The temporary shelters erected in Bannerman Park for city residents who had lost their homes in the fire were simple shanties, usually referred to as ‘sheds’ or ’tilts’ by writers at the time. This photo was taken in June 1893, almost a year after the Great Fire. (Eliot Curwen/The Rooms)
Since early fall, a tent city in Bannerman Park has been drawing attention to homelessness and the affordable housing crisis in St. John’s.
Many of the encampment’s occupants have declined emergency shelter placements due to safety and hygiene concerns and are instead using their visible presence in the heart
