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A walking tour of Regent Park, a neighbourhood located in downtown Toronto, Ontario built in the late 1940s as a public housing project. ...more.
Despite only spanning 69 acres in the heart of downtown Toronto, stretching from Gerrard Street East to the north, Parliament Street to the west, Shuter Street to the South and River Street to the east, Regent Park is the site of Canada’s first and largest public housing development, and has been a landing place for immigrants and newcomers ...
- The Early 1900s
- The 1960s: “Garden City”
- Revitalization
- The Future of Regent Park
In the earliest days of the city, the area we now know today as Regent Park was known as Cabbagetown. Named for the crops that the largely British and Irish immigrants would grow on their lawns, Cabbagetown was a home for the working class. The area soon sprawled into a community known for its crumbling slums and low standard of living. Concerns ov...
Regent Park was designed to be a “Garden City”, with buildings placed in a pastoral setting. The red and grey brick public housing units faced inwards on themselves, with green lawns and walking pathways designed to create a sense of community and to tune out the noise of the greater city around them. Unfortunately, this design also lead to a numbe...
The government began a new chapter in the history of Regent Park, looking to again demolish the area and rebuild, but this time with the lessons of past mistakes firmly learned. In the early stages, a renaming was even suggested to shake negative preconceptions about the area, but developers decided they’d rather double down, embracing the history ...
The history of Regent Park is long and storied, but its future now looks brighter than ever. It’s now one of the fastest growing and up-and-coming neighbourhoods in the city. Its prime location puts it a mere 20 minutes away from downtown via streetcar, and just a short jog from the Don Valley Parkway. With the sparkling new amenities and modern ar...
Oct 21, 2015 · This Regent Park then-and-now is part of our ongoing series that’s covered notable Toronto areas and landmarks including Mimico and New Toronto and Ossington Avenue and Trinity Bellwoods.
May 17, 2010 · Oak Street, running through the middle of the north section of Regent Park, is one of the oldest streets in Toronto. As with the neighbourhood itself, it has witnessed substantial changes in the...
Apr 12, 2024 · Regent Park was envisioned as a way to ease the post-Second World War housing crisis in the city, provide affordable places to live, and replace one of Toronto’s poorest slums.
Jan 13, 2016 · Regent Park taken from River Street looking south west toward downtown March 2, 2005. The inner-city community, which is home to 7500 residents, is slated for a $1 billion redevelopment. Kevin...
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