National Historic Landmark District and Backyard Birds

Roosters: These privileged chickens are descendants of the backyard birds raised by the neighbourhood first residents — the melting pot of immigrants that started arriving in the 1880s to work in cigar factories, according to Toronto Star. Ybor City is now a National Historic Landmark District and, somewhat oddly, a bird sanctuary. They do, actually. Roosters and hens are officially protected. They lay their eggs in the park. They’re charming, photogenic and the only living creature that connects us to our past, proclaims Wallace Reyes, a cigar maker, historian and Cigar Industry History Tours guide. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.