An intriguing project exploring some of the quirkier events and famous characters in the history of Toronto. There is a book, but also a website, and some kind of "postcard" thing. Some of the events are bizarre, some are tragic. It is interesting to see who some of the older streets in Toronto are named after. The political opinions of some of our early important figures are also interesting ie. highly anti-democratic, anti-populist. You also get a bit of sense of how wild so much of the land was around Toronto in that early period. Similar to another book recounting the history of the Carrying Place route.
An entertaining read.
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