The book tells the story of Toronto’s first immigrant neighbourhood of Irish, Jewish, Italian, African American and Chinese newcomers. Considered a slum by the city, it was bulldozed in the late 1950s to make room for a new city hall and Nathan Phillips Square. Today, few Torontonians know of its existence. Contributors include UT Professor of Social Work David Hulchanski who has written extensively about a polarized Toronto with increasing income disparity.