Friday, February 4, 2011

Agnes Street (Dundas)/Then and Now

Agnes Street, now Dundas, ran west of Yonge to University.
This photo is from 1910.
Approximate current location, the Atrium on Bay.
This area was known as the Ward and was notoriously famous as a slum.
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  1. CoopMay 12, 2012 at 11:21 AM

    I recently discovered that my Irish gr-gr-grandparents lived on Agnes Street for over 40 years, in the late 1800s - early 1900s. Had no idea of what the conditions were like!

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  2. AnonymousMarch 22, 2013 at 12:48 PM

    I just found out the same thing. My Irish Great Great Grandparents lived at 10 Agnes st in and around 1889.

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    1. jco17September 20, 2019 at 12:49 PM

      Hi there I just found out the same thing about my mother's grandmother. Her family lived at 10 Agnes St. in 1889. I wonder if we are related. Their surname was McKerrighan.

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    2. AnonymousNovember 15, 2022 at 1:45 AM

      My gr-gr-grandparents lived at #11 Agnes from 1881 to approx 1904.

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  3. JLLMarch 27, 2016 at 6:09 PM

    My grandmother Jennie/Zelda lived at 18 Agnes when she first arrived in Canada with her mom and sibs in 1913, remaining through 1915 perhaps longer. The Ward was notoriously impoverished, but now I can see why her baby brother died of bronchial pneumonia in Winter 1915. Family name DAVIDSON (Jewish from Poland). Parents Mendel/Max and Sara-Devora. Connections anyone?

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    1. JLLMarch 27, 2016 at 6:23 PM

      Whoops - address was 118 Agnes St (or Lane).

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  4. AllisonFebruary 3, 2018 at 10:57 AM

    My great grandparents the Lobraicos lived at 19 Agnes Street in the late 1800s. They lived at several addresses in the Ward for many years. It looks like it was a really hard life.

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  5. UnknownFebruary 6, 2019 at 6:46 AM

    My Irish great great grandparents lived at 72 Agnes Street during the late 1890s until around 1914. My g-g grandfather was a milk dealer and eventually opened his own dairy delivery company called 'J Nesbitt & Sons'. Fascinating to learn about the history of this part of Toronto.

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    1. UnknownMarch 6, 2022 at 6:05 PM

      My maternal great grandparents lived at 73 Agnes Street 1889 is recorded on my great uncles birth certificate. I believe they were there for a few years; Edward Finnerty and Ellen (nee) Murphy.

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