a once-a-year opportunity to poke inside intriguing buildings that are often closed to the public. As in previous years, the Doors Open roster includes architectural gems, cultural or religious institutions, and heritage buildings. Little remains, although interest in the Wards history persists. The question is, how should the present-day city excavate and commemorate the heritage of this ghost neighbourhood and its critical role in the shaping of modern Toronto? (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.