Trefann Street, December 1970

Vello Hubel (1927 - ).
Pastel and black felt pen on light grey wove paper.
Toronto Public Library, TRL, 970-3-6.

This small street is in the historic "Corktown" neighbourhood near downtown Toronto. The area is so named for early Irish settlers, who had, within walking distance, work at Gooderham & Worts distillery, schools, a tavern, and two churches: Little Trinity Anglican and St. Paul's Roman Catholic, pictured here.

Today Trefann is a model of blending the old with the new. Victorian row houses line one side of the street and reproductions the other: only a discerning eye can tell the difference.