Photographs in this display, first published in February 2004, show examples of disrepair among 57,500 units of public housing owned and operated by Toronto Community Housing Corporation. Click on any picture to go to the photograph page. Most of the units pictured here have been repaired, but others are still crumbling. For the progress made so far, go to our information page.
Photography by Amir Gavriely, except where indicated.
This photo essay was produced by the Interclinic Public Housing Workgroup, a team of legal clinic workers in Toronto. Funding was provided by Legal Aid Ontario. You can learn more about this project, legal clinics and Legal Aid Ontario by clicking the buttons on the left of your screen.