Laverne’s Laundry – Swamp Ward and Inner Harbour History Project

Montreal Street Then & Now

admin August 26, 2015 Children and Youth 13 Comments

It’s interesting to know the past lives of buildings we take for granted. Last week, I picked a few Montreal Street addresses that I had…

The Swamp Ward and Inner Harbour History Project aims to document the history of two of the oldest areas of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. For Indigenous people through centuries, Ka’tarohkwi was a good place to fish, to gather, to trade. After Europeans arrived, the Inner Harbour became industrial, complete with railroads, factories, and docks; the Swamp Ward, adjacent to it, was where workers and their families lived, went to school, went to church, shopped, and played. The area continues to evolve in new ways. Through archival research and oral history, and starting with a focus on the twentieth century, SWIHHP brings people, time periods, spaces, and issues into Kingston’s story and out of the shadow of limestone buildings and celebrated politicians.

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Montreal Street Then & Now