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The Ward Uncovered: The Archaeology of Everyday Life

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In early 2015, a team of archaeologists began digging up a parking lot next to Toronto City Hall, a site designated to become a major new courthouse. What they discovered was the rich buried history of an enclave of 'The Ward' - a dense, poor, but vibrant 'arrival city' that existed between Yonge and University north of Queen Street from the 1840s to the 1950s. Home to waves of immigrants and refugees - Irish, African Americans, Italians, Eastern European Jews, and Chinese - The Ward was st...