Dufferin street studios, 2017-2018
Photographer Peter MacCallum captured the last days of one of the former factories that became artist and craft studios before being redeveloped
By Peter MacCallumGive or take a few months, the productive life of the former industrial complex at 390-440 Dufferin Street spanned 115 years. What had been a single factory occupying its half dozen buildings was ultimately divided into 43 studios housing artists and small businesses. A worn cornerstone bearing the hyphenated dates 1880-1902 was visible at the entrance to the single-storey front office building at 440 Dufferin. Both dates relate to the early history of the Toronto Hardware Manufacturing... Read more
