From The Ave

Behind the excitement and incessant hum of Toronto, lies a place not known to many. Submerged between Queen street west and Augusta Ave. on the west side of downtown, lies Kensington Market; a cultural explosion of art and street life. The market place was developed as Victorian homes, which were quickly turned into shops by groups of immigrants from Italy, Portugal, the Caribbean, Latin America and Southeast Asia. Typically, the people both lived and worked in the market, creating a vibrant, multicultural street life that still is evident today. Artists, musicians, hippies, punk rockers and activists take over the streets of the market. The market is a showcase of Toronto’s diversity and remains a place where authenticity and change coexist.

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