New City of Toronto Exhibit Celebrates Rental Housing in the 20th Century
April 15, 2010
The City of Toronto Archives just opened its exhibition titled A New Lease on Life: Rental Housing in 20th Century Toronto.
With about half of its residents renting their homes, Toronto residents have often struggled to find suitable lodgings in a market characterized by high rents, low vacancy rates and limited amenities. The exhibit looks at examples of public and private rental housing developments that have responded to Toronto’s need for rental accommodation in unique ways.
Whether creating more living spaces, devising new methods of financing, or incorporating modern planning theory, developers aspired to raise the status of rental housing. Successes and failures along the way have shaped the understanding of good rental housing and offered lessons for future development.
The exhibit is free and will run throughout 2010. The city of Toronto Archives is located at 255 Spadina Road. Hours are Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, call 416-397-5000.
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