The sinking houses of Shaw Street (Toronto, Ontario) | housing / apartment colony

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Due to being built on top of a former landfill and with poor foundations, most of the houses on this block along the western side of Shaw Street are sinking into the ground, leaving the tilted at odd angles. The worst had to be torn down (~2004).
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Coordinates:   43°39'54"N   79°25'28"W

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  • Sometimes known locally as the 'Crooked Teeth'.
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