This database of "Black Toronto" highlights a long history of blackness in the Canadian public sphere. Through (re)creating space and place in the archive, the mapping of “Black Toronto” challenges what it means to be Canadian.
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”Cutty's Hideaway”
”A Trinidadian owned restaurant/bar for the Black Caribbean community in Eastern Toronto and Scarborough.”
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Islands in the North
An online resource of Black spaces and places in Toronto, Canada during the mid to late twentieth century.
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Home Service Association
A community hub and meeting place for black immigrants from the African diaspora.
Agincourt Mall
A local shopping mall in the Agincourt neighbourhood of Scarborough.
Canada's Wonderland
”The Fantastic $5.00 Concert Series - $5.00 Plus Park Admission Ticket. A Great Line-Up of Summer Concerts at a Price That's Music To Your Ears!”