Monthly Archives: May 2017

Back in 1907, Shacktown was springing up along Coxwell and Gerrard and new streets welcomed British immigrants with their “tarpaper castles” and big dreams. New names filled the City Directories, creating a puzzle for their compilers and editors. Just what to call this new suburb? This area was not part of the City of TorontoContinue reading “Who’s Who: Gerrard-Coxwell to Norwood Ave.”