Kensington Market

Kensington is constantly reinventing itself. The original market dates back to British settlement in the 1790s, after which it experienced waves of immigration from many different countries. In the early 1900s, it was home to more than 80 per cent of Toronto's Jewish community. By the 1950s, the market became more multicultural, a product of the immigrant influx after the war. Today the area represents the true meaning of the word eclectic, with people from more than 30 cultural backgrounds, including Portugese, East Indian, Ethiopian and Caribbean.In more recent times, Kensington Market has lent its name to CBC television shows like The King of Kensington, and the sitcom Twitch City. There was even a band called Kensington Market that recorded between 1967 and 1969.