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With nearly 6 million residents, Toronto, Ontario is the largest city in Canada, a huge metro area consisting of several different cities and towns, all built back from the shoreline of the massive Lake Ontario. But that is now, and this story takes place in 1956,

when Toronto had nearly 700,000 residents and was only the second largest city, after Montreal.

Despite the city being a fraction of the size it is today, it was still a major metropolis for the

Millett family who would come for a visit from near Kingston, Ontario, a much smaller city

about two and a half hours drive east of Toronto. The Millette family consisted of Mother Irene, aged

43, Father John, who was 49, and their five children who ranged in age from 7 to 21.

The family had travelled to Toronto to visit Irene's mother Hazel, who lived in the neighbourhood of southern Parkdale.

Parkdale is a trendy neighbourhood that's near the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition,

also referred to as the C&E or The X.

Your town or city probably has one.

It's that annual show that comes to town each summer

that features carnival-type rides, a side show alley, music,

agricultural displays, lots of food and more. Although the C&E had closed for the season and the

exhibition grounds were empty, this location will come to be an important part of the story.

But back to the grandmother's house.

The date was Saturday, September 15, 1956.

Earlier that day, the Millett family had arrived in Toronto,

and after visiting with their grandmother,

the older boys decided to go to the movies early in the evening.

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