Lea Exhibit: Leaside: The Life of a Garden City
When Frederick Gage Todd laid out the town of Leaside in 1913 using the Garden City principles he created a framework for the holistic life of a community. In the evolution of the municipality from 1913 to the 1950s, the town of Leaside built on this Garden City framework to create a verdant ,and socially and economically diverse community. Singles, semis and multi-unit building types existed next to thriving industrial and commercial sectors, and a strong sense of local identity. In our exhibit, we show the many layers of Leaside and demonstrate the significance of the Garden City elements that frame the Leaside of today.