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Unique character: A traditional entry point for new immigrants, Kensington over the years has seen different ethnic cultures blend to give it its unique atmosphere
Unique character: A traditional entry point for new immigrants, Kensington over the years has seen different ethnic cultures blend to give it its unique atmosphere

Unique character: A traditional entry point for new immigrants, Kensington over the years has seen different ethnic cultures blend to give it its unique atmosphere

Date7/5/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Unique character: A traditional entry point for new immigrants; Kensington over the years has seen different ethnic cultures blend to give it its unique atmosphere.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0114023F
Toronto novelist Austin Clarke's unique handling of fictional West Indian immigrants in Toronto is an ironic blend of comedy and anger and his current(...)
Toronto novelist Austin Clarke's unique handling of fictional West Indian immigrants in Toronto is an ironic blend of comedy and anger and his current(...)
5/30/1973
Kensington market sprawling and cluttered but it does have an old world charm of its own
Kensington market sprawling and cluttered but it does have an old world charm of its own
3/3/1966
Ripe with the smells, the sounds, the color and the feel of the old marketplaces of Middle Europe, Kensington Market radiates from Augusta Ave. - its (...)
Ripe with the smells, the sounds, the color and the feel of the old marketplaces of Middle Europe, Kensington Market radiates from Augusta Ave. - its (...)
6/21/1977
A Kensington market shopper ever since she came from England 27 years ago, Lily Upiter chooses apples in an outdoor store. She likes the market becaus(...)
A Kensington market shopper ever since she came from England 27 years ago, Lily Upiter chooses apples in an outdoor store. She likes the market becaus(...)
5/24/1972
Kensington market has become the hub of Toronto's Portuguese colony
Kensington market has become the hub of Toronto's Portuguese colony
5/15/1969
Market Tradition: Customers come from all over the city to shop at Sam Lunancsky's Augusta Fruit Market, which has been owned by his family for 60 years
Market Tradition: Customers come from all over the city to shop at Sam Lunancsky's Augusta Fruit Market, which has been owned by his family for 60 years
7/5/1988
Statement of market fees received by the Chamberlain in the different years below stated, with the expense of collecting
Statement of market fees received by the Chamberlain in the different years below stated, with the expense of collecting
1848
Looking it all over, shoppers search for the best at Kensington Market, a four-block stretch on Augusta Ave
Looking it all over, shoppers search for the best at Kensington Market, a four-block stretch on Augusta Ave
3/7/1972
For 168 years there's been a market at Jarvis and Front-and no one would dream of doing away with its rich variety of produce and people. But the 72-y(...)
For 168 years there's been a market at Jarvis and Front-and no one would dream of doing away with its rich variety of produce and people. But the 72-y(...)
11/1/1971
Shoppers who want a buying expedition to be a colorful affair head for one of open air markets, of which Kensington Market is probably the most intere(...)
Shoppers who want a buying expedition to be a colorful affair head for one of open air markets, of which Kensington Market is probably the most intere(...)
4/23/1968
Toronto's colorful Kensington Market is showing a new hue
Toronto's colorful Kensington Market is showing a new hue
3/3/1966
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Markets - Kensington - up to 1979
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Markets - Kensington - up to 1979
4/26/1968