Every Monday this summer, we will take a look back at images of the city that we’ve likely forgotten. It was like any other day in Kensington Market. But in October 1969, while the market was bustling, the future of its streets was still to be determined. “From the meeting could come the seed for an imaginative blueprint for Kensington which would preserve and improve the market and its unconventional neighbourhood,” wrote McNenly. Bruce Beaton, who now sits on the board of directors for the Kensington Market Historical Society, said there is “absolutely” still a fear the market will disappear because of development.

Source: thestar July 21, 2019 14:15 UTC