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Cabbagetown is changing, and so is Dixon Hall, the community centre on Sumach St
Cabbagetown is changing, and so is Dixon Hall, the community centre on Sumach St

Cabbagetown is changing, and so is Dixon Hall, the community centre on Sumach St

Date1/4/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Cabbagetown is changing; and so is Dixon Hall; the community centre on Sumach St. begun during the Depression to provide recreation for the poor in their own community. More than 100 youngsters still use the centre; where director Donna Clark watches a game of pool. Leonard Corkum; 14; shoots while Jamie Mills; also 14; stands next to Miss Hall waiting his turn. Dixon Hall may move east; following Cabbagetown?s poor.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0111679F
Renovations at Dixon Hall, a community centre in Cabbagetown, not only did something for the hall but also did something for the unemployed men who go(...)
Renovations at Dixon Hall, a community centre in Cabbagetown, not only did something for the hall but also did something for the unemployed men who go(...)
5/25/1972
Priceless words - free, About 100 children received free books last night at Dixon Hall on Sumach St
Priceless words - free, About 100 children received free books last night at Dixon Hall on Sumach St
2/14/1985
Mrs. Grace Fleury, Superintendent of Dixon Hall is honored for 35 years at Community Centre, Nephew Barry Bradbury, 11, was present to see aunt receiv(...)
Mrs. Grace Fleury, Superintendent of Dixon Hall is honored for 35 years at Community Centre, Nephew Barry Bradbury, 11, was present to see aunt receiv(...)
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A former shoeshine boy, David Blackmore, left, is now known as the 'Pied Piper of Cabbagetown'. He founded the Cabbagetown Community Arts Centre which, he says, 'keeps kids out of the kind of trouble I used to get into.'
A former shoeshine boy, David Blackmore, left, is now known as the 'Pied Piper of Cabbagetown'. He founded the Cabbagetown Community Arts Centre which, he says, 'keeps kids out of the kind of trouble I used to get into.'
6/20/1984
Photograph of children playing in from of the Flemingdon Park Community Centre (black and white ...
Changing faces: children running out of the Flemingdon Park Community Centre reflect the changing ethnic makeup--and the new generation--of suburban dwellers
1984
Culture Minister Lily Munro and Attorney-General Ian Scott join youngsters in a dance after announcing a $241,488 grant for the Cabbagetown Community (...)
Culture Minister Lily Munro and Attorney-General Ian Scott join youngsters in a dance after announcing a $241,488 grant for the Cabbagetown Community (...)
7/6/1989
Help pours in. Royal Canadian Air Force veteran Roger Abbott, right, jokes in the rain with Cabbagetown Community Arts Company officials and boosters (...)
Help pours in. Royal Canadian Air Force veteran Roger Abbott, right, jokes in the rain with Cabbagetown Community Arts Company officials and boosters (...)
4/7/1992
While downtown inns suffer through a drastic slump, hotels on Airport and Dixon Rds. are still mostly making money. Dennis Buchanan manages the Hilton, one of 13 hotels along the so-called strip.
While downtown inns suffer through a drastic slump, hotels on Airport and Dixon Rds. are still mostly making money. Dennis Buchanan manages the Hilton, one of 13 hotels along the so-called strip.
3/19/1976
In transition: People like Mariano Maiato (above left), Eddie Penacho and Bento Sao Jose (below) reflect the changing face of the Portuguese community
In transition: People like Mariano Maiato (above left), Eddie Penacho and Bento Sao Jose (below) reflect the changing face of the Portuguese community
6/7/1984
In transition: People like Mariano Maiato (above left), Eddie Penacho and Bento Sac Jose (below) reflect the changing face of the Portugue community
In transition: People like Mariano Maiato (above left), Eddie Penacho and Bento Sac Jose (below) reflect the changing face of the Portugue community
6/7/1984
Garbage just loaded was dumped on Sumach St
Garbage just loaded was dumped on Sumach St
4/12/1972
Independent Presbyterian Church, Sumach St
Independent Presbyterian Church, Sumach St
1889 circa