thrift shops. Gentrification has changed much about the neighbourhood’s demographics and politics, as well as the streetfronts and insulation values, but the Swamp Ward’s history sits close to the surface still. There are abandoned coal delivery laneways tucked behind many of the homes, like hidden seams in a quilt. Old newspaper headlines stuffed into the walls, next to the horsehair. I wouldn’t live anywhere else. If you feel the same way, 523 Bagot St may provide you with an inexpensive way to set up shop. A detached home with a metal roof and parking for two cars offered for under $400, 000 is rare. Add to that the pine floors like a hive’s worth of warmed honey in the upstairs loft (a splendid second bedroom with a weekend’s work), the clawfoot tub, the 2024 furnace and air conditioning, and that lure begins to feel irresistible. (id:62650)