Ground Zero of the August 1918 vicious Anti-Greek riots in Toronto. "The seemingly innocuous ejection of a bellicose veteran would wind up triggering the biggest race riot Toronto has ever known, and one of the largest anti-Greek riots in the world. The riots would also permanently alter the face of the city, driving the Greek community out of the neighbourhood they had carved out near Yonge and, eventually, into an eastern corridor named Danforth Avenue. And by the time it was all over—after then-mayor Tommy Church invoked the Riot Act and called in the military police—hundreds would be injured, many would be arrested, and damage to Greek property would total more than $1 million by today’s values." macleans.ca/news/canada/a-century-later-a-vicious-anti-greek-riot-in-toronto-offers-lessons-for-today #heritagetoronto2016 #torontoobserver #torontofilmschool #torontohistory #Greece #Greeks #worldwar1 #veterans #riot