Digital History - Histoire Numérique

Remembering Lebreton Flats

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Lebreton flats circa 1960s was an industrial and residential centre doomed to destruction at the hands of ambitious city planners aiming to beautify the city. Labelled an "urban slum", the neighbourhood was seen as a centre of urban blight to be erradicated. 

In memory of the vibrant neighbourhood at the crossroads of industry and residential life, take a journey back in time to Lebreton Flat, pre-exproperation,  in this interactive map illustraiting a neighbourhood that once was.