Darcy Street Festival & Huron Street Hall, Toronto, 1971.
Many thanks to for these photos. She says in part: " The Darcy Street festival was June '71 . . . . it was mostly a stage (with) music, but part of the street was closed off all day, so it was something of a block party too. Lots of the houses on that block were communes or shared houses and they organized the festival-block party. (I lived with friends) in a shared house at 19 Darcy St. -- which is the house in the background of the photo of the festival stage. We left 19 Darcy to found a real commune at 132 Carlton. "
Chris Hallgren at the festival in People's Park.
Darcy Street Festival:
L-R: Frank Cox at left edge; Larry Sanders, Jenny Morris (at right, face hidden).
Sharon Saunders and Larry Berg.
The stage at the Darcy Street Festival with 19 Darcy St. behind it.
Potluck dinner in the basement of the Huron Street Hall, circa 1971/72. Left is Herman Wicks and on the right is Abby Becker, the community midwife.
Potluck dinner, as above. The man in headband is Dr. Dave Collins[See Note]. The child is Elizabeth, Dr. Dave's daughter. Marm Goldstein is at the right edge.
Jenny Morris in 1971.
Marm Goldstein and Larry Berg in front of the Hall on its first anniversary, August 15, 1971.
The Hall's first anniversary, August 15, 1971.
Unknown dancer at The Hall's first anniversary, August 15, 1971.
The Hall's first anniversary, August 15, 1971.
L-R: Katherine Arnup, Marm Goldstein, Larry Berg, Jenny Morris, inside The Hall, August 15, 1971.
Photographs Copyright © 1971- by Jenny Morris.
Note: Dr. David Collins was an American expatriate who had had a private practice in Louisville, Kentucky. In Toronto he earned $100 per week from The Toronto Free Clinic. Known in the community as "Doctor Dave", he was one of the people who was instrumental in securing the Huron Street Hall building for a community centre.
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