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Thanks. My granparents moved here in 1929. Lives near Dufferin & Queen. My dad's 86 , I'm 65. Still live in the GTA

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Thank you for posting. Great photographs.

It's fascinating how we talk about our lives being so very hard nowadays what with inflation and housing being so unaffordable and yet a scant 100 years ago or so I think life could be much harder than today. These folks had to be stoic and resilient to get by. I think these pictures reflect the conditions most of our ancestors came from. It's worth remembering that life has never been easy but somewhere down the line your decedents will marvel at how you persevered through it all.

The way Canada is headed we may see this again.

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Unbelievable research. Thanks!

Very nice! Can't be them hackensaw boys! Def in my top 5 favs!

My Irish/French raised-a-Baptist Ma grew up on Clinton Street in the 20's in what was a Jewish neighborhood. The depression left everyone scrambling to stay warm and fed, not well fed, just fed. Growing up working class in Scarborough any complaints we had about being poor during that time were met with "kid, times are tough all over". The depression left deep and lasting scars on all who managed to live through it.

I feel like you may have mislabelled these families. My family arrived in Parkdale 1906. My great grandparents lived on Marguretta St until the 70's the others also lived in Parkdale . I found all their homes/apts. They were working class and went through the depression but these poor people were impoverished. Great compilation though thank you.

Had a friend who rented a very old row house near Spadina and King Street in the early 80's. Very affordable for young opportunists. He once had a rat crawl out of his toilet. Friend and his old home both long gone.

Hell yeah brother. Rub alcohol blues is my fav ocms song.

Love the Eutaw album. Thanks for locating and compiling the original/earlier versions of the tunes. Great job

Thank you for honouring the story of my great-great-great-great-uncle Charlie Gill!

The first person I've found on the internet that is mentioned the same thing that trials and troubles borrows a verse from Arkansas I've been saying this for years but I've never found any credits to him thanks for this

LOVE historical pix of Toronto. Thx for posting.

Thanks for making and sharing this video. My name is Marshall Gill. Charles Gill was my Great Great Grandfather Benjamin's brother. I've known about our Canadian family connections for a long time. I now live in Australia, but I used to live in the U.S. When I was about 10, my father, mother and I made a trip to Orillia to look up our family history. It's where the Gills and Marshalls united in marriage. I was always interested in the American Civil War and as an adult became interested in living history and reenacting, mostly in Australia and some events in the U.S. I've done both Union and Confederate impressions, but when I do Union I always do 151st.N.Y. in honor of Charles Gill. My wife and I make regular trips to the U.S. and would like to visit Orillia again. I've even been to the place where he was wounded near the breakthrough at Petersburg. Again thanks and I will keep in touch via your Facebook page.

this was first song my grandmother ever tried to teach me on a guitar

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Thanks for the video. It seems that "Trouble That I'm In" is the only track that is not Traditional, do know the composer/songwriter?

Just like with Eutaw, I cant find any information about this album (its one of my favorites because of "Pour it On Dock"). Thanks to your video I managed to attribute the 10 Traditional tracks, but could you share any info on the composer of the other songs?

If that's working class, I'd hate to see how the poor lived!

This album used to be on Napster (when it was an actual paid music service). I made a copy using a live CD burner at work. Thank god I did or I'm not sure I would have made it till now without it! Did they lose the rights to this recording? Why is it not on Spotify??

I’d like to dedicate this to every politician. Also, every Hollywood celebrity, every attorney, most of my bosses...

This selection of photos take me back to my own childhood. I lived in one of those houses at Williamson Place. Just off of Sumac. It was a hard time in those days. I never thought I'd see it again. Thankyou so much. By the way, ... those houses were torn down to make room for the Gardiner Express way, not City hall.

nice upload Mitchell Wilson. I shattered the thumbs up on your video. Always keep up the outstanding work.

The small angle-roof building at 00:15 is 36 Elizabeth Street (now a playground on the west side of City Hall). It’s a shoe repair store where my grandfather lived and worked when he first arrived in Canada in 1911.

Great video. When I was watching and I saw all those young children and looked at their faces and into their eyes, I wonder what kind of life they eventually went on to have. Whether it was a long life or a short life, were they successful or fall on hard times? Did they end up living their whole life in Toronto or where did they end up? It made me feel melancholy

Thanks for this, my mother was around that time and this brings to life a certain part of the city. Very nicely done.

POOR PEOPLE OF TORONTO SO YOU CAN SEE THE TRUTH

Great pics. I just wish they had put the street address, or where it is today. Interesting still.

Yup, the good old days...

and yet immigrants kept coming seeking better future

The poorest of Toronto for sure

This is wild stuff ! Where ya been all my life? Im now complete

Love this, great job!!!

Thanks for making these collections! It's a really interesting listen. :-)

It’s bewildering that many of the descendants of these discriminated immigrants discriminate against today’s immigrants.

Is the Hard to Tell composition completely original?

Love this! Big fan of the band and this was a great era for them.

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Takes me back to the Portland Saturday market 2002 playing this set on the street.

These people must’ve been immigrants from Eastern Europe or Ireland trying to gain a foothold in the city. It’s fascinating because in just a few generations, they are going to be the lifeblood of the city and will determine the fate of other people who will immigrate to Toronto.

Wow Cabbage town my mom lived there in the 40s

Well done! Greetings from Company I, 20th Maine Volunteers in the Province of New Brunswick.

...the multi-layered GENIUS of J L Dickinson rears its large misshapen head for the betterment of posterity oncet aginn!..we're definitely gone learn this'n...if it wadn't fr yr generosity in uploadin it, i might never have heard this verity, so a '75-sedan-de-ville-trunkful of thanks for takin th time to share it ...cheers, bubba...

Perhaps a person has to come from a certain era in time to appreciate this song. I think I came from that era. I find this song grows on you. I think it is done differently and it doesn't seem to ever become to tired to listen to.

A lot of people will look at these and say ,,Oh I could never live like that .,,But its strange when you have nothing just having a warm place to sleep is like heaven.and you wouldnt be a vegan anymore if you were starving and all there was to eat was a bologna sandwich someone gave you ,LOL