Kensington Market - Historic Places Days

Kensington Market

Toronto, Ontario
Type
Historic District / Neighbourhood
Address
Kensington Market, Old Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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First established as a market place in the early 1900s by Toronto’s Jewish population, the Kensington Market quickly became an enclave for multi-cultural expression and exchange.

Sources/Further Reading

Beaton, Bruce. “Kensington Market.” The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Article published July 17, 2017; Last Edited August 10, 2017.

Kensington Market Historical Society: https://www.kmhs.ca/

Photo Credit: By Frypie – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=140502627

Notes from "Heritage Minutes and their Historic Places"

First established as a market place in the early 1900s by Toronto’s Jewish population, the Kensington Market quickly became an enclave for multi-cultural expression and exchange.

Sources/Further Reading

Beaton, Bruce. “Kensington Market.” The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Article published July 17, 2017; Last Edited August 10, 2017.

Kensington Market Historical Society: https://www.kmhs.ca/

Photo Credit: By Frypie – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=140502627

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Kensington Market, Old Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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